2009 Asian Indoor Games

III Asian Indoor Games
Host cityHanoi, Vietnam
Motto"For A Rising Asia"
(Vietnamese: Vì một châu Á phát triển)
Nations42
Athletes2,456
Events215 in 24 sports
Opening30 October
Closing8 November
Opened byNguyễn Minh Triết
President of Vietnam
Torch lighterBùi Thị Nhung
Main venueMỹ Đình National Stadium

The 2009 Asian Indoor Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á 2009), officially the 3rd Asian Indoor Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á lần thứ 3) and also known as Vietnam 2009, were a pancontinential indoor multi-sport event held in Vietnam from 30 October till 8 November 2009. This was the last edition of the event to be held under the "Asian Indoor Games" name before it was merged with another Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) event – Asian Martial Arts Games to form the larger Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.