2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

The 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Thai: เอเชียนอินดอร์และมาร์เชียลอาร์ตสเกมส์ 2021, romanized: ‘Ēchīan ‘Indǭ Læ Māchīan ‘Ātt Kēm Sǭng Phan Yī Sip ‘Eet[1]), officially known as the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and also known as Bangkok–Chonburi 2021, is scheduled to be a pan-Asian multi-sport event in indoor and martial arts sports held from 21 to 30 May 2021 in the Thai capital city, Bangkok and the province of Chonburi. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) officially awarded the games to Bangkok and Chonburi Province and signed the hosting rights contact in April 2020.[2]

2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Host cityBangkok and Chonburi, Thailand
Nations participating63 (expected)
Athletes participating3,000 (expected)
Events29 sports
Opening ceremony21 May
Closing ceremony30 May

It will be the first Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, co-hosted by two cities/provinces; the Thai capital city of Bangkok which will host the games for the third time after hosting the inaugural edition in 2005 and the martial arts edition in 2009 and the province of Chonburi, located 100 kilometres southwest of the capital. It will be a test event for the joint candidacy from Bangkok and Chonburi Province for hosting 2030 Summer Youth Olympic Games also.[3] This edition was most notable for being the first edition to include badminton, BMX cycling, cheerleading, floorball, indoor rowing, netball, shooting, sepak takraw, and volleyball; as well as having the highest number of sports in the history of the games, at a total of 29.

Bidding process

On November 28, National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT) President Yuthasak Sasiprapha initially expressed possible of Thai's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games bid in 2021 to OCA Director General Husain A.H.Z. Al-Musallam during 2015 ANOC General Assembly in the United States.[4][5] On 17 October 2017, OCA President Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah met Thai government officials to offer Thailand hosting Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2021 while Deputy Prime Minister Thanasak Patimaprakorn also interested this offer and mulled over Pattaya to host this games, but Federation of National Sport Association (FONSA) President Intarat Yodbangtoey suggested that Thai government should bargain OCA to host 2030 Asian Games if Thailand receive hosting 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.[6]

During 2019 OCA General Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand expressed interest to host four major events (between 2021 and 2030), that is, 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, 2025 Asian Youth Games, 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and 2030 Asian Games.[7] Finally, Bangkok and Chonburi were selected from OCA and signed the host city contract on 27 April 2020 in a virtual meeting.[8]

Development and preparation

The cabinet resolution was released on March 17, 2020. It reported the negotiations with the Olympic Council of Asia and the budget allocation for the Games. The Olympic Council of Asia reduced a cost of marketing right from ~US$2 million to ~US$500 thousand. It distributed a broadcasting right to two parts that one is a local broadcasting right for the host country and the other one is an international broadcasting right shared the Organizing Committee with 50 percent. It also allowed Bangkok and Chonburi Province to host the Games as joint host cities.[9]

A budget allocation for the Games had been reported to be ฿1.4855 trillion (~US$48 million), including ฿50 million (~US$1.6 million) from a broadcasting right, ฿100 million (~US$3.2 million) from a marketing agent, ฿87.5 million (~US$2.8 million) from a registration fee, ฿2.5 million (~US$80 thousand) from revenue of the Games, and ฿1.2455 billion (~US$40 million) from the government. It also suggested the Organizing Committee to provide more budget for Coronavirus disease 2019 prevention management by Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Ministry of Public Health.[9][10]

On 20 May 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that Dato Seri Chaipak Siriwat was appointed as a vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia from the host country representative to work closely with the Olympic Council of Asia in the successful execution of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games.[11][12] The OCA Coordination Committee, permanent committee not depending on any Games, will be responsible for the conduct of the five different Games organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. It is headed by Randhir Singh elected for the period 2019 to 2023, during the 38th OCA General Assembly held in Bangkok.[13] The full composition of the Coordination Committee is as follows:[14]

Coordination Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia
Executive Board members (5) Other members (9)

The meeting of the preparation of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games was held on June 15, 2020. Chaipak Siriwat, vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia, informed officially about competition programme confirmed by the Olympic Council of Asia. It was confirmed that the Games will be held between 21 and 30 May, including consideration of the events in the twenty-nine sports and two demonstration sports proposed by the Organizing Committee. Fourteen sports complexes were also confirmed, including eight in Bangkok and six in Chonburi.[15][16]

The meeting proposed to launch the Public Health Commission encouraged by Department of Health and Ministry of Public Health. It recommended Coronavirus disease 2019 preventive measures in two ways depended on whether the pandemic is over or not. One is to allow athletes and officials quarantining for fourteen day, before the curtain will rise on the Games.[15][16]

Venues

Fourteen sports complexes were also confirmed, including eight in Bangkok over fifteen disciplines in fourteen sports and six in Chonburi over sixteen disciplines in fifteen sports.[15][16]

Bangkok
The venues in the Huamark Sports Complex
Venue Coordinates Events Capacity Ref.
Indoor Stadium Huamark13°45′27″N 100°37′17″E Futsal (men's tournament) 6,000 [17]
Shooting Range13°45′21″N 100°37′33″E Shooting [18]
The venues in the Thammasat University Sport Centre
Venue Coordinates Events Capacity Ref.
Gymnasium Building 514°03′59″N 100°36′14″E Futsal (women's tournament) 2,000 [17]
Stand-alone venues
Venue Coordinates Events Capacity Ref.
Bangkok Arena13°49′58″N 100°50′59″E Futsal (men's tournament) 12,000 [17]
Island Hall13°49′33″N 100°40′45″E Sepak takraw [19]

Chonburi
The venues located in Pattaya City
Venue Coordinates Events Capacity Ref.
Ambassador City Jomtien12°50′20″N 100°54′31″E Chess, Cue sports, Indoor rowing, Kurash, Pencak silat [20]
CentralFestival Pattaya Beach12°56′06″N 100°52′58″E 3x3 basketball [20]
Indoor Athletics Stadium12°53′18″N 100°55′16″E Indoor athletics 6,000 [21]
Terminal 21 Pattaya12°56′59″N 100°53′23″E Esports [20]

The Games

Sports
See also: Asian Games sports

The article 74 of the Olympic Council of Asia constitution states that the programme of the AIMAG shall include not less than six indoor sports and two sports from martial arts sports, recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia. For this to happen, it will be a responsibility of the organizing committee to choose which of twenty-nine sports included within the status of indoor sports or martial arts sports and not part in latest editions of the Asian Games. The organizing committee can choose any sports part in latest editions of the Asian Games or not within the status of indoor sports or martial arts sports, if there are demands from the host country.[22]

Following the signing contract after successful negotiations with Thailand, the Olympic Council of Asia initially announced that the Games would feature twenty-six disciplines in twenty-four sports, including the seventeen indoor sports and seven martial sports and two demonstration sports established in the Games charter.[23][24] On 21 May 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia and the organizing committee announced the final number of sports on this edition's program with finals being held in twenty eight sports, seven more than those played in the previous edition in 2017. The number of sports programme increased to twenty-nine sports after successful negotiations to add shooting.[18]

A total of thirty-one disciplines in twenty-nine sports and two demonstration sports are scheduled to include.

  • 3x3 basketball
  • Badminton
  • BMX cycling
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Chess
  • Cue sports
  • Dancesport
  • Esports
  • Extreme sports
    • Roller sports
    • Sport climbing
  • Floorball
  • Futsal
  • Indoor athletics
  • Indoor drone racing (demonstration)
  • Indoor hockey
  • Indoor rowing
  • Ju-jitsu
  • Karate
  • Kickboxing
  • Kurash
  • Muaythai
  • Netball
  • Pencak silat
  • Sambo
  • Sepak takraw
    • Hoop
    • Regu
  • Shooting
  • Short course swimming
  • Taekwondo
  • Teqball (demonstration)
  • Traditional wrestling
  • Volleyball

Revamped and new events

Cheerleading, Floorball, Indoor rowing, Roller sports, and Netball are the new sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee or included in the World Games. For inclusion in this edition, It is opportunity for the growth and promotion of these sports in Asian continent and the increasing development within their respective countries in these future Olympic sport status contenders.[25]

Badminton, Shooting, and Volleyball are the Olympic sports included in the AIMAG for the first time. Although, they are the same sports and disciplines in the Asian Games programme, the organizing committee will revamp the events to differ from Asian Games programme. Badminton events will be decreased to three, less than Asian Games.[23] Shooting events will be decreased to five, only held 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre rapid fire pistol.[18] Volleyball competitors have been required to be under 23 years old; three over-23-year-old players have been allowed per squad, after calendar congestion with FIVB Volleyball Nations League and 2021 Summer Olympics.[26]

Sepak takraw is the Asian Games sport came back to the AIMAG after 2009. It will be the first time for regu events inclusion, such as duos, regu or trios, quadrants, and combined events. For the duos, regu, and quadrants events, they will be competed in mixed gender events, also hoop team event.[19]

Participating National Olympic Committees

On July 16, 2020, National Olympic Committee of Thailand informed that All seventeen National Olympic Committees and seven Associate Members of the Oceania National Olympic Committees were invited to compete at these Games. It was ratified by the Olympic Council of Asia after Ashgabat's success. Sixteen sports and disciplines, mostly individual and martial arts, will allow Oceania teams to fully participate, so they will be eligible for medals.[27][28]

The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants entered.

Participating National Olympic Committees
  •  Afghanistan
  •  American Samoa
  •  Australia
  •  Bahrain
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Bhutan
  •  Brunei[lower-alpha 1]
  •  Cambodia
  •  China[lower-alpha 2]
  •  Cook Islands
  •  Fiji
  •  Guam
  •  Hong Kong[lower-alpha 3]
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iran[lower-alpha 4]
  •  Iraq
  •  Japan
  •  Jordan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kiribati
  •  North Korea[lower-alpha 5]
  •  South Korea[lower-alpha 6]
  •  Kuwait
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Laos[lower-alpha 7]
  •  Lebanon
  •  Macau[lower-alpha 8]
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives
  •  Marshall Islands
  •  Federated States of Micronesia
  •  Mongolia
  •  Myanmar
  •  Nauru
  •  Nepal
  •  New Caledonia
  •  New Zealand
  •  Niue
  •  Norfolk Island
  •  Northern Mariana Islands
  •  Oman
  •  Pakistan
  •  Palau
  •  Palestine
  •  Papua New Guinea
  •  Philippines
  •  Qatar
  •  Refugee Team
  •  Samoa
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Singapore
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Syria[lower-alpha 9]
  •  Tahiti
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Thailand (host)
  •  Timor-Leste
  • Tokelau
  •  Tonga
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Tuvalu
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Uzbekistan
  •  Vanuatu
  •  Vietnam
  • Wallis and Futuna
  •  Yemen
Notes
  1. Brunei Darussalam is the recognized name of Brunei.
  2. People's Republic of China is the recognized name of China.
  3. Hong Kong, China is the recognized name of Hong Kong.
  4. Islamic Republic of Iran is the recognized name of Iran.
  5. Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the recognized name of North Korea.
  6. Republic of Korea is the recognized name of South Korea.
  7. Lao People's Democratic Republic is the recognized name of Laos.
  8. Macau, China is the recognized name of Macau.
  9. Syrian Arab Republic is the recognized name of Syria.

Calendar
All dates are ICT (UTC+7)
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Gold medal events CCClosing ceremony
May 2021 17th
Mon		 18th
Tue		 19th
Wed		 20th
Thu		 21st
Fri		 22nd
Sat		 23rd
Sun		 24th
Mon		 25th
Tue		 26th
Wed		 27th
Thu		 28th
Fri		 29th
Sat		 30th
Sun		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
3x3 basketball 2
Badminton 3
BMX cycling
Bowling
Cheerleading 4
Chess
Cue sports 15
Dancesport
Esports 6
Extreme sports Roller sports
Sport climbing
Floorball 2
Futsal 2
Indoor athletics
Indoor hockey 2
Indoor rowing
Ju-jitsu
Karate
Kickboxing
Kurash
Muaythai
Netball 1
Pencak silat
Sambo
Sepak takraw Hoop 3
Regu 8
Shooting 5
Shooting 5
Short course swimming
Taekwondo
Traditional wrestling
Volleyball 2
Daily medal events
Cumulative total
May 2021 17th
Mon		 18th
Tue		 19th
Wed		 20th
Thu		 21st
Fri		 22nd
Sat		 23rd
Sun		 24th
Mon		 25th
Tue		 26th
Wed		 27th
Thu		 28th
Fri		 29th
Sat		 30th
Sun		 Events
Demonstration events
May 2021 17th
Mon		 18th
Tue		 19th
Wed		 20th
Thu		 21st
Fri		 22nd
Sat		 23rd
Sun		 24th
Mon		 25th
Tue		 26th
Wed		 27th
Thu		 28th
Fri		 29th
Sat		 30th
Sun		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Indoor drone racing
Teqball
Daily medal events
Cumulative total

Marketing

Emblem

The appendix 1 of the Olympic Council of Asia constitution states that Emblem must integrate the Olympic Council of Asia symbol, the City Word mark, the Designation which directly underneath the City Word mark, and other distinctive design elements.[22]

The emblem for the 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was finalised on July 10, 2020.[29] Three emblems were shortlisted by the Organizing Committee. All three shortlisted emblems have the Olympic Council of Asia symbol, the City Word mark as "Bangkok–Chonburi 2021" and the Designation as "6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games" in different fonts. The first emblem was inspired by the Phuang malai, Thai form of floral garland. The second one was inspired by the Siamese fighting fish, national aquatic animal. The last one was inspired by the Indian elephant, national animal, looking like the six in Thai numerals "๖".[30]

See also

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Preceded by
Ashgabat		 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Bangkok and Chonburi
VI Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (2021)		 Succeeded by
To be announced
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