The Sports Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) held a meeting on Monday, attended by Mr Wei Jizhong, Chairman of the OCA Sports Committee, Mr Husain Al-Musallam, Director General of the OCA, and an eight-member delegation of the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC), led by Mr Gu Shiyang, Deputy Secretary General of GAGOC.

Mr Gu presented a report on preparations for the 16th Asian Games in areas such as the Games schedule, sports and disciplines, entry policies and the appointment of technical delegates.

The OCA Sports Committee Meeting reviewed and approved the schedule and sport disciplines for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. GAGOC had spent nearly a year in compiling the Games schedule, taking into account opinions from technical delegates of different sports and the Guangzhou Asian Games Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

The Guangzhou Asian Games will feature 42 sports, including 28 Olympic sports and 14 non-Olympic sports. At the meeting, the OCA and GAGOC had agreed on disciplines for the Games. Decisions had also been made on the starting time and deadlines for sport entry with participant numbers and names respectively.

The sports of the Guangzhou Asian Games are related to 45 International and Asian Federations, 43 of which have appointed technical delegates for the Games. So far, 38 technical delegates have visited GAGOC and signed memorandums regarding issues such as the competition, venue construction and information technology.

Editor: Olivia