2026 Asian Para Games

5th Asian Para Games

Host city	Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan
Motto	Imagine One Heart (Japanese: こころを、ひとつに, romanized: Kokoro o, hitotsu ni)
Nations	45 (expected)
Events	508 in 18 sports (19 disciplines)
Opening	18 October 2026
Closing	24 October 2026
Main venue	Paloma Mizuho Stadium
Website	asianparagames-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 for Asian athletes with disabilities that will parallel the 2026 Asian Games, which will be held from 18 to 24 October 2026 around Aichi Prefecture in Japan. 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.

Host city

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

Hisaya Ōdori Park will host a fan zone, celebration and cultural exchange hub during both Asian and Asian Para Games, known as One Heart World (stylized in all caps). It was inspired by the Champions Park used during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Nagoya

Venue		Events	Capacity	Status
Paloma Mizuho Sports Park	Stadium	Ceremonies	35,000	Existing, replacement
		Athletics
	Arena	Taekwondo	1,158	Existing
Aichi Budokan		Judo	1,504
Aichi International Arena		Wheelchair basketball	15,000	New
City Trade and Industry Centre		Powerlifting	TBA	Existing with temporary stands
Higashiyama Park Tennis Center		Wheelchair tennis	4,000 (center court)	Existing
Inae Sports Center		Wheelchair fencing	2,232
Nippon Gaishi Hall	Rainbow Hall	Boccia	7,000
	Rainbow Pool	Swimming	3,500
Tsuruma Park		Blind football	TBA	Temporary

Aichi Prefecture

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

Outlying venues

Venue	City	Events	Capacity	Status
Izu Velodrome	Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture	Cycling (track)	3,600	Existing
Japan Cycle Sports Center		Cycling (road)	TBA

The Games

Sports

• Archery (15)
• Athletics (162)
• Badminton (22)
• Boccia (11)
• Cycling
  • Road (20)
  • Track (14)
• Football 5-a-side (1)
• Goalball (2)
• Judo (16)
• Powerlifting (23)
• Shooting (13)
• Sitting volleyball (2)
• Swimming (130)
• Table tennis (37)
• Taekwondo (10)
• Wheelchair basketball (2)
• Wheelchair fencing (21)
• Wheelchair rugby (1)
• Wheelchair tennis (6)

Calendar

All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing 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					13	33	40	36	40		162
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					25	27	25	28	25		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	65	109	104	98	123	9	508
Cumulative total		0	0	0	65	174	278	376	499	508
October 2026		October									Events
		16 Fri	17 Sat	18 Sun	19 Mon	20 Tue	21 Wed	22 Thu	23 Fri	24 Sat

Marketing

Emblem

The official emblem of the 2026 Asian Para Games, was unveiled on 25 December 2023. It incorporates shapes reminiscent of the Asian Games logo, but with its own unique identity, with few difference in the colors of the Asian Para Games flame and the Japanese flag.

Motto

The official motto of the 2026 Asian Para Games, "Imagine One Heart" was unveiled on the same day as the emblem. Similar to the motto of the Asian Games, it symbolises how the Asian Para Games works to break down barriers between people, whether they have a disability or not, and shows that we have so much in common that unites us.

Mascot

The Aichi Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games organising committee unveiled the event’s official mascot earlier this month to celebrate the two-year countdown until the start of the Games in Japan.

Uzumin, based on the words “Uzu” (whirlpool) and “Izumi” (spring), represents the hope that the athletes’ passion will converge like a “whirlwind” in Aichi-Nagoya, and that the emotion born there will emerge like a “spring” and spread throughout Asia.

See also

• 2026 Asian Games