Recent Gold Medals

• Flash: China win Men's Qualification & Team Final gold in Artistic Gymnastics[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China's Shi Lei and Zhang Baiyu win gold in Latin Five Dances Competition[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Wang Mingjuan of China wins Women's 48 kg gold[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China wins gold in Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Swimming[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Matsuda Takeshi of Japan wins gold in Men's 200m Butterfly Swimming[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China's Yang Chao and Tan Yiling win gold in Standard-Quickstep[2010-11-13]

• Flash: Wan Randi of China wins gold in Women's 50m Breastroke Swimming[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Hwang Hee Tae of South Korea wins gold in Men's -100kg Judo[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China's Wu Zhian and Lei Ying win gold in Standard-Slow Foxtrot[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China's Shen Hong and Liang Yujie win gold in Standard-Tango[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Jiao Liuyang of China wins gold in Women's 100m Butterfly Swimming[2010-11-13]

• Flash: Horihata Yuya of Japan wins gold in Men's 400m Incividual Medley Swimming[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Jeong Gyeong Mi of South Korea wins gold in Women's -78kg Judo[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Zhu Qianwei of China wins gold in Women's 200M Freestyle Swimming[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Wu Jingbiao of China wins gold in Men's 56 kg[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China's Shen Hong and Liang Yujie win gold in Standard-Waltz[2010-11-13]

• Flash: Kim Soo Whan of South Korea wins gold in Men's +100kg Judo[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Mika Sugimoto of Japan wins gold in Women's +78kg Judo[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Lin Fan wins gold in Women's Nanquan & Nandao All-Round Wushu[2010-11-13]
• Flash：Zhu Qinan of China wins gold in Men's 10m Air Rifle[2010-11-13]
• Flash: China wins gold in Men's 10m Air Rifle Team[2010-11-13]

• Flash：Pu Qifeng of China wins gold in Men's 50m Pistol[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Lee Wai Sze of Hong Kong, China wins gold in Women's 500m Time Trial Cycling Track[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Japan's Mariko Adachi wins Women's Individual gold in Triathlon[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Yi Siling of China wins gold in Women's 10m Air Rifle[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Republic of Korea wins gold in Men's 50m Pistol Team[2010-11-13]

• Flash: China wins gold in Women's 10m Air Rifle Team[2010-11-13]
• Flash: Yuan Xiaochao wins gold in Men's Changquan Wushu[2010-11-13]

In pics: Asian Games opening ceremony

FIREWORKS GALORE
Fireworks are displayed at the Guangzhou Tower during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou.

SAILING TOWARDS GLORY
The boat parade sails down the Pearl River during the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

PROUD NATION
Chinese soldiers carry their national flag to the flag raising ceremony during the opening of the 16th Asian Games.

The boat parade sails down the Pearl River during the opening ceremony.

AWESOME
Fireworks illuminate the night during the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

FABULOUS
Fireworks explode at the opening ceremony during the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

ROCKING SHOW
Artists rock the show with their brilliant performance during the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games.

Artists perform during the opening ceremony.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waves to the audience as he arrives at the opening of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Artists perform during the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Dancers rock the crowd with their stunning performance during the opening ceremony.

A young boy appears to float on a spout of water during the opening ceremony.

The Indian team parade during the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Water skiers ride down the Pearl River during the opening ceremony.

Floats make parade along the Zhujiang (Pearl) River during the opening ceremony.

In pics: The Asian Games venues

All set to go
A general view of the 610-metre TV Tower and the venue in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou where the opening ceremony of the Asian Games will be held.

Billiards
Competition venue for billards inside the Comprehensive Stadium built for the Asian Games in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

Squash
Competition venue for the squash finals inside the Comprehensive Stadium built for the Asian Games in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

Gymnastics
Competition venue for gymnastics located inside the Comprehensive Stadium built for the Asian Games in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

Media Centre
Asian Games mascots are displayed outside the Asian Games media village in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

Athletes Village
A worker raises a flag at the Asian Games athletes village in front of the Comprehensive Stadium in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

The stadium
Exterior view of the Comprehensive Stadium built for the Asian Games in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

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Asian Games Sports : BADMINTON

Badminton

Badminton derived from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England in 1873. It was part of the Olympics in 1992. Since the 4^th Asian Games in Djakarta, badminton has been an official competition sport of Asian Games.

The badminton court is square, with 13.4m long. The width for singles is 5.18m, and for doubles is 6.10m.

The competition adopts the 21-points system. The player can gain a point no matter whose service is. All the rallies shall be played up to 21 points. If both players reach 20 points, the game continues until one player is 2 points ahead. If both players reach 29 points, the next point is the winner. Matches are decided on the best of 3 games.

Competition Schedule - Badminton

Click here to view the Competition Schedule of Badminton

Asian Games Sports : ATHLETICS

Athletics is the "Mother of Sports". It is an official Competition sport both on the 1^stOlympic and Asian Games. Athletic events can be split into four parts: track, field, road, and combined events.

Track events are running races that take place on a 400m outdoor track in the main stadium. The athletes shall be placed in the order in which any part of their bodies (i.e., torso, as distinguished from the head, neck, arms, legs, hands or feet) reaches the vertical plane of the nearer edge of the finish line.

Field events are throwing and jumping competitions that usually take place inside the track. Except for the fouls, the performance of each trial will be regarded as the valid jumping in all horizontal jumping field events. Except for the fouls, the height the athletes have jumped over in each trial will be regarded as valid in the high jump and pole vault. In all throwing events, if the apparatuses fall into the landing area completely (not including the sideline of the landing area), it will be regarded as valid throwing.

Road events are long running and walking races that take place on public roads, while they often finish on the track inside the stadium.

Combined events feature a selection of track and field events that take place over two days and are designed to find the best all-round athlete, such as the decathlon and the heptathlon. In the combined events competition, the winner shall be the athlete who has obtained the highest total points.

Competition Schedule - Athletics

Click here to view the Competition Schedule of Athletics

Art performance during Opening Ceremony of Asiad

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Actors perform during the art performance of the Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Opening Ceremony of 16th Asian Games kicks off

Honour guards of People's Liberation Army (PLA) lift the national flag of China during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Eight honour guards of People's Liberation Army (PLA) lift the national flag of China during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei)

Honour guards of People's Liberation Army (PLA) hoist the national flag of China during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Fireworks are displayed over Canton Tower during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Fireworks are displayed over Canton Tower during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

Canton Tower is enlighted during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Fan Jun)

Fireworks are displayed during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Fan Jun)

Two men holding flags ride white horses during the art performance of Opening Ceremony at the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Art performance stages during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Fireworks are displayed over Canton Tower during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games at the Haixinsha Island in Guangzhou, China, Nov. 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Gang)