Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games Fun Run Concluded
A promotional Asian Games Fun Run was successfully organized on Saturday in Kathmandu to promote the upcoming 2026 Asian Games to be held in Nagoya and Aichi, Japan.
The event was organized by the Nepal Olympic Committee under the initiative of the Olympic Council of Asia. The run started with a brief ceremony with Zumba as a warm up at the NOC premises and followed a route passing B&B Hospital Gate, Gwarko Chowk, Prabhat School, Lubu, Konibaha Chowk, Okubaha, Thaiba, Chakrabahil and Hauga before concluding at Patan Durbar Square (Kattik Dabali, Mangalbazar).
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Around one thousand participants took part in the event, including athletes and coaches preparing for the Asian Games, Olympians, sports officials, representatives from sports associations, diplomatic community members, security personnel, students and media representatives.
Speaking at the program, President of the Nepal Olympic Committee, Jeevan Ram Shrestha, said the Fun Run was organized not only to promote the Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games but also to send a message of Nepal’s participation and best wishes for the success of the Games in Japan. NOC Secretary General Rajiv Shrestha thanked all stakeholders for making the event successful and said the program also serves as a campaign to promote Olympic values and community participation.
The event was attended by Deputy Director of the Olympic Council of Asia, Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Media and PR Director of the Aichi–Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee, Fumihito Kanaizuka, and Media Department Manager Manami Okumura.
During the closing ceremony, various cultural performances were presented. A quiz session related to the Asian Games was also organized, and participants who answered correctly were awarded the official mascot Honohon.
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The Nepal Olympic Committee had also organized a press conference a day earlier to announce and promote the Fun Run event.
This was the third edition of the Asian Games Fun Run organized by the Nepal Olympic Committee. Previously, similar events were held to promote the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta–Palembang and the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. This year’s Fun Run was coordinated by NOC Secretary Ram Krishna Shrestha.
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