ASIAN GAMES 2018
The Asian Games is a multi-disciplinary sports event held once in every four years. Athletes from all Asian countries are welcomed to participate in this event. The Asian Games is recognised by the International Olympic Committee and is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics.
The 2018 Asian Gamesofficially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta–Palembang 2018was a pan-Asian multi-sport eventheld from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.
For the first time, the Summer Asian Games were co-hosted by two cities; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which was hosting the Games for the first time since 1962, and Palembang, the capital of the South Sumateraprovince.
On 5 May 2014, the OCA visited some Indonesian cities including Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Palembang. At this time Surabaya decided to drop their bid to host the Games and instead focus on hosting the already scheduled 2021 Asian Youth Games.
On 25 July 2014, during a meeting in Kuwait Citythe OCA appointed Jakarta as the host of the Games with Palembang as the supporting host.
Jakarta was chosen because of its well-equipped sports facilities, adequate transportation networks, and other facilities such as hotels and lodgings for guests. On 20 September 2014, Indonesia signed the host city contract, and during the closing ceremony of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Indonesia was appointed symbolically by the OCA to host the next Games. An organising committee was formed soon after the appointment.
The opening ceremony started at 19:00 Western Indonesia Time on Saturday, 18 August 2018. Wishnutama, CEO of Indonesian TV network NET. was the creative director for the ceremony. The ceremony stage showcased a towering 26 meter-high mountain with a waterfall as its background, accompanied by Indonesian plants and flowers.The games was officially opened by the President of Republic Indonesia, Joko Widodo.
The OCA approved reductions in the programme in response to cost concerns. These changes reduced the total number of events to 431. For the first time in Asian Games history, eSports was contested as demonstration sports in the Games.
All 45 members participated in the games. North Korea and South Korea competed as a team.in some events under the name "Korea" (COR), and marched together under the Korean Unification Flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.
MEDAL TABLE
2018 Asian Games medal table
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Rank
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NOC
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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1
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132
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92
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65
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289
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2
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75
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56
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74
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205
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3
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49
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58
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70
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177
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4
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31
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24
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43
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98
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5
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20
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24
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25
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69
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6
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20
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20
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22
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62
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7
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17
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19
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31
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67
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8
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16
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23
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31
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70
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9
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15
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17
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44
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76
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10
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12
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12
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13
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37
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11–37
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76
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118
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206
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400
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Totals (37 NOCs)
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463
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463
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624
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1550
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The closing ceremony started at 19:00 Western Indonesian time on Sunday, 2 September 2018 and ended at 21:25. In addition to local artists and a Chinese segment, the South Korean boybands Super Junior and iKon, and Indian singer Sidharta Slathia performed in the ceremony.
This event officially closed by Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, President of the Olympic Council of Asia.
Bibliography
Wikipedia. (2018, August 23th). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Asian_Games
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