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{{Infobox Asian Games bid|2014|
|main = Yes
|logo = File:Incheon 2014 Asian Games bid logo.png
|logo-size =
|winner = Incheon
|votes1 = 32
|runner-up = New Delhi
|votes2 = 13
|1stBid = 30 June 2005
|decision = 17 April 2007
|notes =
|Election venue= [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]<br>26th OCA General Assembly
}}
{{2014 Asian Games}}

Two cities submitted bids to host the '''[[2014 Asian Games]]''' that were recognized by the [[Olympic Council of Asia]] (OCA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/new74.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022151424/http://www.ocasia.org/new74.asp |archive-date=2007-10-22 |title=2014 Asian Games 27-10-2005|website=ocasia.org}}</ref> OCA selected [[Incheon]], South Korea over [[New Delhi]], India as the host for 17th Asian Games on 17 April 2007, at its 26th General Assembly held in [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait by a vote of 32 to 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/new150.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020013001/http://www.ocasia.org/new150.asp |archive-date=2007-10-20 |title=26th OCA General Assembly 16 April 2007|website=ocasia.org}}</ref> The host city election was originally scheduled to be held during the 25th OCA General Assembly in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2717|title=Korea Seeks to Host 17th Asian Games in Incheon in 2014|agency=Korea IT Times|date=1 August 2006}}</ref>

== Bidding process ==

* Submission of letters of intent (31 March 2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-meets-asian-games-bid-deadline/articleshow/1067269.cms|title=Delhi meets Asian Games bid deadline - Times of India|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=1 April 2005}}</ref>
* Deadline for the submission of bids (30 June 2005)
* OCA Evaluation Committee visit to New Delhi (9–11 November 2006)
* OCA Evaluation Committee visit to Incheon (12–14 November 2006)
* Election of the host city during the 26th OCA General Assembly at the [[Marriott International|Marriott Hotel]] in [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait (17 April 2007)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="7" | 2014 Asian Games bidding results
|-
! City
! NOC
| bgcolor="silver" |'''Round 1'''
|-
|'''[[Incheon]]'''||{{KOR}}
|'''32'''
|-
|[[New Delhi]]||{{IND}}
|13
|}

==Candidate cities==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! style="background-color: #BFD7FF" | Logo<br>[[File:Transparent bar.svg|125px|link=]]
!style="background-color:#BFD7FF" width="20%"|City
!style="background-color:#BFD7FF" width="20%"|Country
!style="background-color:#BFD7FF" width="40%"|National Olympic Committee
!style="background-color:#BFD7FF" width="20%"|Result
|-
| style="text-align:center" scope="row" rowspan="2" |
!style="text-align:center" scope="row" | '''[[Incheon]]'''
! scope="row" | {{flag|South Korea}}
!style="text-align:center" scope="row" | [[Korean Sport & Olympic Committee]] (KOC)
!style="text-align:center" scope="row" | Winner
|-
|colspan=4|Incheon, the third largest city in South Korea with a population of 2.74 million, submitted the bid after receiving approval from the central government. It was planning to build 21 new sports facilities by 2008, including an indoor swimming pool near [[Incheon Munhak Stadium|Munhak Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20070103/251183/1|title=Incheon vs. Delhi for Asian Games Bid|date=3 January 2007|website=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]}}</ref>

The city was bidding for the games on the basis of the expected economic benefits it could get from hosting the games, which included induced production of 13 trillion [[South Korean won|won]] (10.6 trillion won for Incheon), induced added-value of 5.6 trillion won (4.5 trillion won for Incheon) and [[Direct, indirect, and induced employment|induced employment]] of 270,000 people (200,000 for Incheon). At the same time, it was hoping that a special support law will pass the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]] to help renew its infrastructure such as roads, transportation and communication facilities. Many member states of the OCA who voted for Incheon were convinced of its advantage over New Delhi in terms of municipal infrastructure, overall environment, venue facilities, marketing capabilities and information technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/203363.html|title=Incheon confident on bid for 2014 Asian Games with Chinese premier's support|website=[[The Hankyoreh]]|date=16 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/09/600_2027.html|title=Preparations Get Under Way in Full|agency=[[The Korea Times]]|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=29 April 2007}}</ref>

The Bidding Committee stated that of the expected games cost of 4.9 trillion won ([[United States dollar|US$]]5.3 trillion), more than 54 percent of the funding or 2.7 trillion won of the total will come from the Incheon municipal government, while the rest will be covered by central government grants and corporate sponsorships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2874829|title=Will Incheon’s win come at cost of Olympics bid and heavy taxes?|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=24 April 2007}}</ref> A 7-year program named the OCA-Incheon Vision 2014 program and costed US$20 million was established as part of the bid to support the countries that have not yet won a medal at the Games, by providing athletes training facilities, courses, coaches and the opportunity to train in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101110000930|title=Incheon being readied for 2014 Asian Games|agency=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/31871304/4.JW_LEE_Open_.pdf|title=Mega-event scepticism in South Korea: Lessons from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games|website=pure.ed.ac.uk}}</ref>

Incheon previously hosted many international sports competitions including [[2005 Asian Athletics Championships]] and was one of the host cities of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. South Korea last hosted the Games back in [[1986 Asian Games|1986]] in the capital city of [[Seoul]] and [[2002 Asian Games|2002]] in [[Busan]], in addition to a Winter edition in [[1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]] in [[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon Province]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.incheon2014ag.org/menu/22.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106021543/http://english.incheon2014ag.org/menu/22.asp |archive-date=2007-01-06 |url-status=usurped |title=2014 Incheon Asian Games Bidding Committee}}</ref> The bid logo was an image of Waves, Sun and Green Field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.incheon2014ag.org/menu/14.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114100058/http://english.incheon2014ag.org/menu/14.asp |archive-date=2007-11-14 |url-status=usurped |title=Emblem}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=5 style="background-color:#BFD7FF"|
|-
| style="text-align:center" scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[File:New Delhi 2014 Asian Games bid logo.png|125px]]
!style="text-align:center" scope="row" | '''[[New Delhi]]'''
!scope="row" | {{flag|India}}
!style="text-align:center" scope="row" | [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA)
!style="text-align:center" scope="row" | First runner-up
|-
|colspan=4|On 15 May 2004, IOA president [[Suresh Kalmadi]] announced New Delhi's candidacy during the Indian leg of the Doha [[2006 Asian Games]] Fun Run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/may/15asian.htm|title=New Delhi to bid for 2014 Asian Games|website=rediff.com|date=15 May 2004}}</ref> The capital city of India had previous experience of hosting the Asian Games in [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] and [[1982 Asian Games|1982]] and recently won the rights to host the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] on 14 November 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050330/sports.htm#1|title=Cabinet backs New Delhi’s bid for 2014 Asian Games|website=tribuneindia.com|date=29 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-clears-delhis-bid-for-2014-asiad/articleshow/1900731.cms|title=Govt clears Delhi’s bid for 2014 Asiad|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=13 April 2007}}</ref> Therefore, much of the venues and infrastructures would have been in place and required only renovation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/sites/default/files/2018-03/Delhi%202010%20Games%20Bid.pdf|title=Delhi 2010 Games bid|website=thecgf.com|access-date=2022-10-06|archive-date=2022-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006034727/https://thecgf.com/sites/default/files/2018-03/Delhi%202010%20Games%20Bid.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/dec/02dohalead03.htm|title=India bids for 2014 Asian Games|date=2 December 2006|website=rediff.com}}</ref> This was the city's second consecutive time to bid for its third Asian Games, with its first being for the [[Bids for the 2006 Asian Games|2006 edition]], which were awarded to [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India-makes-formal-bid-for-2014-Asiad/articleshow/685742.cms|title=India makes formal bid for 2014 Asiad|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=2 December 2006}}</ref>
|}

==Showed preliminary interest==
Two countries expressed interest in bidding and submitted letter of intent, but failed to submit bids when applications were due.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2005/nov/21games.htm|title=Delhi likely to bag 2014 Asian Games|website=rediff.com|date=21 November 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalgames.net/october2005.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203094658/http://www.internationalgames.net/october2005.html |archive-date=2006-02-03 |title=International Games News October 2005}}</ref>
* [[Amman]] {{flag|Jordan}}
* [[Hanoi]] {{flag|Vietnam}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024155356/http://english.incheon2014ag.org/index.asp Incheon Bid Website (archived)]}}

{{Asian Games bids}}

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