"Incheon 2014" redirects here. For the Asian Para Games, see 2014 Asian Para Games.
XVII Asian Games
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)
Nations
45
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
Official website
Summer
← Guangzhou 2010
Jakarta-Palembang 2018 →
Winter
← Astana-Almaty 2011
Sapporo-Obihiro 2017 →
Part of a series on
2014 Asian Games
Bid process
Venues
Torch relay
Mascot
Music album
Opening ceremony
Medal table
Concerns and controversies
Closing ceremony
Event calendar
Asian Para Games
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The 2014 Asian Games (Korean: 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, romanized: Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games (Korean: 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 아시안 게임, romanized: Jesipchilhoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Jesipchilhoe Asian Geim) and also known as Incheon 2014 (Korean: 인천2014, romanized: Incheon Icheon sip-sa), was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held in Incheon, South Korea.[1]
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.
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by the host South Korea and Japan, while Cambodia won its first-ever Asian Games gold medal. During the games, 14 world and 27 Asian records were broken. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games.[2] Though there were several controversies, the Games were deemed generally successful with their low hosting cost and with the rising standard of competition amongst the Asian nations.[3]
^"2014 Asian Games to promote regional harmony". The Korea Herald. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
^"Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino awarded MVP of Incheon Asian Games". English.news.cn. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
^Linden, Julian (4 October 2014). "Successful Games launches Asia's golden age of sport". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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