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Opening Ceremony of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang
OCA General Assembly and day one of competition at 2018 Asian Games
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day two of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day three of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day four of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day five of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day six of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day seven of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day eight of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day nine of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Day 10 of competition
Jakarta Palembang 2018: Closing Ceremony
42 sports and 484 events will be contested at the 2018 Asian Games.
A total number of 462 medal sets will be awarded at the 2018 Asian Games across 47 sports.
Forty-five nations are set to participate at the 2018 Asian Games.
The 2018 Asian Games will mark the second time that Indonesia has hosted the event with Jakarta having done so in 1962.
The 2018 Asian Games will be the 18th edition of the event, which was first held in 1951 in New Delhi.
China go into the 2018 Asian Games as the all-time medal count with 2,976 - 1,355 gold, 928 silver and 693 bronze.
Venues at the 2018 Asian Games will be divided into four clusters, located in South Jakarta, North Jakarta, Jakarta's suburbs and in Palembang.
Palembang is a 47-minute flight from Jakarta.
The Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, built for when Jakarta hosted the 1962 Asian Games, will host athletics and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 2018 Asian Games.
The Athletes' Village for the 2018 Asian Games will be located in North Jakarta.
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, which will host athletics and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 2018 Asian Games, in January 2018.
Bridge, jet ski, jujitsu, kurash, paragliding, pencak silat, sambo, skateboarding and sport climbing are all set to make their Asian Games debut at Jakarta-Palembang 2018.
Athletics is a compulsory sport has featured at all 17 previous editions of the Asian Games.
The Asian Games basketball tournaments were seen as the unofficial Asian championships until the Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was formed in 1960.
Bridge will become the fourth mind sport to appear at the Asian Games when it makes its debut at Jakarta-Palembang 2018, following in the footsteps of chess, go and xiangqi.
India has won all nine of the gold medals awarded in kabaddi since the sport made its Asian Games debut in 1990.
A total of 13,000 volunteers will be required for the duration of the 2018 Asian Games, including some 2,000 in Palembang.
Volunteer roles are available for high-profile duties such as protocol assistants, National Olympic Committee assistants and liaison officers.
Volunteers at the 2018 Asian Games will wear specially designed, distinctive, eye-catching uniforms.
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2018 Asian Games, at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, will feature around 10,000 performers.
There will be a 5,000-strong paid workforce on duty during the 2018 Asian Games.
The trio of animal mascots chosen for the 2018 Asian Games are bird of paradise "Bhin Bhin", single-horned rhinoceros "Kaka" and Bawean deer "Atung".
The first Asian Games to introduce a mascot was New Delhi 1982 when Appu, an elephant, was chosen.
Aice, Samsung, Asia Pulp Paper and Danone Aqua are all official sponsors of the 2018 Asian Games.
Ssangyong Information and Communications Corp, Canon, Pocari Sweat and Indofood are all official partners of the 2018 Asian Games.
Indonesia signed a Host City Contract for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang during the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly in Incheon in 2014.
Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia and located on the northern coast of West Java.
Jakarta is home to nine million people.
Jakarta was officially proclaimed the national capital of Indonesia in 1949, four years after the country's independence from The Netherlands.
Jakarta has hosted the Southeast Asian Games more than any other country in the region, having staged the multi-sport event in 1979, 1987, 1997 and 2011, when they co-hosted with Palembang.
Palembang is the seventh-largest city in Indonesia.
2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games Medals Table
China 132 92 65
Japan 75 56 74
Korea, Republic Of 49 58 70
Indonesia 31 24 43
Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games
Forty-two sports confirmed for 2018 Asian Games
By Max Winters
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed that 42 sports and 484 events will be contested at the 2018 Asian Games, due to be held jointly in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.
Preparations for 2018 Asian Games on track, official claims
All renovation and development work on the infrastructure needed for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang will be completed by the end of October, it has been claimed.
Jakarta 2018 propose record number of sports for Asian Games
By Nick Butler at the Sapporo Grand Hotel
Roller skating, surfing and soft tennis are among 44 sports proposed for inclusion at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palambang, it was announced today.
Olympic Council of Asia open door for surfing to be included at 2018 Asian Games
Surfing may yet be added to the programme for the 2018 Asian Games after organisers confirmed they were trying to "find a solution" to get the sport included at the event in Jakarta and Palembang.
Indonesian Olympic Committee secretary general named a suspect in corruption case
By Michael Pavitt
Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) secretary general Dody Iswandi has reportedly been named as a suspect in a corruption case linked to the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
OCA signs deal with Ssangyong to build 2018 Asian Games Information System
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) signed a deal with the Indonesian Asian Games Organising Committee and Ssangyong Information and Communications Corp in 2018 co-host Jakarta.
Skateboarding added to 2018 Asian Games programme after late agreement reached
By Nick Butler at the Royal Lotus in Hotel in Danang
Skateboarding has been added to the programme for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palambang following a late agreement between organisers and members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Coordination Commission.
Bridge added to 2018 Asian Games programme but skateboarding and surfing set to miss out
By Nick Butler at the Royal Lotus Hotel in Danang
Surfing and skateboarding are set to be left off the Jakarta and Palambang 2018 Asian Games programme despite their recently gained Olympic status - but cricket and bridge are set to feature.
Official logo and mascots relaunched for 2018 Asian Games
By Daniel Etchells
The official logo and mascots for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta have been unveiled during a ceremony at the host city's Presidential Palace.
Indonesian Minister reassures OCA construction for 2018 Asian Games will be completed on time
Indonesia's Minister of Public Works and Housing, Basuki Hadimoeljono, has insisted that construction and renovation work will be completed in time for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
Jakarta formally signs Host City Contract to stage 2018 Asian Para Games
A Host City contract for Jakarta to stage the 2018 Asian Para Games has been officially signed at a special ceremony today.
At least seven killed after coordinated attacks in 2018 Asian Games host Jakarta
By Nick Butler
At least seven people have reportedly been killed in a series of bomb blasts in Jakarta today, the co-host city for the 2018 Asian Games.
Mascot for 2018 Asian Games to be redesigned after public criticism
By Duncan Mackay
Public opposition has forced Indonesia's Government to scrap the mascot for the 2018 Asian Games and choose a new one.
Jakarta Governor claims all 2018 Asian Games events should be held in Palembang
Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has claimed all events at the 2018 Asian Games should be held in Palembang for economic reasons.
Mascot and logo for 2018 Asian Games officially launched
A bird-of-paradise character named Derawan has been chosen as the mascot of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang at an unveiling ceremony in Indonesia's capital.
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