The 1st Asian Indoor Games began in
Bangkok on November 12, 2005. In
the opening remark held at Indoor
Stadium, Hua Mark in Bangkok H.E.
Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah,
President OCA praised the generous
contribution of the Kingdom of
Thailand to the Sport Movement.
Thailand already hosted 4 Asian
Games in the past. Immediately after
the opening speech of OCA President,
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha
Vajiralongkorn declared the 1st
Asian Indoor Games open.
The Opening Ceremony was held under
the theme “Dawn for the Asian Stars”
which begins at 5:30pm and ends at
07:30pm. 37 Member NOCs are
competing for 121 gold medals in
nine sports - athletics, swimming
(short course), dance sport,
cycling, hoop takraw, muay, futsal,
aerobics and extreme sports (BMX,
skate board, inline skate and
climbing). The Games will come to an
end on November 19, 2005.
The Indoor Stadium is one of the
four venues in Bangkok. It will host
dance sport while swimming will take
place at the nearby pool in Hua Mark
sports complex.
—The other three Bangkok venues are
Thai-Japanese Youth Centre (futsal),
The Mall Bang Kapi (hoop takraw) and
Nimibutr Gymnasium (cycling).
Other sports will be held in three
other provinces — Chon Buri
(athletics), Phuket (aerobics and
muay) and Suphan Buri (extreme
sports).
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
has established the Asian Indoor
Games to promote sports that are not
included in the Summer and Asian
Winter Games.
