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| South Korea wins Asian Games vote | South Korea wins Asian Games vote |
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| The South Korean city of Incheon has been chosen by the Olympic Council of Asia to host the Asian Games in 2014. | The South Korean city of Incheon has been chosen by the Olympic Council of Asia to host the Asian Games in 2014. |
| Delegates to the council voted for Incheon in preference to the Indian capital, Delhi, at a meeting in Kuwait. | Delegates to the council voted for Incheon in preference to the Indian capital, Delhi, at a meeting in Kuwait. |
| The result was greeted by cheers and applause from the South Korean delegation and dejection from the representatives from Delhi. | The result was greeted by cheers and applause from the South Korean delegation and dejection from the representatives from Delhi. |
| It will be the third time the Games have been held in South Korea, which also hosted them in 1986 and in 2002. | |
| The 2010 Games will be in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. | The 2010 Games will be in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. |
| Indian officials say they will now concentrate on the 2010 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Delhi. | Indian officials say they will now concentrate on the 2010 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Delhi. |
| They are the first major multi-sports event to go to the country since the Asian Games in the early 1980s. | They are the first major multi-sports event to go to the country since the Asian Games in the early 1980s. |