Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
The flame for the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia next month was ignited on Sunday at a ceremony in New Delhi, India – birthplace of the Olympic Council of Asia’s premier sporting event in 1951.The Asian Games flame is kept permanently at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium and it was used to light the torch for the torch relay, which started with a symbolic first leg in the Indian capital and will end at the opening ceremony in Jakarta on August 18.
The flame for the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia next month was ignited on Sunday at a ceremony in New Delhi, India – birthplace of the Olympic Council of Asia’s premier sporting event in 1951.The Asian Games flame is kept permanently at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium and it was used to light the torch for the torch relay, which started with a symbolic first leg in the Indian capital and will end at the opening ceremony in Jakarta on August 18.










