Saturday, March 10, 2012

Vietnam among 4 candidates to host 2019 Asian Games

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Vietnam is one of the four candidates competing in hosting the 2019 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed.

 

A view of My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam

A view of My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam

 

OCA says the candidates are Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Chinese Taiwan.

 

It adds that Vietnam’s hosting city is Hanoi. Meanwhile, Indonesia has selected Surabaya City, Chinese Taiwan chose Kaohsiung, and UAE has two cities namely Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

 

associated facilities. It concluded that Hanoi was ready for the playoff round, set for March 25 to 31.

 

In the round, the three competing teams are the runners up from the three third round groups. They will play in a round-robin format. The playoff winners will take on Senegal, which finished fourth in the CAF U23 Championship.

 

Source: Sai Gon Giai Phong

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