Asian Games: Indonesia Wants 37 Sports
Sports FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017 Asian Games: Indonesia wants 37 sports JAKARTA: Host Indonesia said yesterday it like soft tennis, Indian wrestling-style sport are not ready to host 42 sports.” Ministry financial problems, has a chequered history wanted 37 sports at the 2018 Asian Games, kabbadi and Chinese martial art wushu. spokesman Gatot Dewa Broto confirmed to when it comes to staging multi-sport events. lower than the maximum of 42 previously Indonesia is already facing myriad chal- AFP that Indonesia wanted to host 37 sports. When the country hosted the Southeast Asian announced by the Olympic Council of Asia lenges, from creaking infrastructure to graft Authorities did not say which disciplines they Games in 2011, the event was marked by a (OCA). The maximum put forward by the OCA allegations, and Vice President Jusuf Kalla sig- wanted dropped, but a task force has been major corruption scandal, delays in getting earlier this month had raised eyebrows as it naled this week at an organizing committee established to carry out a review. In their venues and infrastructure ready and a deadly was more than at the last games in South meeting he wanted fewer sports than the announcement this month, the OCA had already stampede at the football final. The 2018 Asian Korea, despite pressure to reduce the number OCA’s suggested maximum. Following the said the number could be reduced, and indicat- Games will be held in Jakarta and the city of of sports. The Incheon games in 2014 fea- decision by Kalla, who is leading preparations, ed cricket, paragliding and jetski could be axed.
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