the 2010 asian games was a many-sport event held in guangzhou, china from november 12 to november 27, 2010. this was the second time that any chinese city had hosted the games, after beijing in 1990. a total of 9,704 athletes from 45 national olympic committees (nocs) competed in 476 events from 42 sports and disciplines, making it the biggest event in the history of asian games.