Guys, Biggest sports event in Asia is started tonight and will ended up on 4th October 2014. here is some facts to know about Asian games. The first event organized at India - New Delhi on 1951. Asian games played on every four years, last Asian games were hosted on Guangzhou - China. the purpose of program is to multi sport event for nations on the Asian continent
Asian Games 2014 Event Information
Slogan of Asian games is "Diversity Shines Here" which was officially used on 2010 onwards. There are more than 45 countries which is participating with 439 events on XVII Asiad.
South Korea is host country for 2014 Asian games which was nominted earlier with 32 points. India got 13 points amongst 45 nations.
Previous Asian Games Events List
1951
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New Delhi, India
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1954
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Manila, Philippines
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1958
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Tokyo, Japan
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1962
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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1966
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Bangkok, Thailand
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1970
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Bangkok, Thailand
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1974
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Tehran, Iran
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1978
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Bangkok, Thailand
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1982
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New Delhi, India
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1986
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Seoul, South
Korea
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1990
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Beijing, China
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1994
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Hiroshima, Japan
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1998
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Bangkok, Thailand
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2002
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Busan, South
Korea
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2006
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Doha, Qatar
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2010
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Guangzhou, China
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2014
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Incheon, South
Korea
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Sports Details
Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Board games
Bodybuilding
Bowling
Boxing
Canoeing
Cricket
Cue sports
Cycling
Dance sport
Dragon boat
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Kabaddi
Karate
Modern pentathlon
Roller sports
Rowing
Rugby union
Sailing
Sepaktakraw
Shooting
Softball
Soft tennis
Squash
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Wushu
Official Mascot
Three Spotted seal siblings was unveiled on November 4, 2010 as official mascot of the Games.
Cost
The cost of the Games was estimated at approximately US$1.62 billion, with the Korean government and Incheon government covering 19% and 78.9% respectively. Of the total budget, some US$1.39 billion will be used for the construction of venue and infrastructure, while approximately US$11 million will cover the building and maintenance of training grounds. Around US$103 million will be used for road and transportation projects. (source Wikipedia)
Participating Countries
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
North Korea
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
SouthKorea(hosts)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
SaudiArabia
Singapore
SriLanka
Syria
ChineseTaipei
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
UnitedArabEmirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
9535 athletes will participate in INCHEON Asian Games 2014
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