Asian Games 2018(Part-1)

What is an Asian Game? 

Asian Games:-

• Also known as Asiad. 
• Continental multi-sport event.
• Conducted every four years from all over Asia.
• Regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF). 
• Forty-six nations have participated in the Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games after their last participation in 1974.
• 2014 :-Asian Games has conducted in Incheon,South Korea

• 2022:- 19th Asian Games is scheduled to take place in Hangzhou, China.

Asian game 2018:-

• Also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018. 
• Held from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
• Indonesia hosted second time after 1962. 
• Lucia Francisca Susy Susanti is a retired Indonesian badminton player who carried torch light at the 18th Asian Games.
• The sport of bridge has been introduced for the first time in the Asian Games 2018.
• There are 45 nations have participated in 18th Asian Games.
• Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the 2018 Asian Games.

Mascot 2018:-

Cenderawasih, a rare species of a bird in Indonesia had been selected as emblem for the 2018 Asian Games.But later this has been dropped and three new mascots were unveiled.

Bhin Bhin  –  a greater bird of paradise

Atung      –   a Bawean deer 

Kaka        –   a Javan rhinoceros

Motto:- Energy of Asia


Medal Table (2018):-

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	132	92	65	289
2	Japan (JPN)	75	56	74	205
3	South Korea (KOR)	49	58	70	177
4	Indonesia (INA)	31	24	43	98
5	Uzbekistan (UZB)	21	24	25	70
8	India (IND)	15	24	30	69

India in Asian 2018:-

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for India at the opening ceremony of the Games.

• Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal was India’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony.
• India finished the 18th Asian Games with 69 medals. 
• Wrestler Bajrang Punia  won gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle after defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan 
• Vinesh Phogat from Haryana defeated Yuki Irie of Japan in the 50kg category at the Asian Games 2018. She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
• Saurabh Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh won the Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in 10 m air pistol.He had earlier won a gold medal and set a new junior world record in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl ,Germany.
• Rahi Sarnobat from Maharashtra became the first Indian woman shooter to win gold at the Asian Games against Naphaswan Yangpaiboon of Thailand in the Women’s 25m Pistol event in Palembang.
• Tejinder Pal Singh from Punjab won Gold medal in Men’s Shot Put throw with 20.75m in Jakarta, Indonesia.