2010 Asian Games

The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad(第十六届亚运会), are scheduled(预定的) to take place in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou is the second city in China to host the Games after Beijing in 1990. A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making it the largest event in history of the Games. It will also be the last one to have presented such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have enforced new hosting rules for future games, beginning with the 2014 Games.

Guangzhou was awarded（被授权） the right on July 1, 2004, as the sole（唯一的） bidding city. This came after the withdrawal（撤回） of several cities, from Amman, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. The games will also be co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three neighbouring cities.