The tournament will host around 10, athletes from 45 countries, competing in 39 sports. Vietnam were originally selected to be the hosts of the Asian Games. However, Vietnam withdrew in due to financial reasons. As a result, Indonesia won the resulting bid and had only four years to prepare for the event. Asian Games Mascot. Derawan, a bird-of-paradise character was chosen as the mascot of the Asian Games back in However, this number was cut down to 40 sports and events at an executive board meeting in September The final selection includes all the sports that will be featured in the Tokyo Olympic Games, except surfing.
The two sports that were cut down from the initial list were cricket and sambo. The number of events being held at the games is the second highest in the history of the Asian Games behind the games which were held at Guangzhou in The sports making a debut at the Asian Games are eSports and canoe polo. Cricket had featured in the last two editions of the Asian Games whereas surfing and sambo were targeting a first-time appearance.
But, all the three disciplines have been discarded. Games Village. The complex consists of 15 tower buildings with 7, units.
Saina Nehwal was pushed in the opening game by Tereza Svabikova but she emerged victorious by The Czech Republic player in the second game was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Having recently retired, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh revealed that he wanted to be connected with the game "doing commentary or doing something" rather than doing politics.
Changes to the schedule have been made to prioritise the health and safety of all players, match officials, staff, fans, and the wider community. India clinched their first Test match in Centurion as they defeated South Africa by runs on the final day of the game on Thursday. My Leagues. My Teams.
Help: Follow Asian Games latest results, today's scores and all of the current season's Asian Games results. See also current season's fixtures , Asian Games results archive, and the Hockey page with all today's Hockey results and fixtures. Terms of Use. Live Scores. Recommended Sites. Follow us. Neeraj Chopra made history as the youngest Indian to win the Olympic gold and when not training, the javelin thrower likes to take his motorcycles out for a spin.
We tell you more about it. V Revathi, 23, a railway ticket collector from rural Madurai, is one of the Tokyo Olympics medal hopefuls for India in the 4x mixed relay event. Rani Rampal led the team to historic victories in the Women's Asia Cup in , silver at the Asian Games, and played a critical role in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in by scoring the deciding goal that helped India qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
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