The Asian Games 2010 will be held at Guangzhou in China from November 12 to 27. Check the Schedule/Results
There are 53 competition venues and 17 training venues available for the Games, with four venues held outside the Guangdong province. Check out the Medal Tally
45 of the Asian countries will participate, A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making it the largest event in history of the Games. Photo Gallery
The opening ceremony will be held on November 12 and the closing ceremony will be on November 27.
There will be 47 Gold medals at stake for Athletics and 44 for shooting, making it two of the biggest contributors to the count. Some of the other important sports which will contribute to the medals count greatly will be the Aquatics event which will see teams and individuals win 52 gold medals.Videos
For the first time in the Asian Games, cricket will be introduced, and there will be two gold medals at stake. There will also be four other sports making their debut; dragon boat, weiqi, dancesport, and roller sport.
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The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, is a multi-sport event in Guangzhou, China that began on 12 November and finishes on 27 November 2010. Guangzhou is the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making it the largest event in the history of the Games. It will also be the last iteration of the Games to have featured such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have enforced new hosting rules for future games, beginning with the 2014 Games.
Guangzhou was awarded the right to host the Games on July 1, 2004, as the sole bidding city. This came after the withdrawal of several cities, Amman, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. The games will also be co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three neighbouring cities.
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, is a multi-sport event in Guangzhou, China that began on 12 November and finishes on 27 November 2010. Guangzhou is the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making it
the largest event in the history of the Games. It will also be the last iteration of the Games to have featured such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have enforced new hosting rules for future games, beginning with the 2014 Games.
Guangzhou was awarded the right to host the Games on July 1, 2004, as the sole bidding city. This came after the withdrawal of several cities, Amman, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. The games will also be co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three neighbouring cities.
Venues
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Main article: Venues of the 2010 Asian Games
There are 53 competition venues and 17 training venues available for the Games, with four venues held outside the Guangzhou. These include the Asian Games Town, which consists of the Athletes' Village, Technical Officials' Village, Media Village, Main Media Center and International Broadcast Center.[16] Organisers revealed that the total investment is over ￥15 billion.[17]
On April 19, 2009, organisers chose Haixinsha Island, along with the Pearl River, as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, the only venue which not serve as purpose for competition.[18]
Transport
MTR Ktt with Games advertisment
To prepare for the Games, the public infrastructure has been upgraded significantly.[19] Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport had been upgraded, in contracted to Crisplant, to support massive volume of passengers.[20] A new Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway was opened on December 26, 2009, shorten the travel time between two destinations.[21]
In order to ease the traffic congestion and air pollution, the government had ordered to reduce 40 percent of vehicles,[22] and offered 1,000 buses during the Games and Para Games.[23] Government also had free-ride offer for public transportation during the month of Games,[24] but cancelled one week prior to the Games due to overwhelming response from the citizens.[25] Instead, government offered ￥150 ($21) cash subsidies to each household with permanent residence for commuting purposes.[26]
Venues
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Main article: Venues of the 2010 Asian Games
There are 53 competition venues and 17 training venues available for the Games, with four venues held outside the Guangzhou. These include the Asian Games Town, which consists of the Athletes' Village, Technical Officials' Village, Media Village, Main Media Center and International Broadcast Center.[16] Organisers revealed that the total investment is over ￥15 billion.[17]
On April 19, 2009, organisers chose Haixinsha Island, along with the Pearl River, as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, the only venue which not serve as purpose for competition.[18]
Transport
MTR Ktt with Games advertisment
To prepare for the Games, the public infrastructure has been upgraded significantly.[19] Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport had been upgraded, in contracted to Crisplant, to support massive volume of passengers.[20] A new Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway was opened on December 26, 2009, shorten the travel time between two destinations.[21]
In order to ease the traffic congestion and air pollution, the government had ordered to reduce 40 percent of vehicles,[22] and offered 1,000 buses during the Games and Para Games.[23] Government also had free-ride offer for public transportation during the month of Games,[24] but cancelled one week prior to the Games due to overwhelming response from the citizens.[25] Instead, government offered ￥150 ($21) cash subsidies to each household with permanent residence for commuting purposes.[26]
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