2010 Asian Games
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| XVI Asian Games | |
 Slogan:Invigorate Asia, Spark the World |
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| Nations participating | --- |
| Athletes participating | --- |
| Events | --- |
| Opening ceremony | November 12, 2010 |
| Closing ceremony | November 27, 2010 |
| Officially opened by | --- |
| Athlete's Oath | --- |
| Judge's Oath | --- |
| Torch Lighter | --- |
| Stadium | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
The 16th Asian Games (also known as the XVI Asiad) will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12, 2010 to November 27, 2010.
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[edit] Bidding cities
Four cities were bidding for this event at the early days of March 2004. They were Amman, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. However, Seoul withdrew after considering the short span of time between the 2002 (in Busan, South Korea) and the 2010 event. [1] With the withdrawal of Amman, soon after Seoul, Kuala Lumpur also quit the bid after the country's Sports Minister boycotted for the high cost of hosting the games. [2] [3] With Guangzhou left, the OCA announced the city won the bid to host the Asian Games in July 1, 2004. [4]
[edit] Emblem
The unveiled emblem of this Games from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is a simplified goat which in the Chinese traditions, the goat is blessing and can bring the luck to the people. [5]
[edit] Sports
Sources reports that the GAGOC will increase the number of sports to 41 from 39 staging in 2006.[6] Dragon boat, the Chinese traditional sport, is likely to be added.[7] However, due to the introduction of Asian Indoor Games and Asian Beach Games, some of the sports likely move to the both Games, and the OCA director's Husain Al Musallam confirmed Bodybuilding likely to be the first sport axe from competitions.[8]
[edit] Venues
- Guangzhou Olympic Sports Center (chief venue)
- Tianhe Sports Center
As the preparations, the organiser will build eleven new stadiums and gymnasiums and rebuild the existing 32. The cost is estimated to be 6 billion Yuan while Athletes Village to set to costing around 2 billion Yuan.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Korea withdrew from 2010 Asian Games bidding
- ^ Kuala Lumpur quits, GZ becomes only bidding city
- ^ Kuala Lumpur drops Asian Games bid
- ^ Guangzhou wins Asiad bid
- ^ 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games' emblem unveiled
- ^ 广州亚运将设41个大项 龙舟等地方特色项目亮相 (Chinese)
- ^ Dragboat race possible to join 2010 Asian Games
- ^ OCA to cap number of sports at 35 for future Asian Games
- ^ Guangzhou: Olympic Sports Center chosen as chief venue for 2010 Asian Games
[edit] External links
| Far Eastern Championship Games |
| Manila 1913 | Shanghai 1915 | Tokyo 1917 | Manila 1919 | Shanghai 1921 | Osaka 1923 | Manila 1925 | Shanghai 1927 | Tokyo 1930 | Manila 1934 | Osaka 1938 (cancelled) |
| Asian Games |
| New Delhi 1951 | Manila 1954 | Tokyo 1958 | Jakarta 1962 | Bangkok 1966 | Bangkok 1970 | Tehran 1974 | Bangkok 1978 | New Delhi 1982 | Seoul 1986 | Beijing 1990 | Hiroshima 1994 | Bangkok 1998 | Busan 2002 | Doha 2006 | Guangzhou 2010 | 2014 |
| Asian Winter Games |
| Sapporo 1986 | Sapporo 1990 | Harbin 1996 | Kangwon 1999 | Aomori 2003 | Changchun 2007 | Almaty 2011 |
| Asian Indoor Games |
| Bangkok 2005 | Macau 2007 | Hanoi 2009 | 2011 |
| Asian Beach Games |
| Bali 2008 |
| Asian Regional Games |
| Central Asian Games | East Asian Games | South Asian Games | Southeast Asian Games | West Asian Games |
