Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their names, such as stadiums in Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki and Paris. Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports.
Association football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 and 1932. Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games.
The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Asian Games and also known as Incheon 2014 (인천2014), was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.
Football at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar from 18 November to 15 December 2006. The opening match was played 14 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, some 30 teams played in the men's competition, and 8 teams participated in women's competition.
The men's football tournament has been a regular Asian Games sporting event since the 1951 edition, while the women's tournament began in 1990.
The India national under-23 football team represents India in international under-23 football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the team is eligible to compete in the Summer Olympic Games, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games, subject to qualification.
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification, where AFC have three spots for automatic qualifiers and a spot for inter-continental play-off against the fourth representative of the Pre-Olympic Tournament in African zone. The competition commenced in February 2011 and was completed in March 2012.
Football at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from 7 to 25 November 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, 24 teams played in the men's competition, and 7 teams participated in women's competition.
The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.
The football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 7 August 2021 in Japan.
The Bangladesh U-23 national football team, also known as the Bangladesh Olympic football team is a youth football team operated under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The team represents Bangladesh in international youth football competitions in the Summer Olympics, South Asian Games and the Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 and under-22 international football tournaments, such as the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
Kabaddi at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Songdo Global University Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea from 28 September to 3 October 2014. Both of India's men's and women's teams faced and defeated Iran's respective teams in the finals, earning India's teams the Gold while Iran's teams won the Silver. Meanwhile the men's team for both South Korea and Pakistan won the Bronze, as well as the women's teams of Bangladesh and Thailand, after their respective defeats in semifinals.
Rugby sevens at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon from 30 September to 2 October 2014.
Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Dream Park Aquatics Center, Incheon, South Korea from 20 September to 1 October 2014.
Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from September 20 to October 3, 2014. In this tournament, 16 teams played in the men's competition, and 9 teams participated in the women's competition. All matches were played at the Songnim Gymnasium and the Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium.
Handball at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from September 20 to October 2, 2014. In this tournament, 14 teams played in the men's competition, and 9 teams participated in the women's competition.
A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before, during and after the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held from 8 to 17 September at Carioca Arena 1 and the Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Laos participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Laos first competed at the Asian Games in 1974 Tehran, and the best achievement was in the last edition of 2014 Incheon, when the country gained a silver, and 2 bronze medals.
Bahrain participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Bahrain first competed at the Asian Games in 1982 Delhi, and had won 58 medals in all - 25 gold, 17 silver, and 16 bronze until the Games in 2014 Incheon.
