XVIII Asian Games ( 2018 Asian Games )
XVIII Asian Games (18 Aug 2018 – 2 Sept 2018)
The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games and officially known as the XVIII Asian Games, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang.
★ Motto : Energy of Asia
★ Openning Ceremony: 18 August, 2018
★ Closing Ceremony: 2 September, 2018
★ Participating Nations : 45
★ Athletes participating : About 18,000
★ Events : 47 sports
★ Athletes Oath : Oh Jin-hyek Nam Hyun-hee
★ Torch Lighter:Susi Susanti
★ Main venue : Jakarta and Palembang
★ Total Medals : 1454
» Asian Games 2018 edition is the first-ever edition of Asian Games to be played in two different cities of the hosting nation. Asian Games 2018 will be played in Jakarta and Palembang of hosting nation Indonesia.
» The 2018 Asian Games has three unique mascots inspired by the iconic faunas from Indonesia.
» Those ten new games were roller sport which covered skateboarding and roller skate, bridge, 3-on-3 basketball, jet ski, sport climbing, paragliding, pencak silat, jiu-jitsu, sambo, and kurash.
» For the first time, Indonesia collected a lot of medals and had stood out at the 5th position. Indonesia obtained 31 gold medals, 24 silver medals, and 43 bronze medals. All of those medals were awarded to Indonesian athletes from 25 games.
» For the first time after twelve years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) marched together under one Korean unification flag.
» 2018 Asian Games was there were the oldest and the youngest athletes from Indonesia who played in the Games.
» Bambang Hartono, the oldest athlete in the 2018 Asian Games, played bridge and won the bronze medal at the age of 78.
» The youngest athlete was Bunga Nyimas, a skateboarder. She was only 12 years old, but her skateboarding skill was amazing. She earned the bronze medal by racking up 19.8 for her performance.
ASIAN GAMES : (Final Medals Tally of Top 10 Countries)
| Coutnry | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 132 | 92 | 65 | 289 |
| Japan | 75 | 56 | 74 | 205 |
| Republic of Korea | 49 | 58 | 70 | 177 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 24 | 43 | 98 |
| Uzbekistan | 21 | 24 | 25 | 70 |
| IR Iran | 20 | 20 | 22 | 62 |
| Chinese Taipei | 17 | 19 | 31 | 67 |
| India | 15 | 24 | 30 | 69 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 17 | 44 | 76 |
| DPR Korea | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |