Our Malaysian contingent will be heading to Jakarta, Indonesia next week to defend our ranking in various sports at the Asian Games. At the same time, the team aims to bring back a gold tally that will place us in the top 10. Heated contentions will be focused on badminton, football, diving, shooting, weightlifting and cycling.  These athletes who have been training hard to rise to the top need one more factor to reach the pinnacle…the fan support.

On that note, its pleasing to know Astro will be broadcasting the games live from Palembang from August 18 – September 2 – dedicating 6 HD channels for paying subscribers and 8 channels for Njoi customers. Fans can support their favourite team from their living room when all 45 nations go to the fields and stadiums, pitting against each other and the best to reign supreme.

A comprehensive coverage has been assured with 40 crew members reporting from Palembang. Malaysians can catch all the action on CH790-CH795 including 2 extra channels on Malaysian athletes on Astro Arena.