Chinese city of Guangzhou succeeds Doha as host of the 16th Asian Games . The games will be held from September 3 to October 5, with a total budget of $4.5 billion and an estimated attendance of more than 100 million people. China seeking to continue its winning run from four years ago with team of 1,454 members . This year , cricket , dance sports , dragon-boat racing , roller sports and Go chess will make their debut appearances in the competition . It will be the largest Games since the first in Delhi in 1951 with 476 gold medals on offer .
Chinese city of Guangzhou succeeds Doha as host of the 16th Asian Games . The games will be held from September 3 to October 5, with a total budget of $4.5 billion and an estimated attendance of more than 100 million people. China seeking to continue its winning run from four years ago with team of 1,454 members . It will be the largest Games since the first in Delhi in 1951 with 476 gold medals on offer .