Taekwondo player Wang Jieling served as the flag bearer for the Taiwanese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Nagoya Asian Games.

Wang Jieling. (File photo, provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Reporting from Nagoya] The closing ceremony of the Nagoya Asian Games will be held today. The nearly three-week competition has officially come to an end. The Taiwanese delegation will have "Taekwondo Sweetheart" Wang Jieling as the flag officer.

The Nagoya Asian Games opened on September 19. During the 16-day competition, athletes from all over the world strived for good results and wrote a lot of history. The Taiwan delegation won 5 golds, 17 silvers, and 33 bronzes, temporarily ranking 14th in the medal list. Today's final schedule is only equestrian, with Chen Yulong, Chen Hongshen and Lin Yunqi making their final appearance.

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The flag bearer will be 17-year-old taekwondo female athlete Wang Jieling. In the past, she was the flag bearer of the Taiwanese women's delegation at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain. Wang Jieling's debut in the Asian Games this year was highly anticipated, but unfortunately she ended up in the top 8 of the women's 49kg and missed the podium.

The closing ceremony will announce the best male and female athletes of this tournament. Related artistic performances will combine local folk customs in Nagoya with modern lighting and shadow. Athletes will enter the venue in a mixed manner and will not be distinguished by region or country. However, this time the Asian Games did not seem to generate much enthusiasm in Japan. Japanese media pointed out that the closing ceremony tickets were not sold out, and the organizing committee decided to allocate some tickets to entertain volunteers.

After the Nagoya Asian Games officially come to an end today, the baton will be handed over to the next host city, Kadadoha. However, it was previously reported that the date of the games may be postponed from 2030 to 2031, and there is no final decision yet.