Just like the Olympics, the Asian Games are held every four years. The event attracts competitors from 45 nations and territories in the region.
The Asiad hosts international sports not contested in the Olympics such as bowling, cricket, golf and rugby.
In addition, there are a few sports of Asian heritage, such as dragon boat racing, wushu and sepaktaraw (a volleyball-type sport played with the feet, rather than hands).
But the 2010 Asiad marks the first appearance of Chinese board games weiqi (go) and xiangqi (Chinese chess) in the competition. These follow the introduction of international chess at the 2006 Asiad in Doha.
Leighton Meester Maggie Gyllenhaal Lisa Snowdon Missy Peregrym Rebecca Romijn
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