CHAPTER ONE

18th ASIAN GAMES

JAKARTA PALEMBANG 2018
The 18th Asian Games will be held in Jakarta and Palembang,
Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. It is the
first time in the history of the Games that two cities will host
the competition. This will be the second time Indonesia will
host the Asian Games, Jakarta having been the host city of
the 4th Asian Games in 1962.

Indonesia Overview

Indonesia (officially the Republic of Indonesia), is a unitary sovereign state and country located in Southeast Asia, with
some territories in Oceania. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is the world’s largest island country,
with more than 17,000 islands stretching over 1,904,569 square kilometres. It has an estimated population of over 260
million people and is the world’s fourth most populous country. The world’s most populous island, Java, contains more
than half of the country’s population.

Indonesia’s republican form of government includes an elected legislature and president. The country is made of 34
provinces. Its capital is Jakarta, which is also the most populous city in Southeast Asia. The country shares land borders
with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia; other neighbouring countries and territories
include Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. The country has abundant natural resources like oil and natural gas, tin, copper and gold. Agriculture mainly
produces rice, palm oil, tea, coffee, cacao, medicinal plants, spices and rubber. Indonesia’s major trading partners are
Japan, the United States, China and the surrounding countries of Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders and Sufi scholars
brought the now-dominant Islam, whilst European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolise
trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Before Indonesia secured its independence after World
War II between 1945 and 1949, the country had lived through three and half centuries of Dutch colonialism. Starting
from Amboina and Batavia, the Dutch rule stretched all through the archipelago, including Timor and Western New
Guinea, with the Portuguese, French and British also controlling these regions at different times throughout its history.

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 Fact Sheet
Capital: Jakarta
Head of State: Joko Widodo (president)
Head of Government: Jusuf Kalla (Vice-President)
Government: Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic

Nationality: Indonesian
Population: 263,510,000 (estimate 2017)
Official Language: Indonesian (official), Malay, Dutch, English widely spoken
Religions: Islam 87.2%, Christianity 9.9%, Hindu 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%

National Flag
The flag of Indonesia, also known as the ‘Sang Saka Merah-Putih’, ‘Bendera Merah-
Putih’ or ‘Merah-Putih’, is composed of two equal horizontal bands, red (top)
and white (bottom). It was introduced in public at the Indonesian Declaration of
Independence on 17 August 1945 in Jakarta, and again when the Dutch formally
transferred sovereignty on 17 August 1950. The design of the flag, inspired by
the banner of the Majapahit Empire based on the island of Java from 1293 to
around 1500, has remained unchanged since.

Geography
Location: Southeast Asia, Oceania
Area: 1,904,569 km2
Physical Features: Large archipelagic country (17 islands), coastal plains and mountains/volcanic areas
Climate: Tropical/equatorial, with two seasons (dry and wet)
Weather: The average temperature in Jakarta for September is 33° with humidity reaching 68%

Practical Information
Weekend: Saturday/Sunday
Working Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 09:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. Saturday hours are often 09:00-13:00.
Local time: Western Indonesian Time (WIB)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 7 hours.
Electrical current: 230 V/50 Hz, standard socket C & F
Country Code (Telephone): +62 (To make an international dial 00/+ followed by the relevant country code for the
country you are calling).
Currency: The official currency is the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), which is divided into 100 cents. The exchange rate at the
time of this Handbook’s publication (November 2017) was approximately 1 USD = 13,300 IDR.
1 EUR = 15,500 IDR/ 1 CHF = 14,000 IDR/ 1 GBP = 17,000 IDR.

Emergency Numbers
Police - General Emergencies: 110/112 (SMS 1717)
Ambulance and Rescue: 118
Fire: 113
Medical Emergencies: 119
Tourist Police (Jakarta): (021) 526 4073

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 Medical Centres

Jakarta Medical Center (JMC) Hospital:

Address: Jl. Warung Buncit Raya No.15, Jl. Warung Jati Bar. No.8, RT.10/RW.5, Kalibata, Pancoran, Kota Jakarta Selatan,
Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12740, Indonesia
Hours: 24 hours per day
Telephone: +62 (0) 21 798 0888

Mahkota Medical Center

Address: Blok WB 2 No.17, Jl. Boulevard Raya, RT.11/RW.15, Klp. Gading Tim., Klp. Gading, Kota Jkt Utara, Daerah
Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 14240, Indonesia
Hours: Monday-Saturday 09:00–17:00
  Sunday Closed
Telephone: +62 (0) 21 4531677

Tirta Medical Center

Address: Bellagio Mall O.G & O.UG 21-24, Kawasan Mega Kuningan Barat Kav E 4.3, RT.5/RW.2, Kuningan Tim., Kota
Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
Hours:
Monday -Friday 08:00–16:00
Saturday 08:00–12:00
Sunday Closed
Telephone: +62 (0) 21 30066508

Courier Services
DHL Express
http://www.dhl.co.id/id.html

UPS
https://www.ups.com/content/corp/worldwide/asia/indonesia.html

FedEx
http://www.fedex.com/id/

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 Host Cities
Jakarta
Located on the northwest coast of the world’s most populous island of Java, Jakarta is a cosmopolitan city, and Indonesia’s
centre of economics, culture and politics, with a population of 10,075,310 (as of 2014). Jakarta’s business opportunities,
as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, attract migrants from all over Indonesia and the world, making
the city a melting pot of many communities and cultures.

The city’s planned infrastructure projects for the event include a light-rapid transit (LRT) network, a velodrome and an
equestrian centre. The 5.8-kilometre LRT network will allow spectators of the Asiad to reach the Britama Sports Hall in
North Jakarta, the equestrian centre in Pulomas and the velodrome in Rawamangun, both in East Jakarta.

The velodrome’s development will be monitored directly by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and the equestrian
venue will be an international-standard equestrian facility, certified as an Equine Disease free zone. The facility will be
built on a 35-hectare plot of land.

Palembang
Palembang is the oldest city in Indonesia, as the earliest evidence of its existence dates from the 7th century. It is the
second-largest city on Sumatra island (population of 1,708,413 people in 2014) and the capital city of the South Sumatra
province. Palembang is located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra.

Palembang has some of the biggest arenas in South East Asia, but also support infrastructure, such as an international
airport, hotels and railroads. Palembang has built a skybridge to connect the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International
Airport with a LRT terminal.

In anticipation to the Asian Games, Palembang will build 20 new hotels, adding a total of 10,000 new hotel rooms to host
athletes and sports ambassador during the games. Jakabaring Sriwijaya Stadium will also be renovated in preparation for
the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018 to increase the capacity from 23,819 seats to 40,000 seats.

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 Event Information
Event Overview
The 61 sports/disciplines (41 with live TV coverage, 16 with ENG) will take place in new and existing venues divided
in four main clusters, on two islands: Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) cluster, Jakarta cluster, Jakarta Suburb cluster and
Jakabaring Sport City (JSC) Palembang cluster. The closest competition venue to the IBC is the Stadion Utama Gelora
Bung Karno, situated 900 m away from the Jakarta Convention Centre, where the IBC will be located.

Competition Format
☀☀ 45 participating nations
☀☀ 40 sports
☀☀ 25 days with scheduled sporting events
☀☀ 462 events
☀☀ 40+ sports facilities

History of the Games

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes
from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi,
India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
The Games are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-
sport event after the Olympic Games. In its history, nine nations have hosted the Asian Games. Forty-six nations have
participated in the Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games after their last participation in 1974.

Official Logo
The 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018 logo is inspired by the shape of Gelora Bung Karno
Main Stadium, with eight paths leading to the stadium and the shining sun emblem of the Olympic
OCA logo in the centre, which reflects the ‘Energy of Asia’ theme. The design tells that the ‘Energy
of Asia’ will radiate throughout the world. The multicolored arcs are also evocative of the
multinational cultural nature of Asia and Indonesia.

Mascots
KAKA

Kaka is a one-horned
rhinoceros, wearing
Palembang’s traditional
attire featuring a flower
pattern. Kaka represents
strength.

BHIN BHIN ATUNG

Bhin Bhin is a Cendrawasih Atung is a Bawean deer,

bird, wearing a vest with wearing a sarong with
Asmat pattern details Jakarta’s Tumpal batik
from Papua. Bhin Bhin pattern. Atung represents
represents strategy. speed.

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 Sports

Aquatics – Diving Aquatics – Swimming Aquatics – Aquatics – Water Polo Archery

Synchronised Swimming

Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Bowling

Bridge Canoe Cycling – BMX Cycling – MTB Cycling – Road Race

Cycling – Track Equestrian Fencing Football Golf

Gymnastics – Artistic Gymnastics – Rhythmic Gymnastics – Trampoline Handball Hockey

Jet Ski Judo Jujitsu Kabaddi Karate

Kurash Modern Pentathlon Paragliding Pencak Silat Roller Blading

Rowing Sailing Sambo Sepak Takraw Shooting

Skateboarding Soft Tennis Softball Sport Climbing Squash

Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Traditional Boat Race Triathlon

Volleyball – Beach Volleyball – Indoor Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu

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 Participating Nations

Afghanistan (AFG) Bahrain (BRN) Bangladesh (BAN) Bhutan (BHU) Brunei (BRU)

Cambodia (CAM) China (CHN) Chinese Taipei (TPE) Hong Kong (HKG) India (IND)

Indonesia (INA) Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Islamic Republic of Iraq (IRQ) Japan (JPN) Jordan (JOR)

Kazakhstan (KAZ) Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Kuwait (KUW) Republic of Korea (KOR) Laos (LAO)

Lebanon (LBN) Macau, China (MAC) Malaysia (MAS) Maldives (MDV) Mongolia (MGL)

Myanmar (MYA) Nepal (NEP) North Korea (PRK) Oman (OMA) Pakistan (PAK)

Palestine (PLE) Philippines (PHI) Qatar (QAT) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SAU) Singapore (SGP)

Sri Lanka (SRI) Syria (SYR) Tajikistan (TJK) Thailand (THA) Timor Leste (TLS)

Turkmenistan (TKM) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Uzbekistan (UZB) Vietnam (VIE) Yemen (YEM)

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 Competition Schedule
ASIAN GAMES 2018 - Master v15 - 26/10/17
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
# Sport # Discipline SPORT DISCIPLINE Events VENUES LOCATION W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES GBK Main Stadium JAKARTA
1 1 AQUATICS (Swimming) 41 M M M M M M
2 AQUATICS (Diving) 10 M M M M M
GBK Aquatic Center JAKARTA
3 AQUATICS (Synchronised Swimming) 2 M M M
4 AQUATICS (Water Polo) 2 Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ M R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
2 5 ARCHERY 5 GBK Archery Field JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
3 6 ATHLETICS 48 GBK Main Stadium JAKARTA M M M M M M
4 7 BADMINTON 7 GBK ISTORA JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
5 8 BASEBALL/SOFTBALL (Baseball) 1 GBK Baseball JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
9 BASEBALL/SOFTBALL (Softball) 1 GBK Softball JAKARTA Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
6 10 BASKETBALL (5 x 5) 2 GBK Basket Hall JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ M
BASKETBALL (5 x 5) GBK ISTORA JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ M
11 BASKETBALL (3 x 3) 2 GBK Tennis Centre Court JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
7 12 BOWLING 6 JSC Bowling Center PALEMBANG M M Ÿ M Ÿ M M M
8 13 BOXING 13 JIEXPO Kemayoran C3 JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ M
9 14 BRIDGE 6 JIEXPO Kemayoran JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
10 15 CANOE/KAYAK (Sprint) 12 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M Ÿ M M
JSC Lake Jakabaring PALEMBANG
CANOE/KAYAK (Traditional Boat Race) 5 Ÿ Ÿ M
16 CANOE/KAYAK (Slalom) 4 Bendung Rentang JAWA BARAT M M
11 17 CYCLING (Track) 12 Jakarta Velodrome JAKARTA SUBURBS M M M M M M
18 CYCLING (Road Race) 4 Subang roads WEST JAVA M M M
19 CYCLING (MTB) 4 Subang area JAWA BARAT M M
20 CYCLING (BMX Freestyle) 2 M
Pulo Mas area JAKARTA
21 CYCLING (BMX Race) 2 M
12 22 EQUESTRIAN (Dressage) 2 M Ÿ M
23 EQUESTRIAN (Eventing) 2 International Equestrian JAKARTA SUBURBS Ÿ Ÿ M
24 EQUESTRIAN (Jumping) 2 M M
13 25 FENCING 12 JCC Assembly Hall JAKARTA M M M M M M
14 26 FOOTBALL (Men) 1 GBLA Stadium WEST JAVA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R R Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ R M
FOOTBALL (Men) Jalak Harupat Stadium WEST JAVA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
FOOTBALL (Men) Pakansari Stadium WEST JAVA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
FOOTBALL (Men) Patriot Stadium WEST JAVA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
FOOTBALL (Men) Wibawa Mukti Stadium WEST JAVA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
FOOTBALL (Women) 1 JSC Gelora Srijawa PALEMBANG Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R R Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ R M
FOOTBALL (Women) Bhoomi Sriwijaya PALEMBANG Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
15 27 GOLF 4 PondokIndah Golf JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
16 28 GYMNASTIC (Artistic) 14 M M M M M
29 GYMNASTIC (Rhythmic) 2 JIEXPO Kemayoran D1 & D2 JAKARTA M M
30 GYMNASTIC (Trampoline) 2 M
17 31 HANDBALL 2 POPKI Cibubur WEST JAVA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ M M
18 32 HOCKEY 2 GBK Hockey Field JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ M M
19 33 JET SKI 4 ANCOL Beach JAKARTA M M M M
20 34 JUDO 15 JIEXPO Kemayoran B 3 JAKARTA M M M M
21 35 KABADDI 2 JIEXPO Kemayoran B1 & B2 JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
22 36 KARATE (Kumite) 11 JCC Assembly Hall JAKARTA Ÿ M M
37 KARATE (Kata) 2 JCC Assembly Hall JAKARTA M
23 38 MARTIAL ARTS (Jujitsu) 9 JIEXPO Kemayoran A 1 JAKARTA M M M M
39 MARTIAL ARTS (Pencak Silat) 16 PADEPOKAN Silat TMII JAKARTA SUBURBS Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M R M
40 MARTIAL ARTS (Wushu) 15 JIEXPO Kemayoran A2 & A3 JAKARTA M M M M M
41 MARTIAL ARTS (Kurash) 8 JCC Cenderawasih JAKARTA M M M M
42 MARTIAL ARTS (Sambo) 6 JCC Cenderawasih JAKARTA M M M
24 43 MODERN PENTATHLON 2 Arthayasa Stables JAWA BARAT M M
25 44 PARAGLIDING 6 Gunung Mas Puncak JAWA BARAT Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
26 45 ROWING 15 JSC Lake Jakabaring PALEMBANG Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
27 46 RUGBY SEVENS 2 GBK Rugby Field JAKARTA Ÿ M
28 47 SAILING 10 ANCOL Marina JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ R Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
29 48 SEPAK TAKRAW 6 JSC Danau Ranau PALEMBANG Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
30 49 SHOOTING (Rifle) 6 M M M M Ÿ M
50 SHOOTING (Pistol) 5 M Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ M M
JSC Shooting Range PALEMBANG
51 SHOOTING (Skeet & Trap) 2 M M M M
52 SHOOTING (Running Target) 2 M Ÿ M
31 53 SPORT CLIMBING 2 JSC Sport Climbing PALEMBANG Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
32 54 ROLLER SPORT (Skateboard) 4 JSC PALEMBANG Ÿ M
55 ROLLER SPORT (Roller Skate) 2 JSC PALEMBANG Ÿ M
33 56 SQUASH 4 GBK Training Facility JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M
34 57 TABLE TENNIS 5 JIEXPO Kemayoran B 3 JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
35 58 TAEKWONDO (Kyorugi) 8 JAKARTA M M M M
JIEXPO Kemayoran A2 & A3
59 TAEKWONDO (Poomsae) 4 JAKARTA M
36 60 TENNIS 5 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
JSC Tennis Court PALEMBANG
61 SOFT TENNIS 5 Ÿ M M M M
37 62 TRIATHLON 3 JSC Lake Jakabaring PALEMBANG M M
38 63 VOLLEYBALL (Indoor) 2 GBK Tennis Indoor Stad JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
VOLLEYBALL (Indoor) JHCC Plenary Hall JAKARTA Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
64 VOLLEYBALL (Beach) 2 JSC Beach Volley PALEMBANG Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ M M
39 65 WEIGHTLIFTING 14 JIEXPO Kemayoran A 1 JAKARTA M M M M M M M M
40 66 WRESTLING (Freestyle) 12 M M M
JIEXPO Kemayoran B1 & B2 JAKARTA
67 WRESTLING (Greco-Roman) 6 M M

. M R
Opening Competition Medal Rest Day
and Closing Day Round
Ceremonies

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