Closing Ceremony Live: Event underway in Nagoya as Indian athletes awaited

Asian Games 2026Asian Games 2026 Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Shooter Neeru Dhanda will carry the Indian flag after the nation finished the Asiad with 85 medals, including 21 gold.Asian Games 2026 closing ceremony Live Updates. Courtesy: Reuters Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the closing ceremony of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Oct 4, 2026 14:39 ISTAsian Games closing ceremony live: Japan's flag gets hoistedThe Japanese flag is hoisted to kickstart the festivities in Nagoya. The national anthem also rings around the arena. (Screengrab from SonyLiv) Oct 4, 2026 14:34 ISTAsian Games live: Closing ceremony begins The Closing Ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is underway, with the celebrations getting off to a vibrant start as Indian athletes who stayed back for the finale join the parade. Leading the contingent is shooter Neeru Dhanda, who has been named India’s flag-bearer after a memorable campaign. The women’s and mixed trap champion will proudly carry the Tricolour as India bids farewell to the Games. Courtesy: Sony LIV Oct 4, 2026 14:20 ISTAsian Games closing ceremony live: Stadium slowly filling up The Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya slowly began filling up as fans arrived for the Asian Games opening ceremony. The 30,000-capacity venue prepared to welcome athletes from 45 nations, with the ceremony built around the theme ‘Harmonic Heart Beat’ and the Games’ wider message of ‘Imagine One Asia’. Oct 4, 2026 14:17 ISTAsian Games closing ceremony live: Indian athletes arriveThe Indian athletes are ready and they have reached Nagoya for the closing ceremony. The Indian contingent appear to be in high spirits as they get ready for the celebratory walk after a sensational campaign in Japan. (Screengrab from SonyLiv) Oct 4, 2026 14:09 ISTAsian Games live: India's full medal winnersGOLD Team India — Cricket, women's event Kamaljeet, Suruchi Singh — Shooting, mixed team 10m air pistol Team India — Kabaddi, women's event Team India — Kabaddi, men's event Neeru Dhanda — Shooting, women's trap Kiran Pahal, Poovamma MR, Prachi Choudhary, Vithya Ramraj — Athletics, women's 4x400m relay Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, Chikitha Taniparthi — Archery, women's compound team Chikitha Taniparthi, Sahil Jadhav — Archery, mixed compound team Kynan Chenai, Neeru Dhanda — Shooting, mixed trap Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Kushal Dalal — Archery, men's compound team Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod, Kirti Sharma — Archery, women's team recurve Lovlina Borgohain — Boxing, women's 75kg Parveen Hooda — Boxing, women's 65kg Ankush Panghal — Boxing, men's 80kg Sujeet Kalkal — Wrestling, men's 65kg Team India — Hockey, women's event Kumkum Mohod — Archery, women's individual recurve Pranavi Urs — Golf, women's individual Team India — Cricket, men's event Aman Sehrawat — Wrestling, men's 57kg Team India — Hockey, men's event SILVER Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod — Shooting, women's 10m air rifle team Elavenil Valarivan — Shooting, women's 10m air rifle Rudrankksh Patil, Parth Mane, Himanshu Dhillon — Shooting, men's 10m air rifle team Himanshu Dhillon — Shooting, men's 10m air rifle Mirabai Chanu — Weightlifting, women's 49kg Roshibina Devi — Wushu, women's 60kg sanda Team India — Athletics, mixed 4x400m relay Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudranksh Patil, Niraj Kumar — Shooting, men's 50m rifle 3P team Gulveer Singh — Athletics, men's 10,000m Sawan Berwal — Athletics, men's marathon Vidarsa Vinod, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen — Shooting, women's 50m rifle 3P team Tajinderpal Singh Toor — Athletics, shot put Abhay Singh — Squash, men's singles Anahat Singh — Squash, women's singles Ancy Sojan — Athletics, women's long jump Sarvesh Kushare — Athletics, men's high jump Esha Singh — Shooting, women's 25m pistol Gulveer Singh — Athletics, men's 1500m Murali Sreeshankar — Athletics, men's long jump Yash Vir Singh — Athletics, men's javelin throw Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat — Shooting, women's trap team Prince Kurisinkal Noble, Manu Francis — Sailing, men's skiff Nitesh Kumar — Wrestling, Greco-Roman 97kg Kumkum Mohod, Dhiraj Bommadevara — Archery, mixed team recurve Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Yashdeep Bhoge — Archery, men's team Pranavi Urs, Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar — Golf, women's team Antim Panghal — Wrestling, women's 53kg BRONZE Rudrankksh Patil — Shooting, men's 10m air rifle Suchika Tariyal — Mixed martial arts, women's traditional -60kg Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan — Shooting, women's skeet team Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan — Shooting, men's skeet team Jay Meena — Soft tennis, men's singles Team India — Badminton, men's team Satnam Singh, Salman Khan — Rowing, men's double sculls Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Parinaaz Dhaliwal — Shooting, mixed skeet team Seema Kumari — Athletics, women's 10,000m Diya Chitale, Manush Shah — Table tennis, mixed doubles Manpreet Kaur — Athletics, shot put Baranica Elangovan — Athletics, women's pole vault Joshna Chinappa, Velavan Senthilkumar — Squash, mixed doubles Prachi Choudhary — Athletics, women's 400m Haritha Bhadra — Athletics, women's 200m Tejaswin Shankar — Athletics, decathlon Parul Chaudhary — Athletics, women's 3000m steeplechase Pincky Balhara — Kurash, women's -78kg Vithya Ramraj — Athletics, women's 400m hurdles Parul Chaudhary — Athletics, women's 5000m Rohit Yadav — Athletics, men's javelin throw Narender Berwal — Boxing, men's +90kg Gulveer Singh — Athletics, men's 5000m Gurindervir Singh, Sneha SS, Animesh Kujur, Harita Bhadra — Athletics, mixed 4x100m relay Pooja Singh — Athletics, women's high jump Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu TS, Jay Kumar, Vishal TK — Athletics, men's 4x400m relay Priya Ghanghas — Boxing, women's 60kg Kapil Pokhariya — Boxing, men's 90kg Sunil Kumar — Wrestling, Greco-Roman 87kg Anahat Singh, Joshana Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna, Shameena Riaz — Squash, women's team Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma — Sailing, women's skiff Nethra Kumanan — Sailing, women's dinghy Team India — Sepaktakraw, men's quadrant Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru — Archery, men's compound individual Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani, Velavan Senthilkumar, Suraj Kumar Chand — Squash, men's team Neeraj Chauhan — Archery, men's individual recurve Deepak Punia — Wrestling, men's 97kg Oct 4, 2026 14:06 ISTAsian Games live: India's performance in NagoyaIndia signed off on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a gold medal in men's hockey, beating Malaysia 5-1 in Saturday's final. The victory took India's tally to 21 gold medals and 85 medals overall, enough to secure another top-five finish. The final numbers, however, were below India's record-breaking performance in Hangzhou. India won 106 medals in 2022, including 28 golds, meaning the Aichi-Nagoya campaign ended with 21 fewer medals overall and seven fewer golds. It was a campaign of contrasting fortunes, with several expected results followed by disappointing setbacks. India, in fact, were outside the top 10 of the medal table as recently as Thursday, with only 10 gold medals. The final two days changed the picture dramatically. Hockey and cricket delivered gold, while archery, boxing and wrestling added crucial medals to India's haul. The late burst brought 11 more gold medals and lifted India back into the top five, ensuring the campaign ended on a much brighter note. With this, India finished in fourth in the standings. Oct 4, 2026 14:03 ISTAsian Games 2026 live: Who will be India's flagbearer?India’s women’s flag-bearer for the Asian Games closing ceremony has been confirmed, with shooting star Neeru Dhanda chosen to lead the contingent in Nagoya. Dhanda has enjoyed a memorable Games, winning two gold medals and a silver. She had returned to India after securing her third medal, a gold in the trap mixed team event alongside Kynan Chenai, but will head back to Nagoya on Saturday morning for the closing ceremony. The men’s flag-bearer is yet to be named, with the Indian contingent expected to make the announcement ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Oct 4, 2026 14:01 ISTAsian Games Closing Ceremony 2026 Live: What time will the event start?According to the broadcasters, the closing ceremony is set to start at 6 pm local time. That means that viewers in India can watch the spectacle from 2:30 pm IST. The full coverage of the event will be covered by the Sony Sports Network. Oct 4, 2026 13:56 ISTAsian Games 2026 Live: Closing ceremony previewThe Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are set to draw the curtains on Sunday, October 4, bringing 16 days of action across Japan to a close. The closing ceremony is taking place in Nagoya, where athletes and officials have gathered for the final celebrations as the Games officially come to an end. The baton will be officially passed to Doha, Qatar and all eyes will now be on Asian Games 2030.