Asian Games: Indonesia to raise curtain on Asia's biggest multisport event

Asia's biggest multisport event, attracting more than 10,000 athletes from across the continent and offshore islands, formally opened Saturday in Indonesia for two weeks of competition in 40 sports ranging from the mainstream to the esoteric.The eighteenth edition of the Asian Games, running through Sept. 2, will be an important proving ground for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, a chance for Indonesia to show it can host a major sporting event and a special occasion for North Korea and South Korea to demonstrate their detente.Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who runs for a se…READ FULL ARTICLE