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Which of the following country is going to host 20th Asian games in 2026 ?

This question was previously asked in
BPSC 70th 2024 Prelims General Studies Re-Exam Question Paper (04-Jan-2025)
The correct answer is

Japan

 Japan will host the 20th Asian Games — option 3, at Aichi-Nagoya.

EditionYearHost
18th2018Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
19th2022, held in 2023Hangzhou, China
20th2026Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
21st2030Doha, Qatar
22nd2034Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Why the 19th edition is confusing. The Hangzhou Games were scheduled for 2022 but postponed by a year because of COVID-19 restrictions in China. They kept the name “19th Asian Games 2022” while being held in September and October 2023 — which is why the 20th falls only three years later, in 2026, rather than on the usual four-year cycle.

About the Games. They are held every four years under the Olympic Council of Asia, and are the second largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympics. The first Asian Games were held at New Delhi in 1951, and India hosted them again in 1982, also at New Delhi — the Games that brought colour television to India. India has not hosted since.

India at Hangzhou. India recorded its best ever performance, crossing 100 medals for the first time with 107 — 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze — and finishing fourth on the table behind China, Japan and South Korea.

Hence, the answer is Japan.

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