17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 held in South Korea

17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was held in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014, featuring 439 events in 36 sports. It is officially called XVII Asiad. It is governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The theme of the 2014 Asian Games is Meet Asia’s Future.

The moscot of the Asian Games Incheon 2014 was three spotted Harbour Seal siblings named Barame, Chumuro and Vichuon meaning wind, dance and light in Korean language.

The logo of the Asian Games Incheon 2014 portrayed a huge wing consisting a string of A, the first letter of Asia, with a shining sun at its upper left, symbolizing the Asian people holding hands in the sky.

The Slogan of the Asian Games Incheon 2014 was Diversity Shines Here that represents and highlights the significance of Asia’s wonderful diversity in history, cultures, and religions.

To help English speaking visitors, mobile apps named WAZE and JiHaChul. Mobile app WAZE was provided to navigate on the routes of Incheon Asian games 2014 and JiHaChul provided maps of the routes in advance respectively. Next Asian Games Incheon will be hosted by the Singapore in 2018.

Ranks of the countries in the Asian Games Incheon 2014

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	151	108	83	342
2	South Korea	79	71	84	234
3	Japan	47	76	77	200
4	Kazakhstan	28	23	33	84
5	Iran	21	18	18	57
6	Thailand	12	7	28	47
7	North Korea	11	11	14	36
8	India	11	10	36	57
9	Chinese Taipei	10	18	23	51
10	Qatar	10	0	4	14

Gold Medals for India

Names	Sport	Category
Jitu Rai	Shooting	Men's 50 metre pistol
Rajat Chauhan Sandeep Kumar Abhishek Verma	Archery	Men's team compound
Saurav Ghosal Mahesh Mangaonkar Harinder Pal Sandhu Kush Kumar	Squash	Men’s team
Yogeshwar Dutt	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 65 kg
Seema Punia	Athletics	Women's discus throw
Sania Mirza Saketh Myneni	Tennis	Mixed doubles
Mary Kom	Boxing	Women's 51 kg
Men’s hockey team	Field hockey	Men
Priyanka Pawar Tintu Luka Mandeep Kaur M R Poovamma	Athletics	Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
Women's kabaddi team	Kabaddi	Women
Men's kabaddi team	Kabaddi	Men