is the land of jakarta and this part of jakarta subsided has sunk so much that if i stand on the other side of the seawall i'm exactly two meters tall and i level with the boats the holes of the boat on the other side. if this year were to break and it's already leaving us in a few spots about forty percent of jakarta would be flooded to a depth of one or two metres it's quite a bit hairy situation. in fifteen years eighty percent of jakarta's northern part of london. jakarta is one of the fastest sinking cities in the walls and researchers say that if it's left unchecked parts of it could be fully submerged by twenty fifty the sporting megacity is home to more than ten million people right now it is sinking at an average rate of one point five centimeters a year and it was half of its area sits below sea level so what is making jakarta and other major cities like it sink victor cohen is a project manager of the jakarta coastal defense strategy masterplan and indonesia representative for women being a boss a dutch engineering consultant and jeff goodell is a contributing editor for rol

is the land of jakarta and this part of jakarta subsided has sunk so much that if i stand on the other side of the seawall i'm exactly two meters tall and i level with the boats the holes in the boat on the other side. if this civil were to break and it's already leaving us a few spots above forty percent of jakarta would be flooded to a depth of one or two metres it's quite a bit hairy situation the people. in fifteen years eighty percent of jakarta's northern part of the land. jakarta is one of the fastest sinking cities in the walls and researchers say that if it's left unchecked parts of it could be fully submerged by twenty fifty the sporting mega-city it's home to more than ten million people right now it is sinking at an average rate of one point five centimeters a year and it was half of its area sits below sea level so what is making jakarta and other major cities like it sink victor cohen is a project manager of the jakarta coastal defense strategy masterplan and indonesia representative for women being a boss a dutch engineering consultant and jeff goodell is a contributing

is the land of jakarta and this part of jakarta subsided has sunk so much that if i stand on the other side of the seawall i'm exactly two meters tall and i level with the boats the holes in the boat on the other side. if this civil were to break and it's already leaving us a few spots about forty percent of jakarta would be flooded to a depth of one or two metres it's quite a bit hairy situation the people. in fifteen years eighty percent of jakarta's northern part of the land siegel. jakarta is one of the fastest sinking cities in the walls and researchers say that if it's left unchecked parts of it could be fully submerged by twenty fifty the sporting megacity it's home to more than ten million people right now it is sinking at an average rate of one point five centimeters a year and it was half of its area sits below sea level so what is making jakarta and other major cities like it sink victor cohen is a project manager of the jakarta coastal defense strategy masterplan and indonesia representative for women being a boss a dutch engineering consultant and jeff goodell is a contrib

the money has not really gone into building stadiums, they have enough stadiums, especially in jakarta. they have enough stadiums, especially injakarta. you are right when you talk about the traffic, i think it is the number—1 thing that comes to anyone's mind when you about jakarta, but there comes to anyone's mind when you aboutjakarta, but there is comes to anyone's mind when you about jakarta, but there is some broad infrastructure that is being built. i have not been there in the last few weeks. i think the core reason why they are hosting it is it is now creating that interest and also the investor confidence in indonesia and jakarta. breathing in toxic air is notjust bad for your lungs, a new study reveals chronic exposure to air pollution can cause a drop in intelligence and harm cognitive performance. according to the study, pollution also increases the study, pollution also increases the risk of degenerative diseases like outsiders and other forms of dementia. it is a big problem across asia but one of the countries most at risk is china, where air—pollution kills over 20

let's start with what is a second tragedy in a week for those in jakarta, the jakarta appointed —— the jakarta post pointing out the earthquake in lombok. ullah of australians. —— a lot. earthquake in lombok. ullah of australians. -- a lot. an island big and well travelled by

and we stay in the news here where the asian games are underway in the capital jakarta all this year's program includes a sports as an exhibit event with the expectation that it will become a medal event the next games in four years while with competitive video gaming on the rise across the globe one school in the nation's capital is offering its students a chance to hone their skills in the classroom while some parents may question the idea but students and the principal at the p s k d one high school are convinced it in richard's their educational program. this is a seeing that familiar to millions although few who look at these pictures will be reminded of their time in school. but video games have found their way into the classroom at this high school in jakarta with the blessing of the teachers. the students are offered up to twenty hours of competitive gaming a week coached by a special tutor it's perhaps no surprise that principal yohannes is a keen gamer himself but it's not just for fun he sees e-sports as a useful learning tool. in terms of academic skills students can learn

well joining us live from jakarta is our correspondent scott sadly not on the subject of the paragliding maybe we'll get to that later scott's a word about p.v. sindhu we mentioned that she's the seventh highest earning sportswoman in the world perhaps unusual for a badminton player. that's so if you look at eight point five million dollars last year five hundred thousand of that coming from awards in fees and tournaments but the balance coming from sponsorship and obviously that's a big money in professional sports you know you look at the ten on that list you know a lot of money there but most of them by tennis players the williams sisters are on there there's a nascar driver on there but yeah you know really elevating badman and also it underlines just how important sports are in badminton specifically are in a very interesting. moniker for her to have actually competing here in the asian games but. now you've been looking into indonesia's hosting of these events what's the story there both on and off the field of play. well let's i want off the field right now i'm at indonesia house

began playing badminton out on the pavement in front of the apartment in central jakarta last minute wasn't it not even if i am sick i will play badminton it makes me feel better i want to be the best badminton player of everyone. from the streets to elite clubs indonesians from all backgrounds are playing that bit and have been for decades badminton is so widely popular in indonesia it was once called the village sport that's because every village had a court now it's based competition from other sports over the years like football but the nation continues to produce some of the top players in the world part of what made the sport grow so rapidly the shuttlecocks are cheap and the courts are easy to set up my. so over time some of the chords were converted for a small hardcore version of football but badminton is still on the minds of people here because this sport is considered as something indonesia can be proud of. and two players the country is very proud of the world's number one ranked doubles team marcus gideon and kevin. it's very important to indonesia because it's so popul

let's start with what is a second tragedy in a week for those in jakarta, the jakarta appointed —— the jakarta post pointing out the earthquake in lombok. ullah of australians. —— a lot. earthquake in lombok. ullah of australians. -- a lot. an island big and well travelled by britons and europeans. it is reminding of the tsunami in 200a. europeans. it is reminding of the tsunami in 2004. there are after—shocks, but i guess when you have been through that, 150,000 plus people dying, any of this will trigger panic. that is one of the things i thought was interesting, because of the geology around indonesia, something that will keep happening in some way or form, given that tectonic plates are colliding around the so—called pacific rim of fire. just because the plates are meeting there, it you have these events happening on a regular base. for bali as well, they have felt it all there, the fear of heading back in that direction. let's move on to the story being covered. the guardian leading on the apparent assassination attempt. i say apparent because he is claiming it is, there s

but experts say the only way to stop jakarta thinking rebooked. but experts say the only way to stopjakarta thinking is to stop all ground water extraction. this would force jakarta‘s 10 million residents to rely on rivers and lakes. they have promised to make this river printable in eight yea rs, make this river printable in eight years, saying it could provide a centre of the city‘s water needs. however, it is filled with plastic and chemical waste. the smell is overpowering. authorities have begun a massive clean—up, but the task is huge, given that this is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. so for now, the millions of people who call this city home will keep pumping out ground water. injakarta will keep sinking. thanks for watching outside source, we‘re back at the same time tomorrow. after the slow—moving, often hot and dry weather of the summer so far, our weather conveyor belt is now once again up and running. by weather conveyor belt of course i am talking about the jet stream with the wind is high above our heads brin

matt just start out by telling me what a hollywood mega star is doing on location with water in jakarta. well, we're here checking up on some of our programs and actually, when you talked to us about our work in 2011, i think it was, we -- actually we were at about, i think we hadn't reached our first million people at that point in new york when we sat down and talked and as of last month, we're at 12.5 million people that we've reached and oddly enough, at that same event that you came to in new york and we talked, we got a check that night from the caterpillar foundation just to expand our work into indonesia and so it's wonderfully ironic that we're talking to you from there as we talk about this again and revisit this six and a half years later. >> so, listen, it's great to hear some good news where progress is being made. just sum up for me what you're trying to do. you're reaching 12.5 million people. matt, what is it that you're trying to do? well, what we've been trying to do for the last decade or so is a model that involves loaning, giving small loans to people who are living

but video games have found their way into the classroom at this high school in jakarta with the blessing of the teachers. the students are offered up to twenty hours of competitive gaming a week coached by a special tutor it's perhaps no surprise that principal yohannes is a keen gamer himself but it's not just for fun he sees a sport as a useful learning tool. in terms of academic skills students can learn about math economics group interaction and communication from east sports in our school we've decided to have a nice program because of its educational value. the students don't spend all of their time sitting in front of the screen they also get together to discuss gaming strategies it's all part of the master plan. and i know we can make money from east ports by becoming pro players cost is a new chief. if the millions are to materialize for these students they all need to train hard the team is currently preparing for a tournament in melbourne and there are plans afoot to establish a league for local schools. this year sees e-sports featured as an exhibition event in the asian game

and i've just image to a few days sports news including indonesia's capital jakarta prepares to welcome fourteen thousand athletes to the opening of the asian games anymore later in the program. welcome to the news our former u.n. secretary general kofi annan has died and was eighty years old he served as the seventh secretary general from nineteen ninety seven to two thousand and six and was the first to rise to the top of the united nations from within the ranks of the organization itself he received the nobel peace prize jointly with the united nations in two thousand and one for their work towards a more peaceful world. well the current u.n. secretary general until you get terrorists has voiced his sorrow at the news that his predecessor passed away and in a statement good terrorist said you know that was a guiding force for good it was with profound sadness that i learned of his passing in many ways kofi annan was the united nations rather than jordan joins us now from the u.n. headquarters in new york and one assumes that the tributes have been pouring in roles. the tributes have

it's got harder al-jazeera jakarta. now tiger woods has done his best to sidestep control of a c. one. it was also about his relationship with donald trump would suggest finished in a tie for forty at the northern trust open but he was also about his friendship with the u.s. president his what he had to say what is or is a president i stay so you have to respect the office of other foods in the office. you may. like dislike. personality or of the politics that we all must respect the office so that comment about respecting the office one trait brown praise from trump who treated this the fake news media worked hard to get tiger woods to say something but he didn't want to say tiger wouldn't play the game he is very smart more importantly he's playing great golf again to the english premier league matches united play later looking to bounce back from the shock defeat to brighton there at home to tottenham who have lost at old trafford four years in a row since maurizio puts the tino took over as coach one thing that we need to improve is winning in again some clubs i was from home

gold medal in the women's marathon at the asian games is also bahrain's first gold of these games in jakarta kenyan born stablished an early lead in the distance between herself and the chasing pack was never close to two thousand and seventeen while champion stayed in france to cross the line in two hours thirty four minutes and fifty one seconds japan's taken a gammy was second with kim his son of north korea in third. is back as don clinched weight lifting gold in the men's one hundred five killer catchcry the asian games versus one hurdle broke the game's rec hold lifting two hundred thirty three lows in the clean and jerk and a total four hundred twenty one k.g. to seal the win in the women's weightlifting seventy five killer category ridden young same of north korea one her second asian gangs medal having taken bronze in two thousand and fourteen she crabbed gold this time around. japan's. one his second gold in the event ing individual competition he was also a possible tourist japanese team who claims gold after the jumping final is japan's fourth win at the same asian games event ha

jakarta. when he was just five. began playing badminton out on the pavement in front of the apartment in central jakarta. even if i'm sick i will play badminton it makes me feel better i want to be the best badminton player of everyone. from the streets to elite clubs indonesians from all backgrounds are playing and have been for decades badminton is so widely popular in indonesia it was once called the village sport that's because every village had a court now it's based competition from other sports over the years like football but the nation continues to produce some of the top players in the world part of what made the sport grow so rapidly the shuttlecocks are cheap and the courts are easy to set up. so over time some of the quotes were converted for a small hard course version of football but badminton is still on the minds of people here because this sport is considered as something indonesia can be proud of . and two players the country is very proud of the world's number one ranked do

and this is a place where people inside jakarta can come and meet some of the gold medalists of the host team here they were just passing through a couple of minutes ago it underlines just how important these games are for indonesia the nation we met with so much at the ministry of sports earlier on thursday it was interesting to hear these benchmarks these goals they have even fast tracked money a presidential decree fast tracking money to make sure that many ministry of sport had the funds they needed to make sure they put forth the best team now as we click through you know we look at the medals tables they are very focused on a specific number for gold they are saying they want to have at least sixteen gold medals at the end of these games so slowly they're clicking away there but they're not there just yet. and here's a look at that medal table the house are in said place with a gold spike china are still way out in front with fifty five games stokes rounds out the best and wednesday's action. china could kitty to dominate these games the fed badminton team with a heart full of

jakarta. and remember you can always find much more on our website the address for that. well again these are the top stories not is there a former u.n. secretary general kofi annan has died at the age of eighty he said from one thousand nine hundred seventy two thousand and six and received the nobel peace prize jointly with the organization in his home country ghana has declared a week of national mourning heaters around the world have been paying their respects to the diplomat also in jordan has more we've heard from the former u.s. president barack obama who praised on its integrity persistence optimism and sense of compassion for humanity we've heard from the russian president vladimir putin he was said that he was fortunate to speak personally with kofi annan quote i sincerely it mired his his wisdom and courage it is ability to make ballots decisions even in the face of the most cult like aided and critical situations other persons who have praised kofi annan to life and work include theresa may the british prime minister because she like guard who is the head of t

and one of the world's biggest sporting events is officially underway we're in jakarta for the asian games. and the smoke is pouring out of the fires in australia we've got a lot of fires burning in new south wales at the moment to see that smoke there poor ring over those houses it looks like the winds are going to stay strong over the next few days though that's not good news when it comes to fighting these fires here's why we've got the strong winds we've got this weather front that's making its way across us and behind that is still really quite blustery still warm though we're looking at a maximum temperature of just eleven degrees in melbourne and around fourteen in adelaide towards the west it's a lot warmer here from perth will be at twenty four but the temperatures will be dropping as we head into monday as another weather system works its way towards us so the clouds will be increasing during the day over towards new zealand i'm fine and dry for most of us at the moment but look at this cloud that's the one that was over the southeast impossible strayer and now it's gallopi

evacuated and hundreds of tourists are now being taken off those islands will get the very latest live from jakarta also coming up. day six of protests in iran with demonstrators taking to the streets against skyrocketing inflation and ongoing shortages and the economy is in for more shocks with the u.s. about to reimpose sanctions. also coming up in zimbabwe families bury their dead from last week's post-election violence will have a report from our correspondent in harare about sylvia photos of one of those who died one police fired on protesters. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show a deadly earthquake has struck the indonesian islands of lombok and bali officials are confirming that ninety one people are now dead thousands have been evacuated the seven point zero magnitude quake struck in the north of long block sunday evening powerful tremors damaged buildings across both islands and authorities are now scrambling to help those hardest hit. injured people in hallways and i in the car park at this hospital in the resort island of bali medical teams are moving patients i cite fearing

so we had to change the model quickly, and we established a clinic and emergency room in jakarta. and then things started rolling. haslinda: initially, you had to convince companies, corporations, that they needed your service. how difficult was that? arnaud: it was difficult because we change the paradigm. the corporation had insurance plans in place, and the whole point for us was to convince corporations that the issue was not the financial protection that they needed for employees, it was to have the services available on the ground and that it was a human resources issue, a protection and prevention issue. it took a bit of -- people on the ground were instantly convinced. so local representatives of corporations wanted the service. the job was to convince headquarters back home, in the u.s. or in europe, that it was making sense to create a new program for their employees. haslinda: but once you convinced the likes of bp, that was it. arnaud: that's exactly right. and once you have business leaders -- bp for the u.k., ge for the u.s. -- we were able to have the key customers

it was massive. ♪ ♪ haslinda: now arnaud, it started with two offices in singapore and jakarta. now, you are in 90 countries, 11,000 strong. what's been the most challenging part about growing the business? was it recruiting talent, for instance? arnaud: yes, this is very good point. because we created a new industry, a new way of providing health care. clearly, nobody had any kind of experience in it, and we had to convince the right people. but the beauty of a startup is that you can find exceptional people who are prepared to share and live an adventure, and really a new business is an adventure. haslinda: but i'm curious, what's the recruitment process like? these people have to deal with crisis, stress, intense situations. what do you look for before recruiting? i mean, a doctor is a doctor, but you need more than that. arnaud: well, of course, we need doctors, very good doctors. but on top of it, we need doctors who are interested in living outside the usual setting of a doctor, which is either private practice or the hospital. doctors want to travel. doctors want to exper

it was massive. ♪ ♪ haslinda: now arnaud, it started with two offices in singapore and jakarta. now, you are in 90 countries, 11,000 strong. what's been the most challenging part about growing the business? was it recruiting talent, for instance? arnaud: yes, this is very good point. because we created a new industry, a new way of providing health care. clearly, nobody had any kind of experience in it, and we had to convince the right people. but the beauty of a startup is that you can find exceptional people who are prepared to share and live an adventure, and really a new business is an adventure. haslinda: but i'm curious, what's the recruitment process like? these people have to deal with crisis, stress, intense situations. what do you look for before recruiting? i mean, a doctor is a doctor, but you need more than that. arnaud: well, of course, we need doctors, very good doctors. but on top of it, we need doctors who are interested in living outside the usual setting of a doctor, which is either private practice or the hospital. doctors want to travel. doctors want to exper

and one of the world's biggest sporting events is officially underway where in jakarta for the asian games. former united nations secretary-general kofi annan has died at the age of eighty born in ghana on a rose through the ranks of the organization to service leader for two terms and during that time he championed efforts to end conflicts across africa asia and the middle east and even earned the nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one but he was criticized for failing to stop the rwandan genocide and later for a corruption scandal involving his son our diplomatic editor james space looks back at his life. a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. the u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace no. kofi annan was born in ghana joining the un in one thousand nine hundred sixty two rising through the ranks to be the organizations head of peacekeeping at the time of genocide in rwanda eight hundred thousand people were killed he later said it was one of his greate

underway in jakarta -- you would need a lot of campaign for that. -- caffeine for that. it includes e sports, with an expectation it will become an event at the game in four years. with competitive video gaming on the rise across the globe, one school in the indonesian capital is offering students a chance to hone their skills and classroom. while some parents may question the idea, students and the principal at one high school are convinced that this enriches their education. reporter: this is a scene that is familiar to millions, although few who look at these pick cheers will be reminded of their time in school. but video games have found their way into the classroom at this high school in jakarta, with the blessing o of the teachers. the students are offered up to 20 hours of competitive gaming a week, coached by a special tutor. it is perhaps no surprise that the principal is a team gamer himself. but it is not just for fun. he sees e sports as a useful learning tool. >> in terms of academic skills, students can learn about math, economics, group interaction, and co

ok i'm now joined by max weldon he's a correspondent in jakarta who's been following the story for us so max what earthquakes in long book what's the situation like at the moment i mean how are people coping. yes really this is another tragedy can to compound existing emergency ongoing. record of success rates today mentioned one thing going on which is very high on the richter scale. already reporting that much of the island now without the city. of course yes it's. absolutely devastating on top of what have already a terrible like. when just looking at our screens now pictures of them i was running around in panic after what must have been one of the what else norris is doing in the wake of the fresh clean. was spoken to a contact that i have. in the capital one block he said to me that thankfully local a much more familiar with what to do now he said that they responded to the glazers quakes. much more in a much more orderly fashion than the previous disasters but again international organizations such as the red cross coordinating with the army and. the national disaster managemen

and as a generation game in jakarta find out why asia's top sporting competition is appealing to both young and old. the taiwan says it will not bow to pressure from china after another country has cut diplomatic ties president sigh and criticize el salvador's decision to establish relations with beijing instead the third country to do so this year china's been pressuring countries and companies to recognize taiwan a part of its territory cycle which china's behavior out of control. of the war. today's china is not only a menace to cross straight relations what china is doing right now all over the world no matter if it's interfering in the in a fees of countries or destroying the order of international markets it has already caused a high degree of global instability we need to remind the international community that this is not only related to taiwan that we will not tolerate the serious situation in a more. only seventeen countries have now got diplomatic ties with taiwan most of them are poor nations in the pacific region or in latin america like haiti honduras nicaragua taiwan's

very latest now let's bring in journalist critic of our gore who is joining us with the latest from jakarta and we just like to know what are the authorities saying about the situation especially in longbox right now . well there they're definitely monitoring the casualties the death toll is ninety eight so far but the head of the disaster management agency has said there are certainly be more we're barely twenty four hours out and there are twenty thousand people in temporary shelters in mombasa which is a huge number and there are not yet any foreigners among the dead but as these as as authorities have said the numbers are still being processed so it's very much developing an active situation and emergency for thousands of people and the first responders are very hard pressed it's a challenging situation for them right for those rescue teams for those relief agencies which you know many of them are trying to get in there all or are already there just walk us through what they're facing. well hama went through another devastating earthquake of of six point zero they're all or are already

recap kohak here is the center of attention in jakarta and for good reason victory in the fifty metres freestyle gave the eighteen year old the six gold of the week and a medal overall equaling the game's record set in one thousand nine hundred eighty two by the north korean shooter so jim murren my it's also been a week to remember the chinas triple olympic champion soon yang is fulfilled with a meeting saw him match the record of fourteen asian games medals over the course of his career. all but two gold medals in the pool went to china and japan that two way battle for supremacy went down to the final race and it was china who edged it by just for one hundred of a second. that meant they ended the games with nineteen goals each been given a g.t.o. i did a year in the competition with china and japan is not over it will last till the twenty twenty olympics we must learn the lessons and avoid the mistakes from these games oh it was another shocking day in the body arena the day after india's men were knocked out their women's team was beaten in the final it was a run into the title tw

in sport let's take you now to the asian games underway in jakarta this is a program would include east sports as an exhibition event with competitive gaming on the rise across the globe one school in the indonesian capital is offering its students a chance to hone their skills in the classroom plenty of people have reservations about the use of video games as a teaching tool but as the students and the principal at the p s k d one high school see it in sports are invision much to the curriculum. this is a seeing that familiar to millions few who look at these pictures will be reminded of their time in school. about video games have found their way into the classroom at this high school in jakarta with the blessing of the teachers. the students are offered up to twenty hours of competitive gaming a week coached by a special tutor it's perhaps no surprise that principal. is a keen gamer himself but it's not just for fun he sees e-sports as a useful learning tool. in terms of academic skills students can man about math economics group interaction and communication from east sports in our

and this is a place where people inside jakarta can come and meet some of the gold medalists of the host team here they were just passing through a couple of minutes ago it underlines how important these games are for indonesia the nation we met with so much at the ministry of sport earlier on thursday it was interesting to hear these benchmarks these goals they have even fast tracked money a presidential decree fast tracking money to make sure that the mini's ministry of sport had the funds they needed to make sure they put forth the best team now as we click through you know we look at the medals tables they are very focused on a specific number for gold they are saying they want to have at least sixteen gold medals at the end of these games so slowly they're clicking away there but they're not there just yet ok so we've been seeing some very energetic sports so far at these games but there are also more same date ones taking place as well eighty five year old kong team yang in think games all this competitor he's representing the philippines and the card game range which is makin

there are thousands of penstock see like clubs across indonesia the head of this local one here in jakarta feels that the sport's exposure in the asian games grows recognition and interest globally. de deportee also says that the sport is expanding its country of origin two it's now mandatory at all schools. with the games in indonesia that has become even more popular among children teenagers and adults it really helps. the body started in india thousands of years ago it's essentially a game of full contact tag thank you nice when indonesian and other countries asian countries are taking by going to that because they haven't seen the mean. so that. to see this kind of playing by these indonesian countries. unlike the homegrown pen sexy lot of body is just starting to gain ground in indonesia. and. the asian games allow these lesser known sports the opportunity to share center stage with the widely popular sports like football or basketball giving athletes of all ages the opportunity to experience something new either from the sidelines or on the pitch or al-jazeera jakarta. the spanish fo

era one he had the added bonus of being hung that is medal by indonesia's president who was watching jakarta. al-jazeera. here's a look at the medals table china are way out in front to host indonesia now have six goals and thanks to a win in the men's paragliding the country's official target is sixteen hundreds of muslim athletes competing in the asian games have been celebrating aid away from home many took a break from their training on wednesday to join a session of prayers in the athletes' village indigenous sports are what sets the asian games apart from the olympics the diversity on the world's largest continent means that many countries have sports found nowhere else scott idler has more on how these games help keep these sports life. the ancient indonesian martial arts is making its asian games debut this year. it's one of several sports during the two weeks of competitions that is unique to asia and one that few outside the region have ever seen before but the coach for the malaysian team is confident that's changing and being an event in the games will help. this is the first tim

now there are several indigenous sports on show at the asian games in jakarta the diversity on the world's largest continent means that many countries of sports found nowhere else has more now on how the games are helping to keep their sports alive. the ancient indonesian martial art of it is making its asian games debut this year. it's one of several sports during the two weeks of competitions that is unique to asia and one that few outside the region have ever seen before but the coach for the malaysian team is confident that's changing and being an event in the game will help. this is the first time. asian games i'm proud to and i hope to continue to be a tournament sport in asia and maybe someday be in the olympics there are thousands of penn socks clubs across indonesia the head of this local one here in jakarta feels that the sport's exposure in the asian games grows recognition and interest globally. they deported also says the sport is expanding its country of origin two it's now mandatory at all schools. with the games in indonesia has become even more popular among children teena

olympics there are thousands of penn socks clubs across indonesia the head of this local one here in jakarta feels that the sport's exposure in the asian games grows recognition and interest globally. de deportee also says that the sport is expanding in its country of origin two it's now mandatory at all schools. with the games in indonesia has become even more popular among children teenagers and adults it really helps. the body started in india thousands of years ago it's essentially a game of full contact tag thank you nice when indonesian and other countries asian countries are thinking i can do that because i haven't seen the me. so that keen to see this. country. unlike the homegrown pin sexy lot is just starting to gain ground in indonesia. and. the asian games allow these lesser known sports the opportunity to share center stage with widely popular sports like football or basketball giving athletes of all ages the opportunity to experience something new either from the sidelines or on the pitch al-jazeera jakarta. the spanish footballers union says players could go on strike if the l

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and this is a place where people inside jakarta can come and meet some of the gold medalists of the host team here they were just passing through a couple of minutes ago it underlines just how important these games are for indonesia the nation we met with so much at the ministry of sports earlier on thursday it was interesting to hear these benchmarks these goals they have even fast tracked money a presidential decree fast tracking money to make sure that the mini's ministry of sport had the funds they needed to make sure they put forth the best team now as we click through you know we look at the medals tables they are very focused on a specific number for gold they are saying they want to have at least sixteen gold medals at the end of these games so slowly they're clicking away there but they're not there just yet ok so we saw some very energetic sports so far but there are also more sedate ones as well eighty five year old kong tiang is the game's all this competitor and he's representing the philippines in the card game branch which is making its asian games debut this year. re

scott joins me live now from jakarta skull first gold medal to china no real surprise that with a lot to dominance of the game since the early eighty's. absolutely you know that was expected that china and japan both will do very very well they have dominated the games since the eighty's as you've said and you know just when you look at the sheer number the training and the money they have behind their athletic teams that is probably part of the reason now it's in japan too is a powerhouse here but what's interesting in this coming out from their their management of their athletic teams they also look at the asian games as kind of a warm up at least this asian games as a warm up for the olympics in tokyo in just two years time they're using this as a learning experience obviously they want to win as many medals here as possible tatyana but they're using this as a learning experience against these top athletes that they'll be facing again in just two years time so when it comes to china they're probably looking very closely at how they perform the techniques they use and how their athl

recap kohak here is the center of attention in jakarta and for good reason victory in the fifty metres freestyle gave the eighteen year old the six gold of the week and a medal overall equaling the game's record set in one thousand nine hundred eighty two by the north korean shooter sojourn men from five it's also been a week to remember the china's triple olympic champion soon yang is fulfilled with a meeting saw him match the record of fourteen asian games medals over the course of his career. all but two gold medals in the pool went to china and japan that two way battle for supremacy went down to the final race and it was china who edged it by just for one hundred s. of a second. that meant they ended the games with nineteen golds each. but even a g.t.o. with a year in the competition within china and japan is not over it will last till the twenty twenty olympics we must learn the lessons and avoid the mistakes from these games by it was another shocking day in the body arena the day after india's men were knocked out their women's team was beaten in the final it was a runner who t

to do the race for medals in jakarta is being dominated by china not even a pileup in the women's b.m.x. final could stop genya route taking yet another gold it's now seventy two and counting for the chinese more than twice as many as their nearest rivals japan. indonesia have a more modest target of sixteen gold and victory in the tennis mixed doubles moved them a step closer i the men's individual title went to becky a stand little touch dennis is timmins victory secured his place at the tokyo olympics he managed to squeeze in a few photos with his medal before jumping straight on a plane to new york and the u.s. open. there was a world record performance in the men's weight lifting ninety four kilos category iran's saurabh morality lifted one hundred eighty nine kilos to break the sport's longest standing record. there were plenty of interested spectators as the track and field events got underway china's incredible record in the women's how my goes on they won gold and silver for the fifth straight games but it was india celebrating in the men's shot put to gender posting top set a

and this is a place where people inside jakarta can come and meet some of the gold medalists of the host team here they were just passing through a couple of minutes ago it underlines just how important these games are for indonesia the nation we met with so much at the ministry of sport earlier on thursday it was interesting to hear these benchmarks these goals they have even fast tracked money a presidential decree fast tracking money to make sure that the mini's ministry of sport had the funds they needed to make sure they put forth the best team now as we click through you know we look at the medals tables they are very focused on a specific number for gold they are saying they want to have at least sixteen gold medals at the end of these games so slowly they're clicking away there but they're not there just yet ok so we've been seeing some very energetic sports so far at these games but there are also more same gate ones taking place as well eighty five year old kong team yang in think games all this competitor he's representing the philippines and the card game range which is

recap kohak here is the center of attention in jakarta and for good reason victory in the fifty metres freestyle gave the eighteen year old the six gold of the week and a medal overall equaling the game's record set in one thousand nine hundred eighty two by the north korean shooter sojourn men fell from so it's also been a week to remember for china's triple olympic champion son yang is fulfilled with a meeting saw him match the record of fourteen asian games medals over the course of his career. all but two gold medals in the pool went to china and japan their two way battle for supremacy went down to the final race and it was china who edged it by just for one hundred of a second. that meant they ended the games with nineteen golds each. eva gto did a year in the competition with china and japan is not over it will last till the twenty twenty olympics we must learn the lessons and avoid the mistakes from these games. in stark contrast to china cambodia had no medals in any sport heading into day six but that changed with jessica hahn in the women's jitsu she took gold in the forty n