Welcome to Guangzhou, Welcome to China!
Slogan: “Thrilling Games, Harmonious Asia”
Host city: Guangzhou, China
Nations participating: 45
Events: 476 in 42 sports
Opening ceremony: November 12
Closing ceremony : November 27
Officially opened by: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
Main Stadium: Haixinsha Island
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, are scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou is the second city in China 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 history of the Games. It will also be the last one to have presented 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 on July 1, 2004, as the sole bidding city. This came after the withdrawal of several cities, from Amman, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. The games will also be co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three neighbouring cities.
Calendar
In the following calendar for the 2010 Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held.
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Recommend to watch the firework show of the opening ceremony,really light up Guangzhou Tower! And it’s very interesting and classic to light up the flare tower in the main stadium.
China, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan, People’s Republic of Korea, Bahrain, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, Lebanon, Bhutan, Oman, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Cambodia, Qatar, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Arab, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Japan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Brunei, Laos, Palestinian, Tajikistan, Georgia Tbilisi,Syria, India, Indonesia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan…
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