The 2009 Asian Indoor Games are hold in Vietnam on 30 October – 8 November, 2009. It will be the third and the last annual Asian Indoor Games (AIGs) event before merging with Asian Martial Arts Games.

The mascot of the 2009 event is the Ho chicken (Gà Hồ), a distinctly Vietnamese rare breed of chicken, familiar as a symbol in Vietnam. According to folklore, the chicken (particularly the rooster) has the five qualities of a man of honour: literacy, martial arts, physical strength, humanity and loyalty. The symbolism in the context of the AIGs is that the Ho chicken rising himself to welcome the sun is likened to the readiness of the sports industry of Vietnam to host this major event.

Named and arranged after their List of IOC country codes, most of OCA members participated in the Games, except: Timor-Leste and Philippines. In the brackets are the total numbers of the expected athletes.[1]

Sports

The 2009 Asian Indoor Games will not feature extreme sports which were played in the previous games. All of the demonstration sports in the 2007 Asian Indoor Games namely, 3 on 3 basketball, kurash and kickboxing, will be included in this year’s Asian Indoor Games. Also, vovinam and pencak silat, two martial arts known to Vietnam will be included. The chosen demonstration sport will be jujitsu, a martial art that originated from Japan.

Demonstration sports:

Asian Indoor Games Web Site: http://www.voc.org.vn/aig3/english/

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