The 16th Asian Games

The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou will be the second city in China to host the games after Beijing in 1990. 41 events are scheduled to be contested, making the most events to be ever competed in history of the Asian Games.

Emblem
The emblem of this Games from the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is a stylized goat, which, in Chinese tradition, is a blessing and brings people luck. It is also a representative symbol of the host city Guangzhou, which is called the "City of Goats" or "City of the Five Rams".

Mascot
Five sporty goats, dubbed "Le Yangyang", will serve as the mascots of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. The five goats - A Xiang (祥), A He (和), A Ru (如), A Yi (意) and Le Yangyang (乐洋洋), are a play on Guangzhou''s nickname, "City of Goats". Moreover, the Chinese character "yang" or "goat" is also an auspicious symbol, because, when read together, the Chinese names of the five goats are a message of blessing, literally means "harmony, blessings, success and happiness" (祥和如意乐洋洋).

The mascot design is based on a legend about five immortals who took five goats to Guangzhou, each holding an ear of corn in its mouth. There, the immortals prayed for an end to famine, then flew into the sky as the five goats turned into fossils.

Sports
Below is the list of sports which will be contested in 2010 Asian Games. Officially there are 42 sports, among them 28 are featured in Olympic Games while the rest added as unique to the Asian Games. Cricket, DanceSport, Dragon Boat, Weiqi and Xiangqi will debut in this games, while Bodybuilding was dropped because of the judging controversy during 2006 Asian Games.

Venues
Guangdong Olympic StadiumOrganizers will update 32 existing stadiums and gymnasiums in addition to building eleven new ones, at a total cost estimate of 6 billion Yuan. The Athlete Village estimated cost is around 2 billion Yuan.