Jakarta, April 29 (IANS): A top sports official of Indonesia Tuesday confirmed that the country will officially express its readiness to host the 18th Asian Games in 2019 during the visit of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) May 5.
"The team of OCA will visit Indonesia May 5 and see if we are ready. We will express our readiness to host the games," Indonesian Youth and Sport Minister Roy Suryo said, reports Xinhua.
The Minister added that Indonesia has received the offer from the Asian sport governing body, OCA after Vietnam gave up their hosting rights for the regional games due to economic reasons.
The OCA will select the 18th Asian Games host city in the 33rd OCA General Assembly Sep 20 in Incheon, South Korea, according to a release from OCA April 18.
The 18th Asian Games are scheduled to take place in November 2019 with the participation of some 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions, competing in 35 sports.