Lights shower Bung Karno Stadium during the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony. JP/Seto Wardhana
Indonesian athletes walk onto the stage during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at Bung Karno Stadium. JP/PJ Leo
Yemeni wrestler Mohammed Almaghrebi tries to free himself during a match against Kyrgyzstani Ismailov Amantur. JP/Seto Wardhana
Chinese Taipei's Tang Chia Hung performs during the artistic gymnastic men's bar competition. JP/Seto Wardhana
Indonesian Aero Azwar races during the jet ski runabout limited moto 2 final. JP/Seto Wardhana
Bridge players compete at the Games. Bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. JP/PJ Leo
South Korea's Yeongnam Kim competes in the men's diving 3-meter springboard. JP/PJ Leo
Indonesia's Jonatan Christie performs in the badminton men's single final against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen. He won the gold. JP/Seto Wardhana
Officials hold the national flags of winning countries after they fell to the floor because of trouble with the flag pole. JP/Seto Wardhana
China's Sun Yang swims in men’s 800-meter freestyle. He won the gold after finishing in 7:48.36, breaking the Asian Games record. JP/Seto Wardhana
Japan's Takahashi Ibuki lifts weights during women's 48 kilogram weightlifting match. JP/Seto Wardhana
South Korea's Park Sang-hoon races during cycling track men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit. Park won the gold and broke the Asian Games record with a final time of 4:19,672. JP/Seto Wardhana
The sword of a Japanese fencer (front) gets tangled with a cable during women's team match against China. JP/PJ Leo
Water polo players vie for the ball. JP/PJ Leo
A South Korean footballer teases a woman carrying the medals during a medal ceremony. South Korea's men's soccer team won over Japan's and secured the gold medal. JP/PJ Leo
Indonesia's boxer Sunan Agung Amoragam takes a punch from Uzbekistan's Mirzakhalilov Mirazizbek in the men’s boxing bantamweight semifinal. Sunan won the bronze after losing to Mirazizbek. JP/Seto Wardhana.
Indonesia's Emilia Nova (right) sprints in the women's 100-meter hurdles final and secures silver after South Korea's Jung Hye-lim Jung (center) finishes first. JP/PJ Leo
The Singapore team competes in the women’s artistic swimming team's technical routine. JP/Seto Wardhana.
Chinese Taipei's Chihyuan Chuang keeps his eye on the ball in a men's table tennis match. JP/PJ Leo
The Iranian women's team tackles an Indian athlete in the women's kabaddi final. The Iranians clinched the gold. JP/PJ Leo
Indonesia's Maulana Aji makes serves during the men’s volleyball quarterfinal match against South Korea. JP/Seto Wardhana
Chinese businessman Jack Ma (center) introduces his hometown Hangzhou as the next Games host city during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at Bung Karno Stadium. JP/Seto Wardhana
Thousands of people attend the 2018 Asian Games closing ceremony at Bung Karno Stadium. JP/Seto Wardhana
The Asian Para Games are approaching while memories of 18thAsian Games still linger in the minds of many Jakarta and Palembang were deemed successful in hosting the sporting event, the biggest Indonesia has hosted since 1962.
The opening ceremony was an eye-opener for many spectators and the spirit of the Asian Games soared that night even though many had doubted that Jakarta and Palembang could pull it off.
Sports venues attracted crowds, tickets to popular sports events sold out quickly and mementos of three rare Indonesian animals — the bird of paradise, the Javan rhino and the Bawean deer — sold like hotcakes at the official shop, which saw long lines of enthusiasts at its door in Senayan day after day.
Of course, the stars of the Games were the athletes. The months of training and practice, the strict lifestyle regime and all the sweat, hard work and tears culminated in the Games, in the great moments captured by The Jakarta Post photojournalists.
----All picture are taken with Canon cameras
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