2018 Asian Games

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XVIII Asian Games
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Official emblem of the 2018 Asian Games
Host city Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia[1]
Motto Energy of Asia[2] (Indonesian: Energi Asia)
Opening ceremony August 18[3]
Closing ceremony September 2
Main venue Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium[4]
Website Official website
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Template:2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Musim Panas Asia 2018), officially known as the XVIII Asiad, will be the 18th edition of a regional multi-sport event in Asia. It is to be hosted by Indonesia and is scheduled to take place from August 18 – September 2, 2018. This will be the second time that Jakarta has hosted the Asian Games, the first being the 1962 Asian Games. For the first time in the Asian Games history, two cities will host the Games: Jakarta, the national capital city, and Palembang, the capital city of its South Sumatra province.[5] Two provinces that surround Jakarta (Banten, and West Java) including Bandung, also plan to support the Games with their existing sporting venues.[6] Indonesia was approved as the host of the Games by Olympic Council of Asia executive board on September 19, 2014.[7] They will host the Games in 2018 rather than the originally planned 2019 to avoid conflict with the Indonesian presidential election.[8]

Originally Hanoi, Vietnam was chosen as the host.[9] However, that city ultimately withdrew due to financial considerations.[10]

Bidding and development

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Main article: Bids for the 2018 Asian Games

Hanoi

The bidding process to host the 2018 Asian Games was not without controversy. Hanoi was originally selected to be the host after they won the bid against two other candidates, Surabaya and Dubai. They were awarded the winning bid on November 8, 2012, with 29 votes against Surabaya's 14 votes.[11] Dubai pulled out at the last minute, instead announcing their intention to focus on future bids. The UAE's National Olympic Committee's vice-president denied any pullout and claimed that Dubai "did not apply for hosting 2019 Asian Games" and had "only considered" doing so.[12][13]

However, in March 2014, there were some concerns about Vietnam's ability to host. These included concerns over whether the anticipated budget of US$150 million was realistic. There were claims that the government would eventually spend over US$300 million. In addition, critics were concerned that several stadiums built in conjunction with 2003 Southeast Asian Games had not been utilized since.[14] Former chairman of the Vietnam Olympic Committee Ha Quang Du also claimed that hosting the Asian Games would not boost tourism in Vietnam.[15]

On April 17, 2014, the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung officially announced Hanoi's withdrawal from hosting. He cited unpreparedness and economic recession as the main reasons for the withdrawal, saying they ha left the country unable to afford the construction of facilities and venues.[10] Many Vietnamese people supported the decision to withdraw.[16] No penalty was imposed for the withdrawal.[17]

Appointment of Jakarta and Palembang

After Hanoi's withdrawal, the OCA said that Indonesia, China and the United Arab Emirates were major candidates under consideration to host.[18] Indonesia was widely regarded as a favourite, since Surabaya was the runner-up of the previous bid,[19] and willing to do so if selected.[20] The Philippines[21] and India expressed their interest about hosting the Games, but India failed to submit a late bid because it was unable to get an audience with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after being given an extended deadline by the OCA.[22]

On May 5, 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.[23] On 25 July 2014, during a meeting in Kuwait City, the OCA appointed Jakarta as the host of the Games with Palembang as the supporting host. Jakarta was chosen because of its well-equipped sport facilities, adequate transportation networks, and other facilities such as hotels and lodgings for guests. The Games were rescheduled from 2019 to 2018, because of the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.[24] On September 20, 2014, Indonesia signed the host city contract,[25] and during the closing ceremony of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Indonesia was appointed symbolically by the OCA to host the next Games.[26]

Organisation

Marketing

Games' Mascot. Named from left to right: Bhin Bhin, Kaka, and Atung.

The initial logo was unveiled on September 9, 2015, on the country's National Sports Day. The logo depicts a cenderawasih, a rare species of a bird in Indonesia. This symbolises high hopes for the country’s sports at the quadrennial event.[27] Drawa, a bird-of-paradise, was unveiled as the initial mascot on 28 December 2015. However, after massive criticism over its old-fashioned and unattractive design,[28] the organizers abandoned the mascot and logo and ordered the Creative Economy Board (Badan Ekonomi Kreatif) to revise the design.

On 28 July 2016, a revised logo and new mascots were unveiled by Creative Economy Board (Badan Ekonomi Kreatif), the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Indonesia (Kementerian Pemuda dan Olahraga). The new logo is based on the roof design of the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium that was built for 1962 Asian Games Jakarta, with eight paths leading to the stadium and the Olympic Council of Asia's shining sun emblem in the centre, reflecting the Energy of Asia that shines throughout Asia and the world.[29]

The new mascots reflect Indonesia's diversity with three animals, each from different regions in Indonesia. Bhin Bhin represents the Cendrawasih bird of paradise, wearing a vest with Asmat traditional motifs from the Papua, Eastern Indonesia Region, which symbolize strategy. Atung represents the Bawean Deer, wearing a batik parang sarong from Central Indonesian Region, which symbolizes speed and a "Never give up fighting" spirit. Kaka represent single horned Javan rhinoceros, wearing a flower motif from Palembang's Songket scraf that represents Western Indonesia Region, which symbolize power.[30] Together, the combined symbols of their names (Bhin Bhin — Atung — Kaka) spell out Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity), the national motto of Indonesia.[29]

Venues

For the games, some venues will be built, renovated, and prepared across five provinces in Indonesia: Jakarta, South Sumatra, Banten, and West Java. On 7 January 2015, it was announced that the athletes' village and aquatics center would be built in Kemayoran.[31] The organisation hopes to keep the cost down by using the existing sports facilities and infrastructure, including those venues built for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.[32] South Sumatra's provincial government claim that they are ready to hoar at least 18 sport disciplines with their existing Jakabaring Sport City complex. They will renovate some of the facilities in the complex, including a capacity upgrade of Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium from 36,000 to 60,000 seats. They will also extend the length of Jakabaring Lake to 2,300 meters.[33]

Transport

As part of the Games preparation, the construction of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit will be accelerated.[34] Palembang will also upgrade their transportation facilities by building 25 kilometres of Light Rail Transit track from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport to Jakabaring Sport City.[35] Other transportation facilities such as underpasses, flyovers, and bridges will be also built in the city.[36] Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport will expand the existing arrival and departure terminals, and also build a skybridge with a light rail transit (LRT) terminal that can take passengers to Jakabaring.[37]

Costs

The government has allocated a budget of IDR 3 trillion to prepare for the Games, with regional administrations also expected to supply some part of the funding.[32]

Games

Ceremonies

The OCA determined that Jakarta would host both the opening and closing ceremonies,[38] although an earlier sports minister said Palembang would host the closing ceremony.[39]

Sports

The list below is still temporary. Previously, there are 42 sports category, with 59 disciplines, and 484 match numbers. From 42 sports category consist of 33 olympics sports, 6 regional Asia sports and 3 sports proposed by Indonesia and it has been agreed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). But due to cost effective concern, so Indonesia Asian Games Committee will propose new proposal to OCA that the committee will run only 36 sports category as 2014 Asian Games at Incheon did. The 36 sports category consist of 33 olympics sports and 3 non-olympics sports.[40] In 2014, OCA has mentioned that OCA focus on reducing operating cost of Asian Games which Asian Games is the second largest event after Olympic Games. 36 sports category as 2014 Asian Games is signifiant decrease from 42 sports category from previous 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. However, Asian Games runs 8 more sports category than 28 sports category in Olympic Games due to Asian Games is also accommodate promotion of traditional Asian sports such as kabaddi, sepak takraw, karate and wushu.[41] Later on April 20, 2017 it was announced that four proposed sports would be removed to minimize costs and reduce the scale of the event. The sports that were cut from the program were: Cricket, skateboarding, sambo and surfing,also the non-olympic categories of taekwondo,some events in ju jitsu, jet ski, sport climbing, paragliding, bridge and wushu were also canceled too. No changes, however, have yet been made to any of the other 28 permanent Summer Olympic sports due to be contested.[42]

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Demonstration sports

Concerns and controversies

Some concerns have been raised during the preparation for the Games, including: the number of sports played between Jakarta and Palembang, the location of the opening and closing ceremonies, the progress of the venues and athlete's village construction, the logo and mascot choice for the Games, and the possibility of hosting the Games without football since Indonesia is suspended by FIFA.

Muddai Madang, vice president of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI), said that he feared the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) could cancel Indonesia’s role as a host country in the Asian Games. He also criticized the Jakarta administration for not having started the tender process for cooperation contracts.[43]

On December 28, 2015, the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama made a statement that he preferred Palembang as the sole host of the Games. He stated that if the OCA had not decided that Palembang is not suited to host the Games without Jakarta, he would let Palembang be the sole host of the Games.[44]

See also

References

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External links

Preceded by Asian Games
Jakarta–Palembang
XVIII Asiad (2018)		 Succeeded by
Hangzhou
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