Doha receives Asian Games flag, begins road to 2030
Qatar has formally taken charge of the next Asian Games. It received the Olympic Council of Asia flag at the closing of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Games.
The handover took place on October 5 at the Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, Japan. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman received the flag.
He passed it to the Qatar Olympic Committee’s Jassim Al Buenain. Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim then carried it in Doha’s presentation.
Doha also unveiled its new identity for the Games. The slogan is The Games We Live For. A rider on horseback recalled the Doha 2006 opening ceremony.
This will be Qatar’s second Asian Games. It hosted the event in 2006. The 2030 edition is the 21st Asian Games.
OCA president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani closed the Japan Games. He called on Asia’s youth to gather in Doha in four years.
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 was the 20th Asian Games. India finished fourth with 85 medals.
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