Vietnam overcame Indonesia and UAE in the last race to host ASIAD 2019

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Posted : 2012/11/08 2:18 pm
Hanoi wins race to host 2019 Asian Games: officials

Hanoi on Thursday won the right to host the 2019 Asian Games, sparking celebrations among Vietnamese officials who said the decision would unlock millions of dollars in infrastructure investment.
The Vietnamese capital got the nod ahead of Indonesia's second biggest city of Surabaya and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said after a meeting in the southern Chinese city of Macau.
'The majority of the votes are for the city of Hanoi to hold the 2019 Asian Games,' OCA president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah told a press conference.
'The leaders of the country, the sports groups of the country, we have trust that they will reach their commitment, and as a partner we will work very closely with them to bring the best Games ever in Asia.'
Vietnam Olympic Committee Secretary General Hoang Vinh Giang expressed jubilation at the decision.
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ASIAD 18 is scheduled for November 2019 and will last 16 days.

The 17 th Asian Games will be held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea , in 2014.

Hanoi wins race to host 2019 Asian Games: officials | MSN Arabia

 

[KRAIT]

Congrats to our Vietnam friends. All the best for organizing the events.

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

Sports of ASEAN region remains the most low-lying area in the World.

In ASEAN region, Vietnam's sports have made ​​significant strides in recent years. We were located near the bottom of the rankings when integration came back with sports of ASEAN in 1995, but in recent years Vietnam is one of top 3 countries in sports of ASEAN region.

October 2012 in FIFA rankings, Vietnamese football ranked 19th in Asia and top of ASEAN.


FIFA Ranking of Oct 2012:

Zon. Rnk Team
1 *Japan
2 *Korea Republic
3 *Australia
4 *Iran
5 *Uzbekistan
6 *Korea DPR
7 *Oman
8 *China PR
9 *Jordan
10 *Iraq
11 *Qatar
12 *United Arab Emirates
13 *Kuwait
14 *Lebanon
15 *Saudi Arabia
16 *Bahrain
17 *Turkmenistan
18 *Tajikistan
19 *Vietnam
20 *Philippines
21 *Syria
22 *Palestine
23 *Thailand
24 *Myanmar
25 *Maldives
26 *Yemen
27 *Malaysia
28 *Singapore
29 *Indonesia
30 *Afghanistan
31 *India
32 *Nepal
33 *Bangladesh
34 *Hong Kong
35 *Chinese Taipei
36 *Laos
37 *Pakistan
38 *Guam
39 *Sri Lanka
40 *Mongolia
41 *Brunei Darussalam
42 *Timor-Leste
43 *Cambodia
44 *Macau
45 *Kyrgyzstan
46 *Bhutan

 

[nufix]

Big congrats to my Vietnam friends,

 

[fgdrey189]

Why is not 2018 but 2019?

 

[Nav]

congrats to Vietnam , I hope they will organize these games better then Dubai,

 

[xuxu1457]

congratulations, hope every Asian country can hold one time ASIAD

 

[Viet]

Where do we get all the money needed for the sporting complex?
Can China give us a hand?

 

[S10]

Where do we get all the money needed for the sporting complex?
Can China give us a hand?

As long as China gets all the construction contract.

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

Why is not 2018 but 2019?

Interesting question. You will get the answer at the end of the article in the link below:

The Games are usually held every four years but the organisers decided to delay the 18th Games by a year for scheduling reasons.

Hanoi wins race to host 2019 Asian Games: officials - Yahoo! New Zealand Sport

 

[Tshering22]

Congratulations buddy!

Show the world that Vietnam can host games as much as any rich country.

All the best to our Vietnamese friends.

 

[Amolthebest]

Congrats to fighter Viets

 

[shuttler]

Congratulations buddy!

Show the world that Vietnam can host games as much as any rich country.

All the best to our Vietnamese friends.

It hasnt shown anything yet!

But I am sure Vietnamese can do it better than indians in their messy cwg!

 

[shuttler]

Where do we get all the money needed for the sporting complex?
Can China give us a hand?

You have more than 6 years to prepare yourself! Good luck!

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

Congratulations buddy!

Show the world that Vietnam can host games as much as any rich country.

All the best to our Vietnamese friends.

Yes, we will try to hold thoughtfully the game. I think it's not as spectacular as the others held before.
Funding for this game is the cheapest game ever.

Congrats to fighter Viets

We are just fighters with the invaders, normally we are a country friendly and hospitable.