History of the Olympic Movement
The modern Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques[1]) are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports ...
In 2006, the 15th Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.....
“The Athletes’ Village is 99.9 percent ready; it just needs some little touch-ups," President "Jokowi" said when he visited the site on Monday, February 26. The construction, which started in 2016, was developed by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing and state-owned residential developer Perum Perumnas. It cost the state Rp 3.4 trillion ($238 million). The OCA’s 18th Asian Games will be held from August 18 to September 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, capital of South Sumatra province. The Athletes’ Village inside the Jakabaring Sports City in Palembang has been upgraded for the Asian Games and will accommodate 2,000 athletes and officials. "Our recent test event series shows that the complex is nearly perfect," said Mr Thohir, who is also President of the Indonesian Olympic Committee. With 40 sports and 462 events on the programme, organisers are expecting 10,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from the OCA's 45 National Olympic Committees to take part in the 18th Asian Games 2018. (Ocasia.org)