Tokyo, Sept. 18 -- A welcome and flag-raising ceremony for the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 2026 Asian Games (ASIAD 2026) was held at Fuji Plaza, Garden Pier, Nagoya Port of Japan, on the morning of September 18. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Sports Authority and head of the Vietnamese sports delegation Nguyen Hong Minh, along with officials and athletes representing the delegation. As the Vietnamese national anthem played, the red flag with a yellow star was raised at Nagoya Port, marking the official presence of the Vietnamese delegation at the 20th ASIAD and boosting the athletes' morale ahead of the competitions.

Minh said the...