The 16th Asian Games, Guangzhou -- Sports and Schedule
The 16the Asian Games will hold 42 competitions during 16 days, including 28 Olympic sports and 14 non-Olympic sports, such as Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Rowing, Cricket, Volleyball and Football. Cricket is among the debutant sports, with Dancesport, Dragon Boat, Weiqi (Go) and Roller sport added as unique to the Games. Football will be held before the opening ceremony from 7th November. A total of 476 gold medals will be awarded during the competition days.
| Date | Sports | Gold Medals |
|---|---|---|
| November 7~11 | Football Preliminary | |
| November 12 | Opening Ceremony | |
| November 13 | Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Board games (Chess, Chinese Chess), Canoeing (Slalom), Cricket, Cue Sports, Cycling (Track) Final, Dancesport Final, Football, Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Handball, Hockey, Judo Final, Shooting Final, Soft Tennis, Table Tennis, Tennis, Triathlon Final, Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final, Wushu Final | 28 |
| November 14 | Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Chinese Chess), Canoeing (Slalom) Final, Cricket, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (Track) Final, Dance sport Final, Equestrian Final, Football, Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Handball, Hockey, Judo Final, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting Final, Soft Tennis Final, Table Tennis, Tennis, Triathlon Final, Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final, Wushu Final | 35 |
| November 15 | Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Badminton Final, Badminton Final, Baseball, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Chinese Chess), Bowling, Canoeing (Slalom), Cricket, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (Track), Equestrian, Football, Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Handball, Hockey, Judo Final, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting Final, Soft Tennis Final, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final, Wushu Final | 30 |
| November 16 | Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Badminton, Basketball, Board games (Chess) Final, Board games (Chinese Chess), Bowling Final, Boxing, Canoeing (Slalom) Final, Cricket, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (Track) Final, Football, Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Handball, Hockey, Judo Final, Rowing, Sailing, Sepaktakraw, Shooting Final, Soft Tennis, Table Tennis Final, Tennis Final, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final, Wushu Final | 37 |
| November 17 | Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo) Final, Badminton, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Board games (Chinese Chess), Bowling, Boxing, Cricket, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (Track) Final, Equestrian Final, Football, Golf, Gymnastics (Artistic) Final, Handball, Hockey, Sailing, Sepaktakraw, Shooting Final, Soft Tennis Final, Table Tennis, Taekwondo Final, Tennis, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final, Wushu Final | 39 |
| November 18 | Aquatics (Swimming) Final, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Chinese Chess), Bowling Final, Boxing, Cricket, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (Mountain Bike) Final, Dragon Boat Final, Equestrian, Fencing Final, Football, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Rowing Final, Sepaktakraw, Shooting Final, Soft Tennis, Squash, Table Tennis, Taekwondo Final, Tennis, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final | 33 |
| November 19 | Aquatics (Synchronized Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Archery, Badminton Final, Baseball Final, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Chinese Chess) Final, Bowling, Boxing, Cricket Final, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (BMX) Final, Dragon Boat Final, Equestrian, Fencing Final, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Rowing Final, Sailing, Sepaktakraw, Shooting Final, Softball, Soft Tennis Final, Squash, Table Tennis Final, Taekwondo Final, Tennis, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Weightlifting Final | 36 |
| November 20 | Aquatics (Synchronized Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Archery, Badminton Final, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Weiqi), Bowling, Boxing, Cricket, Cue Sports Final, Cycling (Road) Final, Dragon Boat Final, Equestrian Final, Fencing Final, Football, Golf Final, Handball, Hockey, Sailing Final, Sepaktakraw Final, Softball, Squash, Table Tennis Final, Taekwondo Final, Tennis, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor) | 30 |
| November 21 | Aquatics (Synchronized Swimming) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Archery Final, Athletics Final, Badminton Final, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Weiqi), Bowling Final, Boxing, Cricket, Fencing Final, Football, Gymnastics (Trampoline), Handball, Hockey, Rugby, Sailing Final, Shooting Final, Softball, Squash Final, Tennis, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling Final | 31 |
| November 22 | Aquatics (Diving) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Archery Final, Athletics Final, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Weiqi) Final, Bowling Final, Boxing, Canoeing (Sprint), Cricket, Cycling (Road) Final, Equestrian Final, Fencing Final, Football, Gymnastics (Trampoline) Final, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Rugby, Sepaktakraw, Softball, Squash, Tennis Final, Volleyball (Beach), Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling Final | 26 |
| November 23 | Aquatics (Diving) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo), Archery Final, Athletics Final, Board games (Chess), Board games (Weiqi), Bowling, Canoeing (Sprint), Cricket, Cycling (Road) Final, Fencing Final, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Modern Pentathlon Final, Roller Sports Final, Rugby Final, Sepaktakraw, Shooting Final, Softball, Squash, Tennis Final, Volleyball (Beach) Final, Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling Final | 30 |
| November 24 | Aquatics (Diving) Final, Archery Final, Athletics Final, Basketball, Board games (Chess), Board games (Weiqi), Bowling Final, Boxing, Cricket, Equestrian Final, Football Final, Handball, Hockey Final, Kabaddi, Karate Final, Modern Pentathlon Final, Sepaktakraw Final, Shooting Final, Squash, Volleyball (Beach) Final, Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling Final | 29 |
| November 25 | Aquatics (Diving) Final, Aquatics (Water Polo) Final, Athletics Final, Basketball Final, Board games (Chess), Board games (Weiqi), Boxing Final, Canoeing (Sprint) Final, Cricket, Football Final, Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Final, Handball, Hockey Final, Kabaddi, Karate Final, Sepaktakraw, Softball, Squash Final, Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling Final | 39 |
| November 26 | Aquatics (Diving) Final, Athletics Final, Basketball Final, Board games (Chess) Final, Board games (Weiqi) Final, Boxing Final , Canoeing (Sprint) Final, Cricket Final, Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Final, Handball Final, Kabaddi Final, Karate Final, Sepaktakraw, Softball Final, Volleyball (Indoor) Final, Wrestling Final | 48 |
| November 27 | Athletics Final, Sepaktakraw Final, Volleyball (Indoor) Final, Closing Ceremony | 5 |
