Opening ceremony of 20th Asian Games held in Nagoya, Japan

Flag bearer of China Hu Mingxuan (C) and Wu Yu parade into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Flag bearer of China Hu Mingxuan (R) and Wu Yu parade into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Afghanistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Afghanistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

The delegation of China's Hong Kong parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Bahrain parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of China parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

The delegation of China parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

The delegation of China parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)pagebreak

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Syria parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Delegation of Indonesia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Chinese Taipei parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Delegation of India parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Maldives parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Delegation of India parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Myanmar parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Palestine parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)pagebreak

Delegation of Indonesia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Delegation of Brunei Darussalam parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Macao of China parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Delegation of Cambodia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Delegation of Bahrain parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Macao of China parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Delegation of Bangladesh parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Chinese Taipei parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

The delegation of Singapore parades during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

Members of the delegation of Iran (top) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea attend the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Nepal parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Qatar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Oman parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Tajikistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Mongolia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Myanmar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Members of the delegation of Iran (L) and DPRK (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) attend the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)pagebreak

The delegation of Singapore parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Saudi Arabia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Members of the delegation of Iran (R) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea attend the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Ohmura Hideaki, President of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

The delegation of Iraq parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Kyrgyzstan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of South Korea parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Lebanon parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Iran parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The Japanese national flag and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag are raised during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani (front R), president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Kazakhstan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Ohmura Hideaki (front), president of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Kazakhstan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)pagebreak

Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani (front R), president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Malaysia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of the OCA Refugee Team parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Vietnam parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Guests arrive before the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

The delegation of Iran parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Cambodia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Brunei Darussalam parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Bhutan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Bahrain parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Bangladesh parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Afghanistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Refugee Team parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) applauds as the delegation of Japan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)pagebreak

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

The delegation of Turkmenistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Referees take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The OCA (the Olympic Council of Asia) flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Ohmura Hideaki, president of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

The delegation of Syria parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Athletes take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

The delegation of Hong Kong of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)pagebreak

The delegation of Malaysia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Malaysia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Pakistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of United Arab Emirates parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Lebanon parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Athletes take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Referees take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

The delegarion of DPRK (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

The delegation of Mongolia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Oman parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Mongolia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Malaysia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Macao of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Myanmar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Pakistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of the Philippines parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Ohmura Hideaki, President of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee, gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)pagebreak

The delegation of Iran parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Qatar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Singapore parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Nepal parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of South Korea parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of the Philippines parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Turkmenistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Thailand parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Saudi Arabia parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Tajikistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Kyrgyzstan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Jordan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Sri Lanka parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Nepal parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)pagebreak

The delegation of Singapore parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Qatar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

The delegation of Thailand parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Japan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Chinese Taipei parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Myanmar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Vietnam parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Yemen parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of the OCA Refugee Team parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Japan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Vietnam parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Japan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Turkmenistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Torch bearers Murofushi Shigenobu (L) and Murofushi Koji prepare to light the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)pagebreak

The delegation of Timor-Leste parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Ito Koji (R) and Takahashi Ayaka of Japan hand over the flame during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

The delegation of Uzbekistan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The delegation of Myanmar parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Kitajima Kosuke (R) and Ito Koji of Japan hand over the flame during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Takahashi Ayaka (L) and Murofushi Koji of Japan hand over the flame during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

Murofushi Koji and Murofushi Shigenobu of Japan prepare to light the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Torch bearers Murofushi Shigenobu (L) and Murofushi Koji wave after the cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Murofushi Koji (R) and Murofushi Shigenobu of Japan wave after they lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Light installations are placed near the Chubu Electric Power Mirai Tower as the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 is held in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)

Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani, president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Murofushi Koji (R) and Murofushi Shigenobu of Japan wave with the torch during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

Athletes take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani, president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Referees take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2026 shows a view of performance during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)pagebreak

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Torch bearers Kitajima Kosuke (L) and Ito Koji hand over the torch during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Torch bearers Murofushi Shigenobu (L) and Murofushi Koji wave after the cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Torch bearers Murofushi Shigenobu (L) and Murofushi Koji wave after the cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Torch bearers Murofushi Shigenobu (L) and Murofushi Koji wave after the cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Laos parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of China parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Torch bearer Kitajima Kosuke runs with the torch during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Torch bearers Murofushi Shigenobu (L) and Murofushi Koji wave after the cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Torch bearers Fujinami Akari (R) and Kitajima Kosuke hand over the torch during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

The delegation of Lebanon parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Iran parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

The delegation of Bhutan parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)