2026 Asian Para Games

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Host cityAichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan
MottoImagine One Heart (Japanese: こころを、ひとつに, romanized: Kokoro o, hitotsu ni)
Nations45 (expected)
Events502 in 18 sports (19 disciplines)
5th Asian Para Games
Host cityAichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan
MottoImagine One Heart (Japanese: こころを、ひとつに, romanized: Kokoro o, hitotsu ni)
Nations45 (expected)
Events502 in 18 sports (19 disciplines)
Opening18 October 2026
Closing24 October 2026
Main venuePaloma Mizuho Stadium
Websiteasianparagames-2026.org/en/

The 2026 Asian Para Games (Japanese: 2026年アジアパラ競技大会, romanized: 2026-Nen ajiapara kyōgi taikai), also known as the 5th Asian Para Games and commonly known as Aichi-Nagoya 2026, will be a multi-sport event that parallel the 2026 Asian Games which will be held for Asian athletes with disabilities celebrated around Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 18 to 24 October 2026.[1] Nagoya will be the first Japanese city to host the Asian Para Games. The event is set to return to its traditional four-year cycle, after the 2022 edition was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As is the tradition of the event, since 2010, the Asian Para Games are usually held after every Asian Games in the same host country. On 29 March 2022, the Asian Paralympic Committee announced that Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture, Japan will host the fifth edition of the Asian Para Games after making a visit there in 2018. The city was previously awarded the 2026 Asian Games on 26 September 2016 by the Olympic Council of Asia.

Development and preparation

Venues

Nagoya

Venue Events Capacity Status
Paloma Mizuho Stadium Ceremonies 35,000 Existing, replacement
Athletics
Nippon Gaishi Hall Boccia 10,000 Existing
Swimming 3,500
Aichi International Arena Wheelchair basketball 15,000 New
Aichi Budokan [ja] Judo 1,504 Existing
Paloma Mizuho Arena [ja] Taekwondo 1,158
Higashiyama Park Tennis Center [ja] Wheelchair tennis 4,000
Inae Sports Center [ja] Wheelchair fencing 2,232
City Trade and Industry Centre [ja] Powerlifting TBA Existing with temporary stands
Tsuruma Park Blind football TBA Temporary

Aichi Prefecture

Venue City Events Capacity Status
Okazaki Central Park [ja] Okazaki Archery TBA Temporary
Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium [ja] Ichinomiya Badminton 2,002 Existing
Wing Arena Kariya Kariya Wheelchair rugby 2,376
Toyohashi City General Gymnasium Toyohashi Goalball 3,000
Aichi General Shooting Range Toyota Shooting TBA
Sky Hall Toyota Table tennis 6,500
Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium Okazaki Sitting volleyball 4,673

Outlying venues

Shizuoka Prefecture
Venue City Events Capacity Status
Izu Velodrome Izu Cycling (track) 3,600 Existing
Japan Cycle Sports Center [ja] Cycling (road) TBA Existing with temporary stands

The Games

Sports

Calendar

All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).[2]
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
October 2026 October Events
16
Fri		 17
Sat		 18
Sun		 19
Mon		 20
Tue		 21
Wed		 22
Thu		 23
Fri		 24
Sat
Ceremonies OC CC N/a
Archery ● ● 5 5 3 2 15
Athletics 156
Badminton ● ● ● ● ● ● 22 22
Blind football ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Boccia ● ● ● 8 ● ● 3 11
Cycling Road 8 6 6 20
Track 7 7 14
Goalball ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Judo 5 5 6 16
Powerlifting 5 5 5 5 2 1 23
Shooting 3 4 3 3 13
Sitting volleyball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Swimming 130
Table tennis ● ● ● 21 ● 8 8 37
Taekwondo 3 4 3 10
Wheelchair basketball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Wheelchair fencing 4 3 4 3 4 3 21
Wheelchair rugby ● ● ● ● 1 1
Wheelchair tennis ● ● ● 3 3 6
Daily medal events 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? 502
Cumulative total 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? 502
October 2026 October Events
16
Fri		 17
Sat		 18
Sun		 19
Mon		 20
Tue		 21
Wed		 22
Thu		 23
Fri		 24
Sat

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