Bidding process:

The 3rd12nd OCA Congress was held in Macau, China. With the last-minute withdrawal of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, defeated Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia, and won the right to host the 20 18 Asian Games.

At that time, Vietnamese Prime Minister Ruan Jinyong gave up the right to host the 18 Asian Games. This Asian Games was originally scheduled to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 20 19 1 1, which was originally the first Asian Games in the history of Vietnam.

The 33rd OCA Congress was held in Incheon, the third largest city in South Korea. At the meeting, Indonesia's application for hosting the 18 Asian Games was approved, and it was decided that the 18 Asian Games would be held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 20 18.

Competition events:

The Organizing Committee of the Asian Games in Jakarta put forward the preliminary plans for 39 events, namely, 28 Olympic events plus baseball, softball, bowling, Cabadie, rattan ball, squash, martial arts, cricket, karate, paragliding and jet skiing.

With the return of baseball and softball to the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee added karate, rock climbing, skateboarding and surfing, increasing the number of Olympic events from 28 to 33. However, the OCA Executive Committee believes that bridge should be increased to further adapt to the development direction of the future Asian Games.

18 emblem, mascot and slogan of the Asian Games;

1, emblem:

The main body of the emblem is the Puncano Stadium in Grola, with a radiant sun in the middle, which symbolizes the theme of unity and ability of people all over Asia.

2. Mascot:

20 18 The mascot and emblem of the Asian Games in Jakarta were unveiled at the Jakarta International Convention Center on July 28th, 20 16. The mascots are three cartoon characters drawn from three unique wild animals in Indonesia, namely the bird of paradise, the one-horned rhinoceros and the Batam deer.

The habitat of birds of paradise is in the east of Indonesia, the habitat of one-horned rhinoceros is in the west of Indonesia, and the habitat of Batumi deer is in Bawai 'an Island of Indonesia. Therefore, these three kinds of wild animals endemic to Indonesia were chosen as mascots for the Asian Games in Jakarta.

3. Slogan:

"Energy in Asia" was the slogan of the Asian Games in Jakarta on February 6th, 1965. It represents the energy emitted by everyone in Asia, and breaks through the limits of Asians through potential, which is of great significance to Asians.