Multi-sport event in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
"Indonesia 2018" redirects here. For the events that have taken place in the country in 2018, see 2018 in Indonesia. For the Asian Para Games, see 2018 Asian Para Games.
XVIII Asian Games
Host city
Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia[1]
Motto
Energy of Asia[a]
Nations
45
Athletes
11,300
Events
465 in 46 sports (61 disciplines)[3]
Opening
18 August 2018[4]
Closing
2 September 2018
Opened by
Joko Widodo President of Indonesia
Closed by
Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Athlete's Oath
Arki Dikania Wisnu
Judge's Oath
Wahyana
Torch lighter
Susi Susanti
Main venue
Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium[5]
Website
Official website
Summer
← Incheon 2014
Hangzhou 2022 →
Winter
← Sapporo–Obihiro 2017
Harbin 2025 →
Part of a series on
2018 Asian Games
Bid process
Venues (Athletes village)
Torch relay
Opening ceremony (flag bearers)
Medal table (medalists)
Sport calendar
Chronological summary
Closing ceremony
Mascot
Music album
Concerns and controversies
Asian Para Games (medal table)
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The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or Asian Games 2018), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang.
For the first time, the Summer Asian Games were co-hosted by two regions; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which was hosting the Games for the first time since 1962), and Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra province. Events were held in and around the two cities, including venues in Bandung and the provinces of West Java and Banten. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games were held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. The Games were originally awarded to Hanoi, Vietnam, but withdrew in 2014 due to budgetary concerns and other factors.
Several non-Olympic events were trimmed from the event programme, but several new disciplines being introduced at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (including 3-on-3 basketball) were added. Esports and canoe polo were also contested as demonstration sports.
China led the medal tally for the tenth consecutive time. North and South Korea fielded a unified team during the opening ceremony and selected events, and also won their first-ever gold medal as a unified team at a multi-sport event. 6 world, 18 Asian and 86 Asian Games records were broken during the Games, while Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee was announced as the most valuable player.[3]
^Odi Aria Saputra (10 April 2015). "Keppres Asian Games Turun Pertengahan April" (in Indonesian). Sriwijaya Post. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^Muhammad Hary Prasetya (12 February 2016). "Tema Asian Games 2018, The Energy of Asia, Ini Artinya". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ ab"Japan's swimmer Ikee named Asian Games' MVP". Xinhuanet.com. Xinhua News Agency. 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^"18-8-18 start planned for 18th Asian Games". Olympic Council of Asia. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^Ade Irma Junida (2 October 2014). "GBK akan direnovasi demi Asian Games 2018" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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