20th Asian Games Opening Ceremony Held in Japan

Kathmandu. The official opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games (Asian Games) being held in Japan has been completed. The opening ceremony was organized at the Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium in Nagoya City at 6 PM local time. Some competitions had already started before the official opening. Japan has got the opportunity to host the Asian Games for the third time. Before this, Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994 had successfully hosted the Asian Games. This time, the Asian Games are being held at 54 different venues. Competitions are being held in various cities of Japan's Aichi Prefecture, as well as in Gifu, Shizuoka, Tokyo, and Osaka. In this 20th Asian Games, 135 players from Nepal are participating in 21 sports. Among them are 57 women and 78 men players. Along with the players, the team also includes 29 coaches, 17 managers, and 2 sports technicians. Nepal is competing in a total of 21 sports this time: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Golf, Judo, Kabaddi, Karate, Rafting and Canoeing, Skate and Skateboarding, Soft Tennis, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, and Wushu.

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