asian games asian games known multi sport event celebrated china november second chinese city host games beijing total athletes national olympic committees competed events sports disciplines olympic sports non olympic sports making largest event history games reductions number sports contested asian games games marked final time non olympic events held asian games games hosted neighbouring cities total venues host events including constructed use games design concept official logo asian games based legend featured stone statue goats symbol host city opening closing ceremonies held time history opening ceremony major sports event held inside stadium final medal tally led china followed south_korea place japan china set new games record gold medals world asian records broken addition men singles gold medalist voted valuable player mvp president hailed games outstanding best organisation bid selected host games 23rd general assembly session site asian games july seoul dropped bids officially selected leaving candidate cities seoul withdrew considering short span time south_korea hosted games evaluation committee headed vice president association inspected final forced withdraw bid declaration april wouldn support bid high cost hosting games leaving sole marketing official emblem games unveiled november stylized representation statue goats fused running track goat chinese tradition blessing brings people luck host city known city goats orange yellow emblem resembles flame games unveiled april including small large named chinese character yang goat symbol read chinese names message blessing literally meaning harmony success happiness official theme song released september called reunion chinese composed lyrics written english version translated chinese american physicist wife song performed performed music video financing march party secretary said games cost billion stark contrast earlier report claimed cost exceed billion march director marketing department games claimed games short funds lack sponsorship global financial crisis informal estimate games expenditure million revenue million october mayor time officially revealed press conference total cost staging asian games asian games billion billion billion spent city infrastructure billion venues billion spent games operation spending details released according city finance chief venues total competition venues training venues games venues located outside events took place pre existing venues competition venues training venues constructed games rest renovated venues included asian games town consists athletes village technical officials village international broadcast center organisers revealed total investment billion april organisers chose venue opening closing ceremonies venue competition purposes transport public transportation infrastructure expanded significantly preparation games upgraded contracted support massive volume passengers new high speed railway opened december travel time destinations order ease traffic congestion air pollution government ordered percent reduction vehicles offered buses games games government free ride offer public transportation month games cancelled week prior games overwhelming response citizens instead government offered cash subsidies household permanent residence purposes torch relay torch designs short listed september asian games design named tide chosen named exploit organizers torch games tide weighs long tall straight shape dynamic terms image torch relay route unveiled march financial reasons remained confines planned travel major cities province flame torch lit great wall china october traveled temple heaven beijing originally scheduled cities present list relay expected carry october november cities host asian winter games respectively later added route single day october increasing number people calendar following calendar asian games blue box represents event competition qualification round day yellow boxes represent days medal awarding finals sport held bullet boxes event final number bullets box representing number finals contested day left calendar lists sport events held games right gold medals won sport key calendar aid reader games opening ceremony opening ceremony officially began november local time time history ceremony held inside stadium instead held ceremony directed assistant director summer olympics beijing featured cast performers attended chinese premier president pakistan prime minister thailand chief secretary president president ceremony lasted hours closing ceremony million million athletes boats ceremony featured water themed arts culture lit traditional chinese shot tower held ceremony regarded successful president described absolutely fantastic said ability host olympics director general praised games saying unique fantastic better beijing olympics sports compared sports events olympic games asian games featured sports events days competition added disciplines events version asian games comprised sports events sports events calendar asian games gold emerged opening final day respectively total gold awarded november single day version cricket début sports dragon boat roller sport unique games dropped judging controversy games closing ceremony closing ceremony began november local time spectators began theme leave song included music dance china india indonesia lebanon japan ceremony featured songs different cultures indian indonesian sing sing japanese artists taiwan hong_kong mainland china performed ceremony included minute segment singer actor rain performing segment mayor song young received games flag games closing ceremony ended song cheer asia medal table china led medal table eighth consecutive time new record number gold medals gold medals won single games previous record gold medals won china beijing bangladesh won asian games gold medal cricket respectively kuwait competed olympic flag won single medal winning single gold medal leaving failing win medal games ranked games listed host nation china highlighted participating nations members existed participated asian games national olympic committees ordered submit entries september organizers allowed submit additional entries injury replacements deadline final registration deadline athletes team officials took games increase athletes previous asian games according games official website athletes participated games olympic flag suspended political interference january list participating number competitors delegation indicated controversies sports cricket début sports games india despite historical record decided send cricket team games according india decision international commitments main rivals pakistan sri_lanka confirmed participation pin bowling decided compete games closed doors resulted protests delegates november chinese abruptly disqualified seconds left round competition leading opponent accused having installed illegal sensors heel event quickly turned international incident officials politicians public opinion chinese china south_korea trading accusations manipulation fraud random tests carried games athletes tested positive november wrestler november tested positive january announced failures tested positive palestinian tested positive languages july citizens opposed proposal suggested city committee use television news programmes main language debates eventually led series public protests late october order protest government language policy area games channel voice concern environment like olympic games beijing attempted raise air quality city authority pledged million fight problem ordered chemical plants stop production end report shown july indicates air quality rated increase improvement eventually cost authorities billion later action organisers curb pollution included decreasing movement vehicles percent banning stalls cities villagers survived growing tomatoes beans fighting government compensation homes flattened asian games infrastructure government set aside date listen complaint october prior opening games reported cases outbreak government officials stressed people recovered november
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