Host city | Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Motto | "For A Rising Asia" (Vietnamese: Vì một châu Á phát triển) |
Nations | 42 |
Athletes | 2,456 |
Events | 215 in 24 sports |
Opening | 30 October |
Closing | 8 November |
Opened by | Nguyễn Minh Triết President of Vietnam |
Torch lighter | Bùi Thị Nhung |
Main venue | Mỹ Đình National Stadium |
The 2009 Asian Indoor Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á 2009), officially the 3rd Asian Indoor Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á lần thứ 3) and also known as Vietnam 2009, were a pancontinential indoor multi-sport event held in Vietnam from 30 October till 8 November 2009. This was the last edition of the event to be held under the "Asian Indoor Games" name before it was merged with another Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) event – Asian Martial Arts Games to form the larger Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.