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Indonesia National Olympic Committee president Rita Subowo waves the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag during the official handover to Indonesia during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games at The Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon on October 4, 2014. Indonesia will host the 2018 Asian Games. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

January 26th, 2023 - 12:10 GMT

OCA chiefs say Russians can take part in Asian Games

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to compete in this year's Asian Games despite the invasion of Ukraine, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Thursday.

July 19th, 2022 - 04:10 GMT

China Set to Host Asian Games in September 2023

A child plays in front of a wall with images of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on May 8, 2022. China's ambitions to be a global sporting hub took a heavy blow as the May 6, 2022 postponement of this year's Asian Games further isolated a country already cut off by its hardline zero-Covid strategy. (Photo by AFP) / CHINA OUT

May 8th, 2022 - 10:45 GMT

Covid Curbs Push China Off Global Sporting Map

May 6th, 2022 - 12:52 GMT

Asian Games Postponed as China Battles Covid

This picture taken on October 19, 2021, shows the Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center in the city of Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province. The 2022 Asian Games in China is facing the "possibility" of being postponed, a senior official told AFP on April 21, 2022, after a rumour that it would be moved to next year. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

May 1st, 2022 - 09:59 GMT

Australia Says it Won't Send Athletes to Asian Games

December 14th, 2020 - 11:42 GMT

Doha Has Excellent Chance to Win Asian Gamed Bid: Mansour

October 2nd, 2019 - 04:42 GMT