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More than 12,000 athletes are expected to compete in 473 events at the Guangzhou Asian Games, surpassing the number of athletes and events in the Beijing Olympics.

Xu Ruisheng, executive deputy secretary general of the Guangzhou Asian Organizing Committee, said that more than 12,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries and regions are expected to participate next year, exceeding the number of participants in the Beijing Olympics. In 2008, a total of 10,050 athletes from 204 countries and regions participated in the Beijing Olympic Games. The 16th Asian Games has a total of 42 competitions and 473 competitions, and the number of competitions also exceeds that of the Beijing Olympic Games.

The Beijing Olympics will feature 28 major events and 302 minor events.

This year's Asian Games will use 53 competition venues and 19 independent training venues, which also exceeds the number of venues of the Beijing Olympic Games. At present, among the 12 new Asian Games venues, the main structure of 9 venues, including the Asian Games City Gymnasium, Guangzhou Cycling and Roller Skating Center, Natatorium and Tennis Center, has been completed, and dozens of existing venues have been renovated, and all venues will be delivered in March 2010.

Xu Ruisheng said that the first registration according to the size of the delegation and the estimated competition items has been completed, and the person in charge of the competition has been appointed to run the team of each competition venue, and the competition team is now being formed.

Much better!!! China, Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

There should be many, many more!

A total of 45 countries and regions participated in the Guangzhou Asian Games, with 9,704 athletes, which is the largest number of athletes participating in the previous Asian Games.

With a total of 1,454 athletes and 977 athletes, the Chinese sports delegation is also the largest Asian Games sports delegation in history.

Participating countries and regions.

East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia.

Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

West Asia: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.