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Full list of sports featured at the Asiad 2014


Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Boxing
Canoeing
Cricket
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Kabaddi
Karate
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Sepaktakraw
Shooting
Squash
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Wushu

List of 8 non-Olympic sports featured at the Asian Games 2014

Baseball

Ten-pin bowling

Cricket

Kabaddi

Karate

Sepak takraw

Squash

Wushu

Participating countries in 17th Asian Games INCHEON 2014, XVII Asiad

Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
North Korea
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
South Korea {HOSTS}
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

17th Asian Games 2014 Official Album, Emblem, Mascots, Motto or Slogan and Timekeeper


Album

Universal Music was released on June 20, 2014, which featured "Only One", performed by JYJ as the official theme song of the Games


Emblem

Huge wing consisting of a string of "A", the first letter of "Asia", with a shining sun at its upper left, it symbolising the Asian people holding hands in the sky.


Mascots

The 3 seals, known as "Barame", "Chumuro" and "Vichuon", means wind, dance and light in Korean language, is in accordance with the theme of main venue.


Motto or Slogan

Diversity Shines Here


Timekeeper

Swiss watchmaker company Tissot

INCHEON 2014 17th Asian Games, XVII Asiad


Governing council: Olympic Council of Asia

Motto of 17th Asian Games: Diversity Shines Here

Dates: 19th September to 4th October 2014

Venue: Incheon, South Korea

Events: 439 in 36 sports and disciplines

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Dates: 25th September to 4th October 2014


Events:
Dasara Wrestling Tournament
Yuva Sambhrama
Yuva Dasara
Food Mela
Dasara Kite Festival
Dasara Film Festival
Rural Dasara
Mysore Dasara Procession - Jamboo Savari
Torch Light Parade



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CLT20 2014 qualifier, dates,venue and teams

Dates: 13th September 2014 to 4th October 2014

Venue: Mohali, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Raipur


Group A teams

Kolkata Knight Riders
Dolphins
Perth Scorchers
Chennai Super Kings
A team from the Qualifier


Group B teams

Kings XI Punjab
Cape Cobras
Hobart Hurricanes
Champion side from the West Indies
A team from the Qualifier


Participating teams for CLT20 Qualifier

Q1 – Lahore Lions
Q2 – Mumbai Indians
Q3 – Northern Knights
Q4 – Southern Express


Prize Money: US $6 million