Competition identity
Build two archive headings
An original viewing archive can use two top-level headings: “20th Asian Games” and “Asian Para Games”. Under each, retain the actual sport, event, session and result. This is more reliable than filing every item under a single host-city folder and later trying to infer its identity from the date alone.
The dates help establish context, but the event title is the stronger identifier. A retrospective article can be published days after the competition it describes. For example, the Asian Games closing report appears in the organizer’s 7 October archive while describing the ceremony held on 4 October. Publication and event dates answer different questions.
Do not combine medal tables across those headings
If an original spreadsheet contains a medal total from one Games and a total from the other, adding them produces a new combined statistic chosen by the spreadsheet author. It is not automatically an official medal table for either competition. The denominator and event identity would need to be stated before that comparison could mean anything.
The same applies to a “first medal” headline. Its scope can be the delegation’s first medal at that particular Games, not the first medal ever won in the host city. Retaining the full event name prevents an apparently conflicting pair of headlines from being compared on incompatible terms.
A ceremony marks the Games, not a sporting result
The checked organizer reports concern closing ceremonies. They establish event identity and completion. A ceremony report should not be used to infer an individual final score, an athlete’s placing or a full sport-specific qualification procedure. Those require the relevant official results record.
This page therefore solves a naming and archive problem rather than reproducing an unverified medal table. The practical record is compact: full Games name, sport and event, date of competition, and date of the source if different. That combination makes a clip or report understandable even when both Aichi–Nagoya events appear next to one another in a search or personal collection.
Questions answered
Are the 20th Asian Games and Asian Para Games one results competition?
No. The checked organizers identify separate Games and separate closing dates.
Did the Asian Games close on the publication date of its 7 October report?
The report says the closing ceremony occurred on 4 October 2026.
Sources & further reading
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