The Asian Beach Games, currently taking place in Vietnam, will now be held every four years instead of every two. The 2017 Asian Youth Games, due to be held in Jakarta, will now take place in 2021. OCA president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah also announced limits on the number of competitors at the Asian Games. “We are getting the best two from each NOC (National Olympic Committee) and we are giving a chance to other NOCs to win medals.”The Indonesian organising committee for the 2018 Asian Games said preparations were on schedule. Kuwait will remain the sub-centre for West Asia while additional offices will be established in Bangkok, Almaty, Delhi, Nansha in China and Lausanne, where the International Olympic Committee is based.

Source: Bangkok Post September 25, 2016 12:11 UTC