page_title: 2018 Asian Games
section_title: Palembang
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Asian Games / Development and preparations / Venues / Palembang
caption_attribution_description: English: Event&#160;: 1. Host for 2004 National Sport Event (Pekan Olahraga Nasional), 2. Host for 2007 AFC Asian Cup - Jakarta and Palembang, 3. Host for 2011 Southeast Asian Games, 4. Host for 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games, 5. Host for 2018 Asian Games - Jakarta and Palembang.
context_page_description: The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta–Palembang 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. The Olympic Council of Asia originally awarded the games to Hanoi, Vietnam in November 2012, but the hosting rights were given up seventeen months later. Indonesia, which originally finished second in the bid, was considered as the strongest replacement candidate and eventually awarded the rights amid the 2014 games. Surabaya, the city put forward during the bid, was replaced by Jakarta and Palembang, having hosted the 2011 Southeast Asian Games together.
  For the first time, the Summer Asian Games were co-hosted by two cities; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, and Palembang, the capital of the South Sumatra province. Events were held in and around the two cities, including venues in Bandung and the provinces of West Java and Banten. The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games were held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.
context_section_description: Jakabaring Sport City was used as an event site. While there were preliminary plans to increase the size of Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium from 36,000 to 60,000 seats, they were shelved. The site still underwent some renovations, including also being converted from bleachers to an all-seater. A new 40-lane bowling alley was constructed on the complex, as well as eight additional tennis courts. The length of the canoeing and rowing venue in Jakabaring Lake was extended to 2,300 meters, while new rowing facilities and a tribune were built on the lake shore. Other existing venues which was used for Games were also renovated, including Ranau Sports Hall as sepak takraw venue.
caption: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium hosted the final of women's football
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