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Incheon Awared 2014 Asian Games
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:08 am    Post subject: Incheon Awared 2014 Asian Games Reply with quote
Will see if I can find the story online, but I just heard it on the news.
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huffdaddy



Joined: 25 Nov 2005
PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:16 am    Post subject: Re: Incheon Awared 2014 Asian Games Reply with quote
Milwaukiedave wrote:
Will see if I can find the story online, but I just heard it on the news.


I was assuming that's what the fireworks are for. I can't see them, but I can hear them. Gave me a fright for a second. Embarassed
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Huffdaddy,

Yep it was...I'm watching YTN now and looking for something in print to post.
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Inchon Wins Right to Host 2014 Asian Games

Inchon, the third largest city in Korea and the gateway to Seoul, won the right to host the Asian Games for 2014 in a vote at the general assembly meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in Kuwait Tuesday.

The OCA announced that Inchon of Korea won 32 votes out of the total 45 in competition with loser New Delhi, the capital of India.

This is the second hosting of the Asian sports festival, following the games hosted by Seoul in 1986.

With a population of 2.7 million, Inchon began preparation for its bid to host the Asiad in 2005 after winning the pledge that the central government would give for the successful host of the Asian festival.


From the The Korea Times
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huffdaddy



Joined: 25 Nov 2005
PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, I for one am happy for them. I more than likely won't be here then, but it's nice to see them get a little plum. I see a lot of development in the works, and hopefully this will further it.
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khyber



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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This is the second hosting of the Asian sports festival, following the games hosted by Seoul in 1986.
Busan?...like, 5 years ago? Did they forget?
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just because



Joined: 01 Aug 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Incheon's only competition was New dehli....

So i figured the winner would come out of who would give the biggest bribe...

But to be fair Incheon has a much better infrastructure and is much more sanitary than new dehli and deserved to win....
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I tend to agree both cities were throwing money at it like mad. It's sad about what happened in Virginia the same day the announcement was made about Incheon's winning bid. No one is in the mood to celebrate much.
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stealth_fighter



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Milwaukiedave wrote:
I tend to agree both cities were throwing money at it like mad. It's sad about what happened in Virginia the same day the announcement was made about Incheon's winning bid. No one is in the mood to celebrate much.


Korea pledged $20Mil for training athletes and buying equipment. That spoke a lot!
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, money was definately a factor. I knew it would be.
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Cheonmunka



Joined: 04 Jun 2004
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yawn. Is the Asian Games a large event? Maybe for athletes from Cambodia, Japan, Korea and China. But, elsewhere it's kind of a non-event.
Maybe they will have to build stadiums from new as the World Cup structures fade away by the time 2014 comes around.
What's the excitment about?
It's still seven years away. Rolling Eyes

The (yawn, yawn) Olympics are however very close at hand.

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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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No one is in the mood to celebrate much.


One of my students and I were talking during break today. He brought up VT, then Incheon. He said he and his classmates had been celebrating Incheon