3rd Asian Indoor Games
Slogan: "For A Rising Asia"
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| Host city | Hanoi, Vietnam | ||
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| Nations participating | 42 | ||
| Athletes participating | 2,456 | ||
| Events | 215 in 24 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | October 30 | ||
| Closing ceremony | November 8 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Nguyễn Minh Triết President of Vietnam |
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| Torch lighter | Bùi Thị Nhung | ||
| Main venue | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | ||
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The 3rd Asian Indoor Games were held in Vietnam from the 30th of October till the 8th of November 2009.
The mascot of the 2009 event is the Ho chicken (Gà Hồ), a distinctly Vietnamese rare breed of chicken, familiar as a symbol in Vietnam. According to folklore, the chicken (particularly the roosters) have the five qualities of a man of honour: literacy, martial arts, physical strength, humanity and loyalty. The symbolism in the context of the AIGs is that the Gà Hồ rooster rising himself to welcome the sun is linked to the readiness of the sports industry of Vietnam to host this major event.
All of OCA members participated in the Games, excluding: Pakistan, Palestine, & Timor-Leste. In the brackets are the total numbers of the athletes.
Only one country just sent officials.
The 2009 Asian Indoor Games did not feature indoor cycling, extreme sports and indoor hockey which were played in the previous games. All of the demonstration sports in the 2007 Asian Indoor Games namely, 3 on 3 basketball, kurash and kickboxing, were included in this year's Asian Indoor Games.
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