Asian Games: Aichi, Nagoya to co-host 2026 Games in fall to avoid heat

Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, the co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games, will hold the event from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 to avoid Japan's summer heat, the Olympic Council of Asia formally decided on Sunday.The fall dates for the 16-day competition were set at an OCA general assembly attended by Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura and Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura. The 2026 Games host city contract was also signed during a special ceremony.The co-hosts hope to give due consideration to athlete performance and spectators at venues by staging the competition in fall, avoiding the sweltering summer heat that has pr…READ FULL ARTICLE