Twentieth Asian Games close at Nagoya with China on top of the medal table
4 October 2026
The 20th Asian Games closed on 4 October 2026 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Athletes competed in 469 gold-medal events at the Games.
China topped the table with 341 medals, including 169 gold.
Host Japan took 83 gold medals, smashing its previous record set at Hiroshima in 1994.
South Korea finished third with 39 gold medals, short of its target of 40 to 45 and its fewest since 1982.
Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani declared the Games closed, with the torch handed to the organisers of the next edition at Doha, Qatar, in 2030.
Edition:
20th Asian Games
Host:
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Gold medal events:
469
Top of the table:
China, 169 gold, 341 total
Next host:
Doha, Qatar, 2030
Why it matters for exams: Host cities, medal tallies and the next venue of the Asian Games are asked almost every year.
Kerala PSCUPSC