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The Asian Games motto is "Ever Onward" which was designed and proposed by Guru Dutt Sondhi upon the creation of the Asian Games Federation in 1949. The Asian Games symbol is a bright sun in red with 16 rays and a white circle in the middle of its disc which represents the ever glimmering and warm spirit of the Asian people.
The official motto of the 2022 Asian Games, "Heart to Heart, @Future" was announced on 15 December 2019 to mark 1,000 days before the opening ceremonies. The motto is intended to symbolise the connectivity that the Asian Games create between the countries of Asia. [10]
The 2026 Asian Games (2026年アジア競技大会), also known as 20th Asian Games (第20回アジア競技大会) and Aichi-Nagoya 2026 (愛知/名古屋2026), will be a multi-sport event celebrated around the Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
The 2022 Asian Games, officially known as the XIX Asian Games, was the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). They were held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou , China, with 481 events in 40 sports and disciplines featured in the Games.
The 2022 Asian Games ceremony was choreographed by Sha Xiaolan (沙曉蘭), who was one of assistant directors to Zhang Yimou during the opening and closing ceremonies production unit. The ceremony reutilised the World's Largest LED Mesh Screen provided by Zhongrun Optoelectronics with an area equivalent to 9 IMAX giant screens.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2022 Asian Games as the host country, as the games were held in Hangzhou, capital of the Zhejiang province. [1] [2]Earlier the event was scheduled to be held in September 2022 [3] but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event was postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023.
Two bids—Doha and Riyadh—were initially submitted for the 2030 Asian Games. [1] Before the election at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman, on 16 December 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) agreed to award the 2030 and 2034 Games, avoiding a win-lose situation. [2]
The OCA voted on 16 December 2020 at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman to select the host city. [4] On 15 December 2020, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah announced that he would attempt to find a dual-host city solution to avoid a vote for the 2030 Asian Games, by persuading one city to host the event in 2030 and the other to organize the competition in 2034. [5]