Third Asian Indoor Games concludes in Hanoi
Third Asian Indoor Games concludes in Hanoi
09:36, November 09, 2009 
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The third Asian Indoor Games (AIG) lowed the curtain on Sunday after the ten-day competitions in 21 sports.
China topped the gold medal tally with 48 golds, followed by host Vietnam with 42 golds and Kazakhstan 21.
Timothy Tsun Ting Fok, Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), said at the closing ceremony that Vietnam has made the3rd AIG a success. He is impressed by the warm hospitality of Vietnamese people, especially the volunteers.
Nguyen Danh Thai, vice president of the organizing committee of the 3rd AIG said athletes have demonstrated fine sportsmanship in the ten-day competitions. Asia is to embrace a greater future of sports, he said.
The 3rd AIG drew 43 countries and regions. The games include track and field, short course swimming, dancing, boxing, chess, shuttlecock, billiards and snooker, computer games and many others.
China also won 25 silvers and 19 bronzes at the games.
Feng Jianzhong, head of the Chinese sports delegation to the games said on Sunday that AIG provides a good platform for sports exchanges among Asian countries and regions.
Asian countries and regions are attaching greater importance on the AIG as it evolves with better arrangements and higher competition level, said Feng.
The success of the 3rd AIG shows the new developments of sports in Asia, he said.
Source: Xinhua
China topped the gold medal tally with 48 golds, followed by host Vietnam with 42 golds and Kazakhstan 21.
Timothy Tsun Ting Fok, Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), said at the closing ceremony that Vietnam has made the3rd AIG a success. He is impressed by the warm hospitality of Vietnamese people, especially the volunteers.
Nguyen Danh Thai, vice president of the organizing committee of the 3rd AIG said athletes have demonstrated fine sportsmanship in the ten-day competitions. Asia is to embrace a greater future of sports, he said.
The 3rd AIG drew 43 countries and regions. The games include track and field, short course swimming, dancing, boxing, chess, shuttlecock, billiards and snooker, computer games and many others.
China also won 25 silvers and 19 bronzes at the games.
Feng Jianzhong, head of the Chinese sports delegation to the games said on Sunday that AIG provides a good platform for sports exchanges among Asian countries and regions.
Asian countries and regions are attaching greater importance on the AIG as it evolves with better arrangements and higher competition level, said Feng.
The success of the 3rd AIG shows the new developments of sports in Asia, he said.
Source: Xinhua
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