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The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Musim Panas Asia 2018), officially known as the XVIII Asiad, will be the 18th edition of a regional multi-sport event in Asia. It is to be hosted by Indonesia and is scheduled to take place from August 18 – September 2, 2018. Forty one sports and disciplines will be featured in the Games. This will be the second time that Jakarta has hosted the Asian Games, the first being the 1962 Asian Games. For the first time in theAsian Games history, two cities will host the Games: Jakarta, the national capital city, and Palembang, the capital city of its South Sumatra province. Bandung and three provinces that surround Jakarta and Palembang, Banten, and West Java also plan to support the Games with their existing sporting venues. Indonesia was approved as the host of the Games by Olympic Council of Asia executive board on September 19, 2014. They will host the Games in 2018 rather than the originally planned 2019 to avoid conflict with the Indonesian presidential election.

The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Musim Panas Asia 2018), officially known as the XVIII Asiad, will be the 18th edition of a regional ...