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INASGOC needs over 20 thousand volunteers

The Organizing Committee of Asian Games in Indonesia (INASGOC) will recruit more than 20 thousand volunteers to help ...

Asian Games homestead athletes to be inherited: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla stated the Asian Games 2018 homestead athletes built by Indonesian government in Jakartas ...

Kalla confirms 36 sports to be competed in Asian Games

Vice President Jusuf Kalla, as chairman of the Asian Games Steering Committee, confirmed that a total of 36 sports ...

Indonesia expects 20 gold medals in Asian Games 2018

Indonesia is expecting to win 20 gold medals and take over the eighth rank in the Asian Games 2018, an official said ...

Indonesia expects to pass qualifying round at Sudirman Cup

Indonesia expects to pass the qualifying round of the Sudirman Cup badminton championship scheduled to be held in Gold ...

Indonesia to reduce number of sports in Asian Games

Indonesia will put forth a proposal to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) before Mar 24 to reduce the number of sports ...

VP Kalla chairs Asian Games preparatory meeting

Vice President Jusuf Kalla led a meeting here on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the Asian Games XVII to be held ...

Japan sees 24.04 million inbound visitors in 2016, marking record high for third year running and significant 2.4-fold growth over three years

-- Toward Goal of Welcoming 40 Million Inbound Visitors in Run-up to 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games -- Over ...

Indonesia targets eighth place in 2018 Asian Games

Indonesia has targeted an eighth-place finish in the 2018 Asian Games, the biggest sporting event. "We target an ...

International Olympic Committee and Alibaba Group launch historic long-term partnership as Alibaba becomes Worldwide Olympic Partner through 2028

- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) today jointly announced a ...

Indonesia sets no target in SEA Games 2017

Starting January 2017, Indonesia will intensify training of its athletes who will take part in the 2017 Southeast ...

UK olympic athletes, Posh Spice and Andy Murray honoured in Queen`s New Year List

Olympic athlete Mo Farah, tennis star Andy Murray, actor Mark Rylance, comedian Ken Dodd and Kinks musician Ray Davies ...

President observes construction of apartments for athletes

President Joko Widodo recently observed the construction of apartment towers in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, to house ...

Yahoo’s 2016 Year in Review: top searched celebrities, most popular news stories, leading fashion trends, and more

- Yahoo (YHOO) today announced its annual 2016 Year in Review report. Entering its 15th year, Year in ...

Badminton - Owi/Butet wins Hong Kong Open 2016

Indonesias top badminton mixed double players Tontowi Ahmad (Owi)/Liliyana Natsir (Butet), won a champion title at ...