For the first time , the Summer Asian Games were co-hosted by two cities ; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta ( which was hosting the Games for the first time since 1962 ) , and Palembang , the capital of the South Sumatra province . Events were held in and around the two cities , including venues in Bandung and the provinces of West Java and Banten . The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games were held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta . Several non-Olympic events were trimmed from the event programme , but several new disciplines being introduced at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo ( including 3-on-3 basketball ) were added . eSports and canoe polo were also contested as demonstration sports
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2018 Asian Games opening ceremony
2018 Asian Games