Desk Report:
As part of the promotion of the 20th Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagaya, Japan from September 19 to October 4, 2026, a colorful Fun Run Rally, various sports exhibitions, folk games and a closing ceremony were organized by the Bangladesh Olympic Association on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) morning.
The rally started from the Bangladesh Shishu Academy premises at 7:30 am and ended at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Badminton and Table Tennis Indoor Stadium.
The Fun Run Rally was inaugurated by BOA Vice President Major Imroz Ahmed (Retd).
Players and officials of 23 federations/boards/associations participating in the upcoming Asian Games, members of the Executive Committee of the BOA, officials of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Council, 02 members of the Asian Games Organizing Committee and 02 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participated in this colorful rally.
At the end of the rally, certificates were distributed among the participants.
In the second phase of the program, exhibitions of Kabaddi, Karate, Judo, Taekwondo and Wushu games were held at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium.
In the third phase, Dariabandha and Lathi games were organized as folk games.
In the closing ceremony, 02 elite athletes of Bangladesh, Archer Md. Sagar Islam and Shooter Nilufa Yasmin, presented their dreams for the upcoming Asian Games in the light of their sports experience.
Then, the representative of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Mr. Zhou Jian, the representative of the Aichi-Nagaya 2026 Asian Games Organizing Committee Mr. Toshikazu Honjo, and the chief guest of the event Major Imroz Ahmed (Retd), Vice President, BOA addressed everyone.
