2018 Asian Games
Asian Games: A lot at stake for hosts
16 August 2018
Despite a massive counter-terrorism crackdown since the 2002 Bali bombing, the past several years have increased militants’ activity.
Jakarta (Indonesia): Indonesia is deploying 100,000 police and soldiers to provide security for the Asian Games, the biggest event ever held in its terror attack-prone capital Jakarta, parts of which have been dramatically spruced up as the city readies to welcome tens of thousands of athletes and visitors.
The 18th Asian Games, which run until September 2, are held in Jakarta, Palembang on Sumatra, and West Java. About 12,000 athletes, support staff, and officials, and 5,000 journalists are expected.
It’s the second time Indonesia has hosted the games. The first in 1962 was under the country’s founding President Sukarno, who wanted to showcase Indonesia and himself as a leader of nations who’d thrown off colonial Western rule. This time, Indonesia, projected to be among the world’s 10 biggest economies by 2030, wants to shift perceptions that it’s in the ‘too hard basket and pave the way for an eventual tilt at even bigger sports hosting baubles.
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All 2018 Asian Games Venues in West Java Ready for use
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The preparation of venues for five sports that and will complete in the 18th Asian Games in West Java Province has reached 100 percent. Hence the venues will be ready to hold the international level competition, an official said.
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“Thank Goodness that all are ready, for the football venue, the development stage is already at 100 percent. the preparation of four fields for the football match had been settled, including for the training ground,” West Java Provincial Secretary, Iwa Karniwa said on Friday.
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Iwa said the four fields in West Java would be for the soccer matches, namely are:
Soccer Fields
- Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung District
- Pakansari in Bogor District
- Patriot in Bekasi District
- Wibawamukti Stadium in Karawang District.
While, for the bicycle racing or road race, the 145-kilometer route that crosses Purwakarta, Subang Karawang, is also at 100 percent ready.
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“The traffic will be managed when the game is being held.
So far the West Java Regional Police Chief has set the hours for the race, to be used for three hours.
But three hours before and after the race has also been arranged,” he said.
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Also, the paragliding sports branch at Puncak in Bogor District.
And when the preparation has reached 100 percent, the access road comfortably during the match.
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“The preparation for the Canoe Slalom sport at the Bendung Rentang in Majalengka District has also reached 100 percent. Including the preparation of the athletes and official mobilization,” said Iwa.
He added the road improvements in Subang for the Mountain Bike sport had reached 100 percent. While access road improvements used CSR funds from Bank BJB.
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“So overall, the preparation of the Asian Games in West Java, has 100 percent completed.
Now it`s just the preparation of the Asian Games flame torch relay,” he explained.
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Indonesia 2nd Time to Host Asian-Games
Indonesia hosts the Asian Games for the second time.
Jakarta was the venue for the Asian sporting event for the first time in 1962.
Jakarta and the South Sumatran Provincial capital of Palembang will host the largest Asian sporting events from August 18 to September 2, 2018.
45 Countries will attend the games.
And will feature 462 events in 40 sports, of which 32 are Olympic sports and eight are non-Olympic events.
The Olympic sports are Aquatics, Athletics, Fencing, Weightlifting, Basketball, Handball, Badminton, Baseball/Softball, Cycling, Equestrian, Golf, Wrestling, Hockey, Judo, Karate, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sailing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Archery, Sport Climbing, Rowing, Rugby, Gymnastics, Roller Skating, Football, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Boxing, Triathlon, and Volleyball.
The non-Olympic sports are Bowling, Bridge, Cricket, Kabaddi, Martial Arts (including Jujitsu, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Sambo, and Wushu), Mechanical Sports (such as Paragliding and Jet skiing), Squash, and Sepak Takraw.
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65,000 Indonesians go loco for poco–poco in Asian Games record attempt
Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo led some 65,000 of his compatriots in a mass dance through the streets of Jakarta on Sunday.
To promote the Asian Games and try to set a world record along the way.
Jakarta and the city of Palembang on Sumatra will jointly host Asia’s biggest sporting event on August 18. Still, President Widodo has previously complained about the lack of promotion and enthusiasm in the country.
To drum up support ahead of the games, authorities turned to the poco-poco, a traditional line dance from North Sulawesi province.
Dressed in white and red — the color of the Indonesian flag — President Widodo, his wife Iriana, and several high-ranking officials led tens of thousands of Indonesians in a long, snaking line of dancers through the capital.
Organizers hope to break the world record for the largest number of people performing the traditional dance in one place.
And said 65,000 people took part in Jakarta.
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“Poco-poco is the original culture of Indonesia and it’s a native dance, so we are now performing a mass Poco-poco dance with 65,000 people setting the world record showing and reiterating Poco-poco belongs to Indonesia,” police chief Tito Karnavian who took part in the event said.
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Police and military staff, members of parliament, students, members of fitness centers, and inmates in jails across Indonesia all showed their best Poco-poco moves at the same.
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“This a very good opportunity to show that Indonesia is conserving its traditions,” high school student Raja Farid Akbar said.
“I am happy that I can help promote a tradition that could have been forgotten.”
11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries will flock to Jakarta and Palembang. For the August 18 to September 2 Games. The world’s biggest multi-sport event behind the Olympics.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/65-000-indonesians-loco-poco-poco-asian-games-065018749.html
TEAM PHILIPPINES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (August 19, 2018)
SHOOTING
SOFTBALL
TAEKWONDO
TENNIS
VOLLEYBALL
WRESTLING:
WUSHU
August 19
- Aquatics – Swimming (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Baseball – Softball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5×5 (Event competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field hockey (Event competition)
- Kabaddi (Event competition)
- Karate (Medal competition)
- Martial arts
- Pencak silat (Event competition)
- Wushu (Medal competition)
- Rowing (Event competition)
- Sepaktakraw (Event competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
20
- Aquatics
- Swimming (Medal competition)
- Water polo (Event competition)
- Baseball – Softball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5×5 (Event competition)
- Cycling – Mountain bike (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Dressage (medal completion)
- Football (Event competition)
- Gymnastics – Artistic (Medal competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field hockey (Event competition)
- Kabaddi (Event competition)
- Karate (Medal competition)
- Martial arts
- Pencak silat (Event competition)
- Wushu (Medal competition)
- Rowing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition
- Sports climbing (Event competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
21
- Aquatics
- Swimming (Medal competition)
- Water polo (Event competition)
- Archery (Event competition)
- Baseball – Softball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5×5 (Event competition)
- Cycling – Mountain bike (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Dressage (Event competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Golf (Event competition)
- Gymnastics – Artistic (Medal competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field hockey (Event competition)
- Kabaddi (Event competition)
- Karate (Medal competition)
- Martial arts
- Kurash (Medal competition)
- Pencak silat (Event competition)
- Wushu (Medal competition)
- Rowing (Event competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Medal competition)
- Shooting (Medal competition)
- Sports climbing (Event competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
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- Aquatics – Swimming (Medal competition)
- Archery (Event competition)
- Baseball – Softball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Basketball – 3X3 (Event competition)
- Bowling – (Medal competition)
- Bridge – (Event competition)
- Cycling – Road (Medal competition)
- Football – (Event competition)
- Golf – (Event competition)
- Gymnastics – Artistic (Medal competition)
- Field Hockey –(Event competition)
- Kabaddi – (Event competition)
- Martial arts – Kurash (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Pencak silat (Event competition)
- Martial arts – Wushu (Medal competition)
- Paragliding – (Event competition)
- Rowing – (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw – (Event competition)
- Sports Climbing – (Event competition)
- Shooting – (Medal competition)
- Tennis – (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting – (Medal competition)
23
- Aquatics – Swimming (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Archery (Event competition)
- Badminton (Event competition)
- Baseball – Softball (Medal competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Basketball – 3X3 (Event competition)
- Bowling (Medal competition)
- Canoeing – Traditional boat race (Event competition)
- Cycling – Road (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Dressage (Medal competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Golf (Event competition)
- Gymnastics – Artistic (Medal competition)
- Field Hockey (Event competition)
- Jet ski (Medal competition)
- Kabaddi (Event competition)
- Martial arts – Kurash (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Pencak silat (Event competition)
- Martial arts – Wushu (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Shooting (Medal competition)
- Sports climbing (Event competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Tennis (Medal competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
24
- Aquatics – Swimming (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Archery (Event competition)
- Badminton (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Basketball – 3X3 (Event competition)
- Bowling (Event competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Slalom (Medal competition)
- Canoeing – Traditional boat race (Event competition)
- Cycling – Road (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Eventing (Event competition)
- Fencing (Medal competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Golf (Medal competition)
- Gymnastics – Artistic (Medal competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field Hockey (Event competition)
- Jet ski (Medal competition)
- Kabaddi (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Kurash (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Pencak silat (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Medal competition)
- Rowing (Medal competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Shooting (Medal competition)
- Sports climbing (Event competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
25
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Archery (Event competition)
- Athletics (Medal competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Basketball – 3X3 (Event competition)
- Bowling (Medal competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Slalom (Medal competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Traditional boat race (Medal competition)
- Cycling – BMX (Medal competition)
- Fencing (Medal competition)
- Field Hockey (Event competition)
- Jet ski (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Shooting (Medal competition)
- Sports climbing (Medal competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Table tennis (Event competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
26
- Aquatics – Water polo
- Archery (Event competition)
- Athletics (Medal competition)
- Badminton (Medal competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Basketball – 3X3 (Medal competition)
- Bowling (Medal competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Bridge (Medal competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Event competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Eventing (Medal competition)
- Fencing (Medal competition)
- Gymnastics – Rhythmic (Medal competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field Hockey (Event competition)
- Jet ski (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Pencak silat (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Shooting (Medal competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Table tennis (Event competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Weightlifting (Medal competition)
August 27
- Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Archery (Medal competition)
- Athletics (Medal competition)
- Badminton (Event competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Bowling (Medal competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Event competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Fencing (Medal competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Gymnastics – Rhythmic (Medal competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field Hockey (Event competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Roller sports – Skateboarding (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Medal competition)
- Shooting (Medal competition)
- Squash (Medal competition)
- Table tennis (Medal competition)
- Tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Wrestling (Medal competition)
28
- Aquatics – Diving (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Synchronized Swimming (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Archery (Medal competition)
- Athletics (Medal competition)
- Badminton (Event competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Bowling (Medal competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Medal competition)
- Cycling – BMX (Medal competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Jumping (Medal competition)
- Fencing (Medal competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Paragliding (Medal competition)
- Roller sports – Skateboarding (Medal competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Table tennis (Event competition)
- Taekwondo (Medal competition)
- Tennis (Medal competition)
- Tennis – Soft tennis (Event competition)
- Volleyball – Beach (Medal competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Wrestling (Medal competition)
29
- Aquatics – Diving (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Athletics (Medal competition)
- Badminton (Event competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Bowling (Medal competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Medal competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Fencing (Medal competition)
- Gymnastics – Trampoline (Medal competition)
- Handball (Event competition)
- Field Hockey (Event competition)
- Judo (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Jujitsu (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Sambo (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Table tennis (Event competition)
- Taekwondo (Medal competition)
- Tennis (Medal competition)
- Tennis – Soft tennis (Medal competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Wrestling (Medal competition)
August 30
- Aquatics – Diving (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Athletics (Medal competition)
- Badminton (Event competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Event competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Equestrian – Jumping (Medal competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Handball (Medal competition)
- Field Hockey (Medal competition)
- Judo (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Jujitsu (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Sambo (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Roller sports – Roller skating (Event competition)
- Sailing (Event competition)
- Sepak takraw (Event competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Table tennis (Event competition)
- Taekwondo (Medal competition)
- Tennis – Soft tennis (Medal competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Event competition)
- Wrestling (Medal competition)
August 31
- Aquatics – Diving (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Event competition)
- Badminton (Medal competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Event competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Boxing (Event competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Medal competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Football (Event competition)
- Handball (Medal competition)
- Field Hockey (Medal competition)
- Judo (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Jujitsu (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Sambo (Medal competition)
- Modern Pentathlon (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Event competition)
- Roller sports – Roller skating (Medal competition)
- Rugby sevens (Event competition)
- Sailing (Medal competition)
- Sepaktakraw (Event competition)
- Squash (Event competition)
- Table tennis (Medal competition)
- Taekwondo (Medal competition)
- Tennis – Soft tennis (Medal competition)
- Triathlon (Medal competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Medal competition)
- Wrestling (Medal competition)
September 1
- Aquatics – Diving (Medal competition)
- Aquatics – Water polo (Medal competition)
- Badminton (Medal competition)
- Baseball (Event competition)
- Basketball – 5X5 (Medal competition)
- Bridge (Event competition)
- Boxing (Medal competition)
- Canoeing – Sprint (Medal competition)
- Cycling – Track (Medal competition)
- Football (Medal competition)
- Judo (Medal competition)
- Martial arts – Jujitsu (Medal competition)
- Modern Pentathlon (Medal competition)
- Paragliding (Medal competition)
- Rugby sevens (Medal competition)
- Sepak takraw (Medal competition)
- Squash (Medal competition)
- Table tennis (Medal competition)
- Taekwondo (Medal competition)
- Tennis – Soft tennis (Medal competition)
- Triathlon (Medal competition)
- Volleyball – Indoor (Medal competition)
The final day of the competition, September 2, will feature Baseball and Bridge medal competitions, followed by the closing ceremony.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-6067909/Asian-Games-2018-need-know.html
Volleyball
The Draw for Women’s Volleyball at SEA Games is
Group 1 – Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines
Group 2 – South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and India
11 Nations competing. Group 2 is the tougher group, with
- China #1 world, #1 Asia
- South Korea #10 world #3 Asia
- Kazakhstan #21 world #6 Asia
- Vietnam #45 world #8 Asia
- Taipei #55 world #9 Asia
- India Unranked
In Group 1
- Japan #6 world #2 Asia
- Thailand #16 world #4 Asia
- Hong Kong #66 world #9 Asia
- Indonesia #66 world #10 Asia
- Philippines #79 world #12 Asia
For more team draws, updates, results, and analyses on Asian Games, please visit here.
August 7, 2017, the latest FIVB World 7Ranking for the Philippines in Women’s Volleyball is 79th.
Top Asian Countries
1 China
6 Japan
10 South Korea
16 Thailand
21 Kazakhstan
24 Azerbaijan
45 Vietnam
55 Taipei
66 Hong Kong
66 Indonesia
66 Uzbekistan
Top Teams 2014 Asian Games, Incheon Korea
GOLD South Korea (host)
SILVER China
BRONZE Thailand
4 Japan
5 Taipei
6 Kazakhstan
7 Hong Kong
8 India
9 Maldives
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**NB, The top 4 in FIVB Rankings, finished Top 4 in the Asian Games 2014, albeit in a different order
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**All teams in the Top 7 ranked higher than the Philippines by FIVB, India, and the Maldives not ranked higher than the Philippines but didn’t finish higher than the team ranked higher than the Philippines by FIVB
Fast Forward 3 years 2017 SEA Games, Kuala Lumpur
GOLD Thailand
SILVER Indonesia
BRONZE Vietnam
4 Philippines
5 Myanmar
6 Malaysia
7 Cambodia
8 Timor Leste
**Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia are ranked higher than the Philippines by FIVB, so finishing behind them is no surprise. In retrospect, how other women’s team sports fared at SEA Games
Basketball 4th of 7 (but not being sent as per the recent article)
Rugby 4th of 5
Netball 5th of 5
2017 Asian Champs (host Philippines)
1 Japan
2 Thailand
3 South Korea
4 China (as expected, the top 4 in FIVB and Asian Games top 4 again in a different rotating order)
5 Vietnam
6 Chinese Taipei
7 Kazakhstan
8 Philippines
9 Iran
10 Australia
11 Hong Kong
12 New Zealand
13 Sri Lanka
14 Maldives
**The Philippines did finish ahead of Hong Kong, ranked 66th. Australia and NZ did not send the strongest teams.
***Note having a good knowledge of stats and geography starting about 25 years ago or more certainly helped.
Pinoyexchange Forum Discussion on Asian Games
RESULT OF DRAWING OF LOTS FOR 7 TEAM SPORTS
I’ll only include the ones where Team PH is competing
BASKETBALL MEN
Group A: South Korea, Mongolia, Indonesia, Thailand.
Group B: Iran, Philippines, Syria, United Arab Emirates.
Group C: Japan, Qatar, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong.
Group D: Kazakhstan, China, Palestine.
VOLLEYBALL WOMEN
Group A: Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines.
Group B: South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, India.
SEPAK TAKRAW MEN’S REGU
Group A: Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Pakistan.
Group B: South Korea, China, India, Nepal.
SEPAK TAKRAW MEN’S TEAM DOUBLE
Group A: Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Philippines.
Group B: Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar.
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