Kiryu Yoshihide lights 20th Asian Games torch
Japanese sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide lights the torch from the cauldron during the flame lighting ceremony for the 20th Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan on 18 August 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Japanese sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide lights the torch from the cauldron during the flame lighting ceremony for the 20th Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan on 18 August 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, who also serves as organising committee president, displays the flame lantern at the 20th Asian Games flame lighting ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on 18 August 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
The flame lantern is ceremonially lit during the official flame lighting ceremony for the 20th Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan on 18 August 2026, marking the symbolic start of the Games' torch journey. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Japanese sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide holds aloft the lit torch at the 20th Asian Games flame lighting ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on 18 August 2026, symbolising the Games' official countdown. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Kiryu Yoshihide lights the torch directly from the cauldron at the 20th Asian Games flame lighting ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on 18 August 2026, with the flame set to travel across Japan ahead of the Games' opening. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)