| The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia is pleased to report very significant progress with the National Olympic Committees that will be bringing more than 12,000 athletes to Guangzhou next year.
"Among the 45 member National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), 43 have completed their sports entry procedures. On average, each NOC will compete in 24 sports and each sport will have participants from 23 NOCs. At the preliminary stage, 13,000 athletes have registered. It is estimated that some 12,000 athletes will participate in the Guangzhou Asian Games, outnumbering all previous Asian Games," said Mr. Li Naizhen, Executive Vice Director of Sports Department of the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGOC).
Mr Li made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday where he briefed reporters on the 16th Asian Games' sports entry progress.
According to Mr Li, any member National Olympic Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia can register to compete in any sport of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games; there will be no qualifying matches and limitations on the number of participant teams.
Thus far, 43 out of the 45 member National Olympic Committees of the OCA have completed their sports entry procedures - with only Afghanistan and East Timor yet to submit their entry forms.
(Source: Official Website of Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee)
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