The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games will open on September 19, and we now know the composition of the refugee team who will participate. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed thatThere will be two of them on this team, both in taekwondo.This "Asian Refugee Team" will compete under the OCA flag, whose anthem will be played if they win a gold medal.
It is the first time a refugee team has participated in the Asian GamesHowever, this arrangement had already been implemented for other OCA events, such as the 2017 Asian Indoor Games in Turkmenistan. During the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony, the refugee team will enter the stadium after the Yemen Olympic Committee and before the host NOC, Japan.
