TheJakartaAsiadwillhost465eventsacross40sports,amongwhich330eventsfrom32sportswillbefeaturedatthe2020TokyoSummerOlympics.TheGamesattractmorethan10,000athletesandwillshowcaseclimbingandskateboarding,twosportsbeingaddedtothe2020Olympics.TheIndonesianmartialartofpencaksilatwillbeamong10eventsmakingtheirAsianGamesdebut,while,e-sportshasjoinedthecompetitionasanexhi-bitionmatchproject.
Inahighlightoftheathletes鈥檖arade,theDemocraticPeople鈥檚RepublicofKoreaandtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)marchedtogetherunderaunifiedKoreanflag,justastheydidduringthe2018PyeongChangWinterOlympicsheldintheROKinFebruary.
Onthefirstdayofcompetition,21goldmedalswereawarded,includingonetoSunPeiyuan,aChinesemartialartist,whobecamethefirstchampionoftheJakartaAsianGames.
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CopyeditedbyRebecaToledoCommentsto1.TheChinesedelegationentersthestadiumfortheopeningceremonyofthe18thAsianGamesinJakarta,Indonesia,onAugust18
2.ChinesetorchbearerLiYutong(left)participatesintheTorchRelayinJakartaonAugust16
3.LiYueruofChina(left)andaplayerfromtheJapaneseteamcompeteforajumpballduringaWomen鈥檚Basketball5x5GroupAmatchatthe18thAsianGamesonAugust17.Chinawon105-73
4.SunPeiyuanofChinacompetesduringtheMen鈥檚ChangquanfinalonAugust19
5.FireworksexplodeovertheGeloraBungKarnoMainStadiumattheopeningceremonyofthe18thAsianGamesonAugust18