Saturday, October 11, 2014

17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 held in South Korea

17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was held in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014, featuring 439 events in 36 sports. It is officially called XVII Asiad. It is governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The theme of the 2014 Asian Games is Meet Asia’s Future.
The moscot of the Asian Games Incheon 2014 was three spotted Harbour Seal siblings named Barame, Chumuro and Vichuon meaning wind, dance and light in Korean language.
The logo of the Asian Games Incheon 2014 portrayed a huge wing consisting a string of A, the first letter of Asia, with a shining sun at its upper left, symbolizing the Asian people holding hands in the sky.
The Slogan of the Asian Games Incheon 2014 was Diversity Shines Here that represents and highlights the significance of Asia’s wonderful diversity in history, cultures, and religions.

To help English speaking visitors, mobile apps named WAZE and JiHaChul. Mobile app WAZE was provided to navigate on the routes of Incheon Asian games 2014 and JiHaChul provided maps of the routes in advance respectively. Next Asian Games Incheon will be hosted by the Singapore in 2018.
Ranks of the countries in the Asian Games Incheon 2014
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
China
151
108
83
 342
2
South Korea
79
71
84          
234
3
Japan
47
76
77
200
4
Kazakhstan
28
23
33
84
5
Iran
21
18
18
57
6
Thailand
12
7
28
47
7
North Korea
11
11
14
36
8
India     
11
10
36
57
9
Chinese Taipei
10          
18
23
51
10
Qatar
10
0
4
14
Gold Medals for India
Names
Sport
Category
Jitu Rai
Shooting
Men's 50 metre pistol
Rajat Chauhan
Sandeep Kumar
Abhishek Verma
Archery
Men's team compound
Saurav Ghosal
Mahesh Mangaonkar
Harinder Pal Sandhu
Kush Kumar
Squash
Men’s team
Yogeshwar Dutt
Wrestling
Men's freestyle 65 kg
Seema Punia
Athletics
Women's discus throw
Sania Mirza
Saketh Myneni
Tennis
Mixed doubles
Mary Kom
Boxing
Women's 51 kg
Men’s hockey team
Field hockey
Men
Priyanka Pawar
Tintu Luka
Mandeep Kaur
M R Poovamma
Athletics
Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
Women's kabaddi team
Kabaddi
Women
Men's kabaddi team
Kabaddi
Men

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