2014 Asian Games
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17th edition of the Asian Games
Key facts
- Host city
- Incheon , South Korea
- Motto
- Diversity Shines Here , ( Korean : 평화의 숨결, 아시아의 미래 , romanized : Pyeonghwaui sumgyeol, asiaui mirae , Hanja : 平和의 숨결, 아시아의 未來)
- Athletes
- 9,501
- Events
- 439 in 36 sports (50 disciplines)
- Opening
- 19 September 2014
- Closing
- 4 October 2014
- Opened by
- Park Geun-hye , President of South Korea
- Closed by
- Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah , President of the Olympic Council of Asia
- Athlete s oath
- Oh Jin-hyek , Nam Hyun-hee
- Judge s oath
- Kim Hong-lae, Shu Hea-jung
- Torch lighter
- Lee Young-ae
- Main venue
- Incheon Asiad Main Stadium
- Website
- incheon2014ag.org (archived)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The 2014 Asian Games (2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임), officially known as the 17th Asian Games (제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 아시안 게임) and also known as Incheon 2014 (인천2014), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.
On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded the right to host the games, defeating Delhi, India and was the third city in South Korea after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002). The games were held from 19 September to 4 October 2014, although several pre-competitive events began between 14 and 19 September 2014. Approximately 9,501 athletes participated in the event which featured 439 events in 36 sports. It was opened by the President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.
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