2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
The 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, officially known as the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and also known as Bangkok–Chonburi 2021, is scheduled to be a pan-Asian multi-sport event in indoor and martial arts sports held from 21 to 30 May 2021 in the Thai capital city, Bangkok and the province of Chonburi. The Olympic Council of Asia officially awarded the games to Bangkok and Chonburi Province and signed the hosting rights contact in April 2020.
It will be the first Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, co-hosted by two cities/provinces; the Thai capital city of Bangkok which will host the games for the third time after hosting the inaugural edition in 2005 and the martial arts edition in 2009 and the province of Chonburi, located 100 kilometres southwest of the capital. It will be a test event for the joint candidacy from Bangkok and Chonburi Province for hosting 2030 Summer Youth Olympic Games also. This edition was most notable for being the first edition to include badminton, BMX cycling, cheerleading, floorball, indoor rowing, netball, shooting, sepak takraw, and volleyball; as well as having the highest number of sports in the history of the games, at a total of 29.
Bidding process
On November 28, National Olympic Committee of Thailand President Yuthasak Sasiprapha initially expressed possible of Thai's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games bid in 2021 to OCA Director General Husain A.H.Z. Al-Musallam during 2015 ANOC General Assembly in the United States. On 17 October 2017, OCA President Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah met Thai government officials to offer Thailand hosting Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2021 while Deputy Prime Minister Thanasak Patimaprakorn also interested this offer and mulled over Pattaya to host this games, but Federation of National Sport Association President Intarat Yodbangtoey suggested that Thai government should bargain OCA to host 2030 Asian Games if Thailand receive hosting 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.During 2019 OCA General Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand expressed interest to host four major events, that is, 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, 2025 Asian Youth Games, 2026 Summer Youth Olympics and 2030 Asian Games. Finally, Bangkok and Chonburi were selected from OCA and signed the host city contract on 27 April 2020 in a virtual meeting.
Development and preparation
The cabinet resolution was released on March 17, 2020. It reported the negotiations with the Olympic Council of Asia and the budget allocation for the Games. The Olympic Council of Asia reduced a cost of marketing right from ~US$2 million to ~US$500 thousand. It distributed a broadcasting right to two parts that one is a local broadcasting right for the host country and the other one is an international broadcasting right shared the Organizing Committee with 50 percent. It also allowed Bangkok and Chonburi Province to host the Games as joint host cities.A budget allocation for the Games had been reported to be ฿1.4855 trillion, including ฿50 million from a broadcasting right, ฿100 million from a marketing agent, ฿87.5 million from a registration fee, ฿2.5 million from revenue of the Games, and ฿1.2455 billion from the government. It also suggested the Organizing Committee to provide more budget for Coronavirus disease 2019 prevention management by Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Ministry of Public Health.
On 20 May 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that Dato Seri :th:ชัยภักดิ์ ศิริวัฒน์|Chaipak Siriwat was appointed as a vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia from the host country representative to work closely with the Olympic Council of Asia in the successful execution of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games. The OCA Coordination Committee, permanent committee not depending on any Games, will be responsible for the conduct of the five different Games organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. It is headed by Randhir Singh elected for the period 2019 to 2023, during the 38th OCA General Assembly held in Bangkok. The full composition of the Coordination Committee is as follows:
| Executive Board members | Other members |
|  Zhang Jilong Vinod Kumar Tiwari Nasrollah Sadjadi Yuko Arakida Haider AHE Farman Mohammad Tayyab Ikram Mani Jegathesan Abdulla Yousef Al-Mulla Dahlan Juman Ahmad |
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Moon Dae-sungThe meeting of the preparation of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games was held on June 15, 2020. Chaipak Siriwat, vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia, informed officially about competition programme confirmed by the Olympic Council of Asia. It was confirmed that the Games will be held between 21 and 30 May, including consideration of the events in the twenty-nine sports and two demonstration sports proposed by the Organizing Committee. Fourteen sports complexes were also confirmed, including eight in Bangkok and six in Chonburi.
The meeting proposed to launch the Public Health Commission encouraged by Department of Health and Ministry of Public Health. It recommended Coronavirus disease 2019 preventive measures in two ways depended on whether the pandemic is over or not. One is to allow athletes and officials quarantining for fourteen day, before the curtain will rise on the Games.
Venues
Fourteen sports complexes were also confirmed, including eight in Bangkok over fifteen disciplines in fourteen sports and six in Chonburi over sixteen disciplines in fifteen sports.Bangkok
| Venue | Coordinates | Events | Capacity | |
| Gymnasium Building 5 | Futsal | 2,000 |
| Venue | Coordinates | Events | Capacity | |
| Bangkok Arena | Futsal | 12,000 | ||
| Island Hall | Sepak takraw |
Chonburi
The Games
Sports
The article 74 of the Olympic Council of Asia constitution states that the programme of the AIMAG shall include not less than six indoor sports and two sports from martial arts sports, recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia. For this to happen, it will be a responsibility of the organizing committee to choose which of twenty-nine sports included within the status of indoor sports or martial arts sports and not part in latest editions of the Asian Games. The organizing committee can choose any sports part in latest editions of the Asian Games or not within the status of indoor sports or martial arts sports, if there are demands from the host country.Following the signing contract after successful negotiations with Thailand, the Olympic Council of Asia initially announced that the Games would feature twenty-six disciplines in twenty-four sports, including the seventeen indoor sports and seven martial sports and two demonstration sports established in the Games charter. On 21 May 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia and the organizing committee announced the final number of sports on this edition's program with finals being held in twenty eight sports, seven more than those played in the previous edition in 2017. The number of sports programme increased to twenty-nine sports after successful negotiations to add shooting.
A total of thirty-one disciplines in twenty-nine sports and two demonstration sports are scheduled to include.
Revamped and new events
Cheerleading, Floorball, Indoor rowing, Roller sports, and Netball are the new sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee or included in the World Games. For inclusion in this edition, It is opportunity for the growth and promotion of these sports in Asian continent and the increasing development within their respective countries in these future Olympic sport status contenders.Badminton, Shooting, and Volleyball are the Olympic sports included in the AIMAG for the first time. Although, they are the same sports and disciplines in the Asian Games programme, the organizing committee will revamp the events to differ from Asian Games programme. Badminton events will be decreased to three, less than Asian Games. Shooting events will be decreased to five, only held 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre rapid fire pistol. Volleyball competitors have been required to be under 23 years old; three over-23-year-old players have been allowed per squad, after calendar congestion with FIVB Volleyball Nations League.
Sepak takraw is the Asian Games sport came back to the AIMAG after 2009. It will be the first time for regu events inclusion, such as duos, regu or trios, quadrants, and combined events. For the duos, regu, and quadrants events, they will be competed in mixed gender events, also hoop team event.
Participating National Olympic Committees
On July 16, 2020, National Olympic Committee of Thailand informed that All seventeen National Olympic Committees and seven Associate Members of the Oceania National Olympic Committees were invited to compete at these Games. It was ratified by the Olympic Council of Asia after Ashgabat's success. Sixteen sports and disciplines, mostly individual and martial arts, will allow Oceania teams to fully participate, so they will be eligible for medals.The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants entered.
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Emblem
The appendix 1 of the Olympic Council of Asia constitution states that Emblem must integrate the Olympic Council of Asia symbol, the City Word mark, the Designation which directly underneath the City Word mark, and other distinctive design elements.The emblem for the 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was finalised on July 10, 2020. Three emblems were shortlisted by the Organizing Committee. All three shortlisted emblems have the Olympic Council of Asia symbol, the City Word mark as "Bangkok–Chonburi 2021" and the Designation as "6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games" in different fonts. The first emblem was inspired by the Phuang malai, Thai form of floral garland. The second one was inspired by the Siamese fighting fish, national aquatic animal. The last one was inspired by the Indian elephant, national animal, looking like the six in Thai numerals "๖".