Nagoya, Japan, Sept 15, 2026 (AFP) - Asian Games: Bigger than Olympics, young stars and a cruise ship

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2026-09-15

The 20th Asian Games open in Japan on Saturday bringing together a bumper 17,000 athletes and officials, among them Olympic and world champions. Here's a guide to Asia's biggest sporting spectacle. - Where? - The Games mainly take place in the port city of Nagoya and the wider Aichi prefecture. Nagoya has more than two million residents and is the fourth biggest city in Japan by population. It was flattened in World War II. The Mizuho Park Athl......

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