The 18th Asian Games in 2018, is an Asian sports event held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Indonesia, precisely in the cities of Jakarta and Palembang.

The first time, Asian Games were held simultaneously in two cities; Indonesia's capital city Jakarta (which hosted the Olympics for the first time in 1962), and Palembang, the capital of the province of South Sumatra. The event was held in and around two cities, including locations in Bandung and several places in the provinces of West Java and Banten. The Olympic opening and closing ceremony was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Center, Jakarta. eSports and polo canoeing were first included as test sports.