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2009 Asian Indoor Games

Multi-sport event in Vietnam

Field	Value
name	III Asian Indoor Games
logo	2009 Asian Indoor Games logo.png
size	160
host_city	Hanoi, Vietnam
motto	"For A Rising Asia"
()
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
stadium	Mỹ Đình National Stadium
previous	[Macau 2007](2007-asian-indoor-games)
next	[Incheon 2013](2013-asian-indoor-and-martial-arts-games)

() President of Vietnam The 2009 Asian Indoor Games (), officially the 3rd Asian Indoor Games () 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.

Mascot

The mascot of the 2009 event is the Ho chicken (Gà Hồ), a rare and distinctly Vietnamese breed of chicken. In Vietnamese culture, the chicken (particularly the rooster) have the five qualities of a man of honour: literacy, martial arts, physical strength, humanity and loyalty.

Venues

Hanoi
- Mỹ Đình National Stadium
- My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium
- My Dinh National Aquatics Sports Complex
- Quan Ngua Sports Palace
- Tu Liem Gymnasium
- Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium
- Ha Tay Gymnasium
- Hai Ba Trung Gymnasium
- Cau Giay Gymnasium
- Gia Lam Gymnasium
- Soc Son Gymnasium
- Gymnasium of Hanoi University of Technology
Ho Chi Minh City
- Tan Binh Gymnasium
- Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
- Lang Binh Thang Gymnasium
- University of Pedagogy Competition Hall
- Rach Mieu Gymnasium
- Van Don Gymnasium
- Quan Khu 7 Gymnasium
- Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium
- Nguyen Du Gymnasium
- Superbowl Center
Hai Phong
- Haiphong Youth Gymnasium
- Haiphong Gymnasium
Quảng Ninh
- Quang Ninh Gymnasium
- Halong Pearl Halong
Bắc Ninh
- Bac Ninh Gymnasium
Hải Dương
- Haiduong Gymnasium

Participating nations

All of OCA members participated in the Games, excluding: Pakistan, Palestine, & Timor-Leste. In the brackets are the total numbers of the athletes.

Non-competing nations

Only one country just sent officials.

Palestine

Sports

The 2009 Asian Indoor Games did not feature indoor cycling, extreme sports and indoor hockey which were played in the previous games. All of the demonstration sports in the 2007 Asian Indoor Games namely, 3 on 3 basketball, kurash and kickboxing, were included in this year's Asian Indoor Games.

Chess

;Demonstration sports

Ju-jitsu & belt wrestling

Calendar

OC	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	1	Event finals	CC	Closing ceremony

October / November 2009	28th
Wed	29th
Thu	30th
Fri	31st
Sat	1st
Sun	2nd
Mon	3rd
Tue	4th
Wed	5th
Thu	6th
Fri	7th
Sat	8th
Sun	Gold
medals	Total gold medals	17	21	32	13	29	20	31	52	215	October / November 2009	28th
Wed	29th
Thu	30th
Fri	31st
Sat	1st
Sun	2nd
Mon	3rd
Tue	4th
Wed	5th
Thu	6th
Fri	7th
Sat	8th
Sun	Gold
medals
Ceremonies			OC									CC
[[File:3x3 basketball pictogram.svg	18px]] [3x3 basketball](3x3-basketball-at-the-2009-asian-indoor-games)
[[File:Gymnastics (aerobic) pictogram.svg	18px]] Aerobic gymnastics
[[File:Bowling pictogram.svg	18px]] Bowling
[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg	18px]] Boxing
Chess	[[File:Chess pictogram.svg	18px]] Chess
[[File:Xiangqi pictogram.svg	18px]] Xiangqi
[[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg	18px]] Cue sports
[[File:DanceSport pictogram.svg	18px]] Dancesport
Dragon & lion dance
[[File:Electronic sports pictogram.svg	18px]] Esports
[[File:Finswimming pictogram.svg	18px]] Finswimming
[[File:Futsal pictogram.svg	18px]] Futsal
[[File:Indoor archery pictogram.svg	18px]] Indoor archery
[[File:Indoor athletics pictogram.svg	18px]] Indoor athletics
[[File:Indoor kabaddi pictogram.svg	18px]] Indoor kabaddi
[[File:Kickboxing pictogram.svg	18px]] Kickboxing
[[File:Kurash pictogram.svg	18px]] Kurash
[[File:Muay Thai pictogram.svg	18px]] Muaythai
[[File:Pencak silat pictogram.svg	18px]] Pencak silat
[[File:Petanque pictogram.svg	18px]] Pétanque
[[File:Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg	18px]] Sepak takraw
[[File:Short course swimming pictogram.svg	18px]] Short course swimming
[[File:Shuttlecock pictogram.svg	18px]] Shuttlecock
[[File:Vovinam pictogram.svg	18px]] Vovinam
[[File:Wushu pictogram.svg	18px]] Wushu
Ju-jitsu & belt wrestling	[[File:Belt wrestling pictogram.svg	18px]] Belt wrestling
[[File:Jujitsu pictogram.svg	18px]] Ju-jitsu

Medal table

Opening ceremony at My Dinh National Stadium

References

"Marks".
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