The 16th Asian Games begin with a colourful function at the Chinese city of Guangzhou today.Chinese Premier Wen JiabaoWen Jiabao and President of Pakistan Asif Ali ZardariAsif Ali Zardari will attend the opening ceremony of the games.
Nearly ten thousand athletes from forty-five countries will compete in different events of the games.
- Date: November 12~27, 2010
- Host City: Guangzhou, China
- Co-host Cities: Shanwei, Dongguan, Foshan
- Vision: Thrilling Guangzhou Harmonious Asia
Tickets
There will be more than 2,000,000 tickets sold publicly all over the world. The tickets have five types, including the tickets for the Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony, accredited personnel, ordinary spectators and thermal tickets.
Sports and Schedule
42 competitions will be hold during 16 days of the 16the Asian Games, among which there are 28 Olympic sports and 14 non-Olympic sports. Several debutant sports are added as unique to the Games, including Cricket, Dancesport, Dragon Boat, Weiqi and Roller sport.
Venues and Transportation
There are totally 70 venues for the Games, including 53 competition venues and 17 training venues. Altogether these venues, 12 venues are newly built while the others are renovated. Guangdong Olympic Sports Center is regarded as the main venues, while Asian Games Town is specially built for the 16th Asian Games. Dongguan, Foshan, Shanwei will also co-operate with Guangzhou to run the sailing, boxing, weightlifting and synchronized swimming
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