2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Previous season
The 2013 Sun Devils finished 10–4 (8–1 in the Pac-12) and made an appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they were defeated by Stanford. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl, where they were upset by Texas Tech. It was the first time the Sun Devils won 10 games and finished ranked since the 2007 season.


2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
1st quarter scoring: USC – Nelson Agholor 53-yard punt return (Andre Heidari kick)


2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
2nd quarter scoring: AS – Jaelen Strong 4-yard pass from Mike Bercovici (Alex Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 77-yard pass from Bercovici (Kody Kohl pass from Bercovici); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal


2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
3rd quarter scoring: AS – Garoutte 19-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 33-yard field goal


2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, USC
4th quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 8-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – D. J. Foster 21-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); USC – Allen 53-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – Cameron Smith 73-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 46-yard pass from Bercovici


2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
The Sun Devils played their biggest game in the Todd Graham era against highly ranked Notre Dame, a game that many analysts viewed as an elimination game for a spot in the first-ever College Football Playoff. ASU stormed out of the gates leading 34–3 late in the first half, and although the Irish managed to cut the lead to 3 in the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils pulled away and secured a 55–31 victory. With the win, ASU moved into the top-10 for the first time since the 2007 season.


2014 Arizona United SC season
The 2014 Arizona United SC season was the club's first season of existence, playing in the USL Professional Division.


2014 Arizona United SC season, USL Pro
All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)


2014 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 2014 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 3rd season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 13th season at Arizona.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Wildcats's 115th overall, 37th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) and its fourth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his third year, and played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 86th straight year.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team
They ultimately finished 10–4, achieving the second 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats won the Pac-12 South Division for the first time, advancing to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where they faced the Oregon Ducks. The Wildcats played in the first year of the New Year's Six bowls, netting a berth in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, the school's third major-bowl appearance, where they faced the Boise State Broncos. Arizona lost the game to Boise State, 38–30.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Previous season
The Arizona Wildcats finished the 2013 regular season with an (8–5, 4–5 Pac-12) record. They were invited to the 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl, where they faced the Boston College Eagles. The Wildcats defeated Boston College, 42-19.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season, Spring football
On April 12, 2014, Arizona capped off its spring football camp with a scrimmage at Arizona Stadium which was open to the public.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season, Preseason awards watchlists, Overall awards
Maxwell Award – College Football Player of the Year *Austin Hill


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season, Preseason awards watchlists, Overall awards
Walter Camp Award – Player of the Year *Austin Hill


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season, Preseason awards watchlists, Overall awards
Biletnikoff Award – College Football Player of the Year *Austin Hill


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season, Preseason awards watchlists, Defensive awards
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Most Outstanding Defensive Player *Jared Tevis


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Personnel, Depth chart
On April 12, 2014, the Wildcats will play the White and Navy Blue game, the program's annual spring game. Arizona plays seven of twelve regular season games at home: two of three non-conference games and five of nine in Pac-12 play. For the second-straight year the Cats face neither Stanford nor Oregon State.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Nevada Wolfpack
In their final non conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Nevada in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and Nevada have played in last season in Albuquerque, NM. The Arizona Wildcats defeated Nevada Wolf Pack 49-48 at 2012 New Mexico Bowl. this game begins the series. Arizona has lead the all time series over Nevada 1-1-1.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, California
In their first home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats faced off against Cal. The game became known for the "Hill Mary" play that ended and won the game for Arizona.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, at #2 Oregon Ducks
In their first road conference game of the regular season, the Wildcats faced off against Oregon in Eugene, OR. The Arizona Wildcats defeated the Oregon Ducks 42-16 in Tucson last season. Oregon leads the all time series over Arizona with 24-15.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, at Washington State Cougars
In their road conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Washington State in Pullman, WA. Arizona and Washington State have played in last season in Tucson, AZ. Washington State upsets Arizona 24-17, this game begins the series. Arizona has leads the all time series 25–14.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, at #25 UCLA Bruins
In their road conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the UCLA in Pasadena, CA. Arizona and UCLA played last season in Tucson; UCLA defeated Arizona 31- 26, this game begins the series. UCLA has leads the all time series 21–15–2.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Colorado Buffaloes (Homecoming game)
In their home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Colorado in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and Colorado have played in last season in Boulder, CO. Arizona defeated Colorado 44-20 this game begins the series. Colorado has leads the all time series 13–3.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, Washington Huskies
In their home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Washington in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and Washington have played in last season in Seattle, WA. Washington defeated Arizona Wildcats 31-13 this game begins the series. Washington has leads the all time series 19-10-1.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, at #20 Utah Utes
In their final road conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. Arizona and Utah played last season in Tucson AZ. Arizona defeated Utah 35- 24, this game begins the series. Utah leads the series 20–17–2.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, #3 Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Championship Game)
In their first conference championship game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Oregon Ducks in Santa Clara, CA. In 2013 season, Arizona upsets Oregon 42-16 in Tucson. Earlier this season, Arizona stuns Oregon  31–24 in Eugene, OR this game begins the series. Oregon Ducks has lead the all time series over Arizona with 24-16.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Regular season, Game summaries, #21 Boise State Broncos (2014 Fiesta Bowl)
In their bowl game of the final regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Boise State Broncos in Glendale, AZ in a first ever meeting.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Postseason, All-American Teams, Pac-12 All-Conference Team
The Wildcats saw 10 of its players honored as members of the 2014 Pac-12 All-Conference team. The first team had one such honoree, while the second team had two. Seven other Cats would land Honorable Mention status.


2014 Arizona Wildcats football team, Postseason, All-Academic Teams, Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Players
The Wildcats had six players selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Team. One player garnered first team honors, while two players landed on the second team, the Wildcats had 3 players granted honorable mention. In order to be eligible for the academic team a player must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and play in at least 50 percent of their team's games.


2014 Arizona elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4, 2014. All of Arizona's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26, 2014.


2014 Arizona elections, Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Jan Brewer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a second full term in office. After a bitter six-candidate primary, Republicans nominated Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey; Democrat Fred DuVal, the former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, won his party's nomination unopposed.


2014 Arizona elections, Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor.


2014 Arizona elections, Secretary of state, Republican primary
Wil Cardon was initially considered the front-runner, but support for him collapsed in the wake of revelations that six of his siblings were suing him for more than $6 million of family money that they allege he used in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2012, despite it not being his to use.


2014 Arizona elections, Attorney general
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Tom Horne ran for re-election to a second term in office. Horne, who was under investigation for multiple violations of election laws, was considered vulnerable in both the primary and general elections. Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent.


2014 Arizona elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Doug Ducey did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He successfully sought the Republican nomination for governor and went on to win the general election.


2014 Arizona elections, Superintendent of public instruction
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ran for re-election to a second term in office. Huppenthal faced down calls for him to resign or withdraw from the race after it was revealed that he made pseudonymous blog posts that attacked welfare recipients, Planned Parenthood and Spanish-language media.


2014 Arizona elections, Mine inspector
Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart is running for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and will be unopposed in the general election.


2014 Arizona elections, Corporation Commission
Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election. Republican Brenda Burns chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office and Republican Gary Pierce was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.


2014 Arizona elections, House of Representatives
All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.


2014 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Arizona, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2014 Arizona gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Jan Brewer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a second full term in office. After a bitter six-candidate primary, Republicans nominated Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey; Democrat Fred DuVal, the former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, won his party's nomination unopposed. Ducey won the election with 53% of the vote. This election marked the first time since 1994 that no female gubernatorial candidate was on the ballot and a man was elected as governor of the state of Arizona. This is the 1st open seat election since 2002.


2014 Arizona gubernatorial election, Background
Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano resigned on January 21, 2009, to be sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, Secretary of State Jan Brewer was first in the state's gubernatorial line of succession and was sworn in as governor on the same day. She was elected to a full term in 2010, defeating Democrat Terry Goddard, the Arizona Attorney General, by 54% to 42%.


2014 Arizona gubernatorial election, Background
Brewer was term-limited in 2014, despite only serving one full term. This is because Arizona state law limits office holders to two consecutive terms regardless of whether they serve full or partial terms. In November 2012, Brewer declared she was looking into what she called "ambiguity" in Arizona's term-limit law to seek a third term. In February 2014, Brewer reiterated that she was considering running for re-election, but on March 12, 2014, she announced that she would not attempt to seek another term in office, which would have required what The Arizona Republic called a "long-shot court challenge".


2014 Arizona gubernatorial election, Republican primary
The Republican primary campaign was widely characterised as being "bitter" and "nasty" and the $16.2 million spent by the six Republican candidates means that the 2014 election has already broken the record for most expensive gubernatorial race in state history, exceeding the  2002 election in which $9.2 million was spent during the primary and general election campaigns combined.


2014 Arkansas High School 7A Boys Soccer Season
The 2014 Arkansas High School 7A Boys Soccer Season was the 17th season of the highest classification of high school boys soccer in Arkansas since being sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association. The first conference games were played on March 13, 2014. The season concluded on May 24, 2014 with the championship match.


2014 Arkansas High School 7A Boys Soccer Season, Conference Alignment
The 2014 season was the last under the 2012 - 2014 classification cycle. Conference alignment remained unchanged from the 2013 season.


2014 Arkansas High School 7A Boys Soccer Season, Regular season
Teams in the 7A/6A West and 7A/6A South conferences played a single round-robin of seven games, playing once against each opponent. Teams in the 7A/6A Central and 7A/6A East played each other home-and-away in a double round-robin of fourteen games. Matches finishing in a draw after 80 minutes went directly to a penalty shootout. The winner of the shootout was awarded a win, whereas the loser was awarded a loss.


2014 Arkansas High School 7A Boys Soccer Season, Regular season
If two or more teams were equal on wins and losses at the end of conference play, the following criteria was used to determine the final standings:


2014 Arkansas High School 7A Boys Soccer Season, State Playoffs
The state tournament was hosted by Fayetteville from May 15 through May 17. The final was played in Razorback Field. Power rankings determined interconference seeding, while conference standings determined seeding for teams in the same conference. 6A teams were dropped out of the rankings. Bryant was considered a west team for seeding purposes, whereas the four 7A teams from the 7A/6A East conference were considered central teams. Six teams from the west and six from the central qualified to the playoffs. Power ratings were calculated using the following procedures:


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team
The 2014 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in baseball at the Division I level in the NCAA for the 2014 season. Dave van Horn was the coach and completed his twelfth year at his alma mater. Van Horn's Hogs won 40 games for the seventh time in his tenure.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks played their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. They competed as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by second year head coach Bret Bielema. They finished the season 7–6, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they defeated Texas.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Nicholls State
With the 73–7 victory over the Colonels, the Razorbacks managed to end their 10-game losing streak, the longest in school history. Arkansas scored 63 unanswered points before Nicholls State scored a touchdown in the third quarter. The 73 points scored are tied for the third most in school history.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, at Texas Tech
The win against the Red Raiders gave Arkansas their first back-to-back wins since September 2013. The Razorbacks had 31 first downs during the game, only punting the ball once, while racking up 438 rushing yards on 68 carries.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois
The Razorbacks got their first score of the game when Korliss Marshall returned the opening kick 97 yards for a touchdown; this was the first time since 2009 vs Missouri State that Arkansas returned the opening kick for a touchdown. Unfortunately, Marshall would be dismissed from the team later in the season. With the win, Arkansas had outscored their previous three opponents 174-49.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, at No. 6 Texas A&M
The Aggies scored a touchdown and extra point in the first minute of the game, but the Razorbacks quickly overtook them, maintaining a lead that was not broken until the Aggies scored in overtime. The Aggies lagged for much of the game but came back in the final quarter, sending the game into overtime tied at 28. The Aggies won the coin toss and quickly threw a 25-yard touchdown and converted the extra point. The Razorbacks were unable to convert a first down and lost 35-28.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 20 LSU
This was the first win in SEC play since October 13, 2012, when the Razorbacks beat Kentucky 49-7 and their first win over LSU since 2010. It was the first time Arkansas shut out LSU in a conference game. The Hogs also took home the Golden Boot, a trophy which goes to the winner of each game and remains at that school until the following years contest.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, vs. No. 8 Ole Miss
Arkansas dominated the Rebels in this matchup as they became the first unranked team ever to shut out two ranked opponents in consecutive games, and got bowl eligible for the first time since 2011.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, at No. 17 Missouri
In the first annual "Battle Line Rivalry" game between these two schools, Missouri overcame an Arkansas lead in the fourth quarter to win this inaugural contest.


2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, vs. Texas–Texas Bowl
This matchup of former Southwest Conference rivals was only the fifth time the Hogs and Horns have met since Arkansas left the old SWC following the 1991 season. The Razorbacks beat Texas in the 2000 Cotton Bowl, and in 2003 in Austin. The Longhorns defeated Arkansas in Fayetteville in 2004, and in Austin in 2008. Texas is coached by native-Arkansan Charlie Strong.


2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
The 2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. For the fourth consecutive season, the Red Wolves were led by a first-year head coach. Blake Anderson, who was previously offensive coordinator at North Carolina, took over after Bryan Harsin left the program to become the head coach at Boise State. The Red Wolves played their home games at Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Arkansas. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Toledo.


2014 Arkansas elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4, 2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014 for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on June 10, 2014.


2014 Arkansas elections, Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor Mike Beebe was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term as Governor.


2014 Arkansas elections, Governor
Democratic nominee former U.S. Representative Mike Ross, Republican nominee former U.S Representative Asa Hutchinson, Green nominee Josh Drake and Libertarian nominee Frank Gilbert contested in the general election.


2014 Arkansas elections, Lieutenant Governor
The office of Lieutenant Governor has been vacant since Republican Mark Darr resigned on February 1, 2014, under investigation for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds. In Arkansas, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.


2014 Arkansas elections, Lieutenant Governor
U.S. Representative Tim Griffin, State Representative Debra Hobbs and State Representative Andy Mayberry ran for the Republican nomination. State Representative Charlie Collins had been in the race, but he withdrew after Griffin's entry.


2014 Arkansas elections, Lieutenant Governor
Former State Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter ran for the Democrats. Little Rock School Board President Dianne Curry had been running, but she withdrew from the race.


2014 Arkansas elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.


2014 Arkansas elections, Attorney General
State Representative Nate Steel ran for the Democrats. Attorney Zac White, who had considered running, endorsed Steel and instead ran for the State Senate.


2014 Arkansas elections, Attorney General
Three attorneys sought the Republican nomination: Patricia Nation, Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling. State Representative Matthew Shepherd, Faulkner County prosecutor J. Cody Hiland and Marvin Childers, a former State Representative and President of the lobbying group The Poultry Federation, had considered running, but decided against it.


2014 Arkansas elections, Attorney General
Since no candidate won a majority, Rutledge and Sterling contested a runoff, which was characterised as a "full-fledged street brawl." Outside groups spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on attack ads and both candidates "question[ed] each others' conservative credentials and political experience." Nation endorsed Rutledge, who handily defeated Sterling.


2014 Arkansas elections, Attorney General
In September 2014, Pulaski County Clerk Larry Crane cancelled Rutledge's voter registration after it was revealed that she was registered to vote in several other states. Rutledge, who has an Arkansas voter registration card, had cancelled her Pulaski County voter registration in July 2008 and registered to vote in Washington, D.C. instead. However, she did not vote in any elections in D.C., instead voting via absentee ballot in the 2008 general election in Pulaski County. She then registered to vote in Virginia in September 2010.


2014 Arkansas elections, Attorney General
If she remains unregistered, she would be ineligible to serve as Attorney General as the Arkansas Constitution states "No persons shall be elected to, or appointed to fill a vacancy in, any office who does not possess the qualifications of an elector." Rutledge denounced Crane for using "partisan politics to disenfranchise a voter in an attempt to hijack an election." Crane responded that he "did what the law requires" and invited Rutledge to re-register.


2014 Arkansas elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mark Martin ran for re-election to a second term in office.


2014 Arkansas elections, Secretary of State
Arkansas Board of Election Commissioner and Pulaski County Election Commissioner Susan Inman ran for the Democrats.


2014 Arkansas elections, State Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Charles Robinson, who served in the office from May 29, 2013, did not run for re-election, per the terms of his appointment. He was appointed to the office following the resignation of Martha Shoffner.


2014 Arkansas elections, State Treasurer
The Republican primary was held between State Representative Duncan Baird and Saline County Circuit Clerk and former Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas Dennis Milligan.


2014 Arkansas elections, State Auditor
Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Charlie Daniels chose to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term.


2014 Arkansas elections, State Auditor
Regina Stewart Hampton, an employee in the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Auditor's Office, ran for the Democrats.


2014 Arkansas elections, State Auditor
State Representative Andrea Lea and former campaign manager for Mark Martin Ken Yang sought the Republican nomination.


2014 Arkansas elections, Commissioner of State Lands
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston ran for re-election to a second term in office.


2014 Arkansas elections, Commissioner of State Lands
Libertarian Elvis D. Presley, an Elvis Presley impersonator and auto-mechanic, also ran.


2014 Arkansas elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Pryor ran for re-election to a third term. Republican Tom Cotton, Green Mark Swaney and Libertarian Nathan LaFrance also ran.


2014 Arkansas elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.


2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Arkansas, concurrently with the election to Arkansas's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Incumbent Democratic Governor Mike Beebe was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Arkansas Constitution. Arkansas is one of eight states that limits its Governors to two terms for life. The Democrats nominated former U.S. Representative Mike Ross and the Republicans nominated former DEA Administrator, former U.S. Representative and 2006 nominee Asa Hutchinson.


2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election
Hutchinson defeated Ross and two minor party candidates in the general election, winning by the largest margin recorded for a Republican in an open-seat gubernatorial race since Reconstruction. The race was called for Hutchinson roughly half an hour after the polls closed. Hutchinson's victory gave the GOP complete control of state government for the first time since the end of Reconstruction.


2014 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
The 2014 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by seventh-year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 4–7, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.


2014 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council election
The first election to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 41 members to the newly-formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of seats, although the Ulster Unionist Party attracted the most first-preference votes.


2014 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council election, Changes during the term, ‡ Changes of affiliation
Current composition: see Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown
On 12 November  2014, an Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter (NATO reporting name "Hind") was shot down by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, killing all three crew members.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
According to the Armenian side, the helicopter belonged to the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army and was participating in the week-long joint Armenian-NKR Unity 2014 military exercises in the disputed region. A statement released by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry claimed the helicopter belonged to the Armed Forces of Armenia and was preparing to attack Azerbaijani positions in the Aghdam district. This was dismissed by Armenian and NKR defense ministry officials, who stated that the helicopter was not armed and did not enter Azerbaijani airspace.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
According to British analyst Thomas de Waal, it was shot down "in the no-man's land between the two armies" and added that the helicopter "was not attacking Azerbaijani positions but had apparently broken into an informal five-kilometer no-fly zone the two sides had agreed on."


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
The Azerbaijani serviceman who shot down the helicopter, Ilkin Muradov, was awarded the 3rd degree medal "For Distinguished Military Service" and a valuable prize.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
Analyst Thomas de Waal described the shootdown as "the worst military incident in more than 20 years since the cease-fire." On the same day, footage appeared in the Azerbaijani media purporting to show the moment of the shootdown. Two Mi-24s are seen flying parallel to the line of contact, as the launch of a surface-to-air missile, identified as an Igla-S MANPAD, is heard off screen and one of the helicopters is struck and crashes to the ground.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
After the shootdown, Armenian side claimed that Azeri forces continued firing at the crash site, preventing Armenian forces from retrieving the bodies for several days. On 22 November 2014, according to Armenian side, units of Armenian special forces successfully recovered the bodies of the three Armenian pilots, along with parts of the helicopter. During the operation, the Armenian side claims that two Azeri soldiers who tried to prevent the recovery of the remains of the pilots were killed. The Armenian side did not sustain any casualties.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry rejected the Armenian side's claims about carrying out the "special operation" on this territory. According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, these territories are fully under the control of the Azerbaijani armed forces. Azeri military experts on aviation flights have stated that video materials showing bodies, provided by the Armenian side, are actually carefully edited materials.


2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown, Events
"Hay Zinvour", the official newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia confirmed that three deceased crew members were trained at Military-Aviation Institute in Yerevan. The three killed officers, according to the Armenian side, were buried with full military honors on November 25 in Yerevan's Yerablur military cemetery. A day earlier their bodies were placed at the Saint Sarkis Church in Nor Nork District for a farewell ceremony which was attended by President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and other officials.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
Clashes on the Armenian–Azerbaijan border (Tavush–Qazakh) and the line of contact between the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan started on 27 July 2014. Reported casualties of the clashes were some of the highest since the 1994 ceasefire agreement that ended the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Background
As the Soviet Union was dissolving, ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan fought a brief conflict, backed by Armenia proper, that resulted in the de facto independence of Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) alongside a 1994 ceasefire agreement and what academics have called a frozen conflict. At the same time, Azerbaijan controls the exclave of the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic bordering Armenia that is not contiguous with its main territory.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Background
Further, at the General Debate during the United Nations General Assembly, Armenia and Azerbaijan have regularly used their two allotted Rights of Reply for at least the last few years in argument over the conflict.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
In early August 2014, Azerbaijani forces reported a total of twelve military casualties. Eight of these were reported on 1 August 2014 after three days of sporadic fighting, with another four deaths reported on 2 August 2014. The Ministry of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh reported one military casualty.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan stated that the four soldiers killed on  2 August 2014 died in a clash with what they called "Armenian sabotage groups" conducting an operation in the Agdam–Tartar area. There were other injuries reported, but they were not life-threatening. The Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defense said that its only casualty occurred in what it labeled a "successful repulsion of an attack by Azerbaijani commando units." NKR authorities later upgraded their death toll to three soldiers.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
On 6 August 2014, the total death toll from both sides reached 18 people. The same day it was revealed that the presidents of both countries were to meet to discuss the clashes on neutral ground in Sochi.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
On 7 August 2014, Karen Petrosian, from Chinari village in Karabakh, traveled into Azerbaijani territory and was captured, later dying while in custody. Initial news reports from Baku said that Petrosian had been detained by villagers in Azerbaijan's Tovuz district and handed over to military authorities. The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry claimed afterwards, however, that Petrosian was a member of an Armenian commando squad that tried unsuccessfully to conduct a cross-border sabotage attack. It said Azerbaijani troops captured him after killing four other Armenian soldiers. The Armenian military dismissed that claim.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
Images released by the Azerbaijani authorities late on Thursday showed two masked men in army fatigues posing for a photograph with Petrosian, in which the latter wore army boots and a camouflage vest. Earlier photographs of Petrosian, apparently taken by Azerbaijani civilians, showed him wearing sneakers and no evidence of a military uniform. The Defense Ministry in Baku claimed that “acute heart and lung failure” was the likely cause of Petrosian's death. Armenia's government claimed that Petrosian was tortured to death.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
Azerbaijani citizen, Shahbaz Guliyev, and a Russian national, Dilgham Asgarov, were taken captive in Karabakh for suspected commando activities. The Armenian government said that the two were caught in the act, with a third man, Hasan Hasanov, killed during their capture. The announcement of Guliyev's capture coincided with an official confirmation that a 17-year-old ethnic Armenian resident of Kelbajar, Smbat Tsakanian, went missing a week prior. Officials in Stepanakert did not rule out a connection between his disappearance and the alleged Azerbaijani infiltration.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
Baku has denied that the two individuals have anything to do with the military, and has demanded that the International Committee of the Red Cross secure their release, as well as the return of Hasanov's body. “If Armenia is currently demonstrating such a position on releasing the hostages and returning the body, how we can talk about the desire to coexist in the future based on mutual confidence[? ] ” senior presidential administration official Ali Hasanov asked the ICRC last month. (Baku does not negotiate with representatives of separatist Karabakh.) Azerbaijani media reported that the ICRC visited the two men on 12 August 2014. The organization did not comment publicly. Meanwhile, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian called for the punishment of both men—a call that was likely to pick up popular momentum after the death of Petrosian.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
On 29 December 2014 a court in Nagorno-Karabakh sentenced Dilgam Askerov to life in prison for illegal border crossing and arms possession, espionage and kidnapping as well as for the murder of Smbat Tsakanian. Shahbaz Quliyev was sentenced to 22 years in prison for illegal border crossing and arms possession, espionage and kidnapping.


2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Clashes, Summer
The Azerbaijani Government denounced the trial as illegal and demanded the release of both men. The Foreign Ministry in Baku spokesman Hikmet Hajiyev stated: "The 'trial' held in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan has no legal force" and Baku will continue to press the international community to secure the release of the two "hostages." While authorities in Stepanakert stated the two Azerbaijanis cannot be treated like prisoners of war because their "brutal and inhuman" actions targeted a civilian.


2014 Army Black Knights football team
The 2014 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by first-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium. They finished the season 4–8.


2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 took place on 9 April 2014 along with the parliamentary election 2014. The votes were counted on 16 May 2014. The election was held in the state for all 60 seats of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.


2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Results
INC won the election by winning 42 seats out of 60 and BJP won 11 seats.


2014 Asia Cup
The 2014 Asia Cup (also known as Arise Asia Cup) was the twelfth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 25 February to 8 March 2014. Pakistan were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament. The tournament included the four Asian test-playing nations, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; and ICC Asian Associate member Afghanistan. This was the first 50-over tournament in which Afghanistan took part. Ten league matches were played along with the final. The title sponsors of the tournament were Arise India and it was powered by Cycle Agarbathis. Sri Lanka Beat Pakistan in the final to become Asia Cup champions for the fifth time.


2014 Asia Cup, Match officials
There was one umpire from Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka each. There were three umpires from Bangladesh. The two ICC Match Referees were from England and New Zealand.


2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship
The 2014 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship was held in Hong Kong with 10 national teams in competition, from August 17 to 23.


2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The 2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested by a combination of regulations with Group N competing directly against Super 2000 cars for points.


2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The championship began in New Zealand on 11 April and concluded in China on 9 November. The Asia Cup sub-championship had been due to continue to a 7 December finish in Thailand, but this event was cancelled. The championship was held over six events with a candidate event included as part of the Asia Cup. A second candidate event in India was scheduled to be held in India but proximity of local parliamentary elections restricted the event's ability to upgrade competitive stages within the timeframe allowed by the early season. The rally was rescheduled until the end of the local season and its APRC status removed.


2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The championship was won by European champion Jan Kopecký driving a Team MRF prepared Škoda Fabia. Kopecký wrapped up the championship early after his victory at Rally Hokkaido, the third of his four victories in the six-event season. Defending champion Gaurav Gill won the other two rallies and held second in the championship until the final rally. Two late season failures allowed him to be overtaken by New Zealand Proton driver Michael Young. Škoda won the manufacturers championship from Mitsubishi. Team MRF – with drivers Kopecký and Gill – won all six rallies, winning the teams title from Japanese Subaru team Cusco Racing.


2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Kopecký won the Pacific Cup in dominant fashion with almost double the points of his nearest competitors. Young and Australian Mitsubishi driver Mark Pedder tied for second, with Young being awarded the runners up position on countback.


2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Japanese Subaru driver Yuya Sumiyama won the Asia Cup, finishing 50 points clear of Sri Lankan Subaru driver Dinesh Deheragoda. Gill faded to fourth in the Asia Cup after failing to finish at Rally Hokkaido and Rally China Longyou.


2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, Championship standings
Note: 1 – 12 refers to the bonus points awarded for each leg of the rally for the first five place getters, 1st (7), 2nd (5), 3rd (3), 4th (2), 5th (1). There were two bonus legs for each rally.


2014 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships
The 2014 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships were the fourth edition of the Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Gangwon, South Korea from November 19 to November 21, 2014.


2014 Asian Airgun Championships
The 2014 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex, Kuwait City, Kuwait between March 7 and March 13, 2014.


2014 Asian Beach Games
The Fourth Asian Beach Games were held in Phuket Island, Phuket Province, Thailand. The games were originally scheduled for Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines, but was affected by the OCA's hosting changes.


2014 Asian Beach Games
The games were held on the same year of the 17th Asian Games. It was the seventh time for Thailand to host an Asia level multi-sports event, after Bangkok held four Asian Games (1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998), one Asian Indoor Games (2005) and one Asian Martial Arts Games (2009). However, it was the first time that the event would not be held in Bangkok.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Emblem
The emblem of the 4th Asian Beach Games was driven by Phuket's very own beauty and by one of Phuket's most mesmerizing sceneries of Laem Promthep with such beauty that Phuket possesses, Phuket is also widely recognized as the Pearl of the Andaman Sea and the Southern of Thailand Paradise" where athletes, spectators and tourists could enjoy watching the ongoing game while at the same time allowing themselves to serenely sink into the spell-binding beauty of Phuket beaches and sceneries.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Emblem
The two palm trees standing side by side represents the coming together of athletes and of all participants from different nations and races, to unite and to participate together in the 4th Asian Beach Games.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Emblem
As for the middle, the Asian Beach Games is the center of this beautiful bonding between the races in which the athletes represents. The ocean waves tinted in the color of the Thai flag symbolizes the qualities in which Thailand possesses; the Thai flag swirling could be understood as a representation of the determination of the athletes in participating in the competition.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Mascot
“Sea turtle” is a symbol of endurance fertility, sustainability and growth. As Phuket is a home to many rare species of sea turtle, it is a chance to announce to the participants of the 4th Asian Beach Games and also to the public that Thailand pays great attention and an important role to the conservation of sea turtle.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Mascot
As sea turtle are amphibious creatures, living both on land and in the sea, the 4th Asian Beach Games will have both beach sports and water sports which at the same time is an excellent symbol of the relationships of the different countries in Asia.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Mascot
The name Sintu (Thai: สินธุ์), Sakorn (Thai: สาคร), Samut (Thai: สมุทร) shares the same meaning of water.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Mascot
Could be metaphorically be compared to the qualities of athletes which includes the qualities such as tolerance, tranquility, unity, acceptance, sportsmanship and friendship.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Venues
The 4th Asian Beach Games have 6 venues for this games.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Torch relay
H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej has graciously designated H.R.H. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn on October 23 at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace as the Royal Representative to deliver the Royal Flame to the organizing committee for use in the 4th Asian Beach Games.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Torch relay
Those who have granted an audience to receive the Royal Flame from H.R.H. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn were the organising committee members led by Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul as the chairwoman of the organizing committee, Yuthasak Sasiprapha, president of the Olympic Committee of Thailand, Montri Chaipun, deputy governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand who also served as the SAT’s caretaker governor, and Phuket Governor Nisit Chamsomwong.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Torch relay
Dr.Jaturaporn Na Nakhon, chairman of the Royal Flame Committee, revealed that after this the installment of the Royal Flame will be temporarily made at the SAT Office in Hua Mark. The Flame will next be transferred to Phuket on November 10. To celebrate the Games Flame, Thai people from all walks of life can join the Flame run in three different districts which comprise Kathu District on November 11, Mueang Phuket District the following day and Thalang District on November 13.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Sports
The 4th Asian Beach Games have 26 sports were contested in this edition of Asian Beach Games.


2014 Asian Beach Games, Participating nations
42 out of the 45 Asian countries took part. North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Palestine did not compete. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.


2014 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2014 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship was a beach volleyball event, that was held from June 5 to 8, 2014 in Jinjiang, China.


2014 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 5 to 13 September 2014.


2014 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2012 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship.


2014 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Sri Lanka (Host & 6th) Thailand (8th) *  Australia  Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia


2014 Asian Cross Country Championships
The 12th Asian Cross Country Championships took place on February 22, 2014, in Fukuoka, Japan.


2014 Asian Cycling Championships
The 2014 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Saryarka Velodrome in Astana and Karaganda, Kazakhstan from 21 May to 1 June 2014.


2014 Asian Development Tour
The 2014 Asian Development Tour was the fifth season of the Asian Development Tour, a second-tier tour operated by the Asian Tour.


2014 Asian Development Tour, Order of Merit
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Asian Tour cards for 2015, up from three in previous years.


2014 Asian Development Tour, Order of Merit
Since Sattaya Supupramai had also secured a card by finishing in the top 60 on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, a card was given to the sixth-place finisher, Arie Irawan.


2014 Asian Fencing Championships
The 2014 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Suwon, South Korea from 2 to 7 July 2014 at the Suwon Gymnasium.


2014 Asian Five Nations
The 2014 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2014 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, was the 7th and final series of the Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament, before it shrinks to only include the top 3 Asian teams from 2015.


2014 Asian Five Nations
Japan, as victors, qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Asia 1 in Pool B, while the runner up, Hong Kong, qualified for the repechage playoffs, against Uruguay. In additional qualifications, only the top three teams would play in the leading tier in 2015, after the ARFU reduced the top tier from five, to three.


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
For main Top 5 Division, see: 2014 Asian Five Nations


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments
The 2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2014 HSBC Asian 5 Nations for sponsorship reasons, refer to the divisions played within the annual Asian Five Nations rugby union tournament. This is the 7th series of the Asian Five Nations. For the first time since 2010, only four division were used, with a shortened Division 1 due to the change of format in 2015. Division 3 was split into an East and a West conference which like Division 1 was out in place ahead of that format in 2015.


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, Division 1
The 2014 Division 1 tournament was held as a single match knock-out format. The participants of the final will remain in Division 1 for the 2015 as the bottom two teams from the 2014 Asian Five Nations tournament will be relegated to Division 1.


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, Division 2
The 2014 Division II tournament, like the previous tournaments, is being held in a single match knock-out format.


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, Division 3
The 2014 Division 3 tournament was split into an East and West tournament with both tournaments being held in a single match knock-out format.


2014 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, Division 4
The 2014 Division IV tournament was held as a single round-robin tournament held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.


2014 Asian Formula Renault Series
2014 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) was the 15th Asian Formula Renault Series season since its creation by FRD in 2000. The series was based at the Zhuhai International Circuit, and four rounds of the season were held there. For 3 of them, AFR joined Pan Delta Racing Festival and for the season finale, it will be a support race of the Zhuhai 500 km Endurance Race. For the fifth round, at the Shanghai International Circuit, the series was the supporting race to the World Endurance Championship 2014 6 Hours of Shanghai  In addition, the series also went to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for three-round race weekend.


2014 Asian Formula Renault Series
The 2014 AFR Series saw drivers divided in to three categories: the International, Asian and Masters Classes. The International Class included drivers who were the front runners of previous AFR seasons or other national races. The Asian Class consisted of up-and-coming Asian drivers, while Masters Class was contested by experienced drivers who were 35 years old or above.


2014 Asian Formula Renault Series, Race calendar and results
† - Supporting race to 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship Round in Shanghai.


2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games (Korean: 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, romanized: Icheon sibsa-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sibsa-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games (Korean: 제17회 아시아 경기대회/ 제17회 아시안 게임, romanized: Jesibchilhoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Jesibchilhoe Asian Geim), was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held in Incheon, South Korea. This was the third time South Korea hosted the Asian Games since 2002. Previously, it hosted the 1986 edition of the Games and the 2002 Asian Games.


2014 Asian Games
On 17 April 2007 Incheon was awarded the right to host the games, defeating Delhi, India and was the third city in South Korea after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002). The games were held from 19 September to 4 October 2014, although several events began on 14 September 2014. Approximately 9,501 athletes participated in the event which featured 439 events in 36 sports. It was opened by the President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.


2014 Asian Games
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by the host South Korea and Japan, while Cambodia won its first-ever Asian Games gold medal. During the games, 14 world and 27 Asian records were broken. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games. Though there were several controversies, the Games were deemed generally successful with their low hosting cost and with the rising standard of competition amongst the Asian nations.


2014 Asian Games, Bidding process
New Delhi and Incheon submitted their formal bid by the official deadline, 30 June 2005. A 5-member evaluation committee of the Olympic Council of Asia, headed by then vice-president of the association Celso Dayrit inspected New Delhi from 9 to 11 November 2006 and Incheon from 12 to 14 November 2006.


2014 Asian Games, Bidding process
The vote was held on 17 April 2007 at the Marriott Hotel in Kuwait City, Kuwait, during the 26th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly. During the final presentation before voting, Incheon made a new offer, raising US$20 million in funds to support countries that had yet to win a medal in the Games. It also offered free flight tickets and accommodation to all participants; India, however, made no changes to its offer. All 45 members voted, with voting held in secret ballot. Later that day, it was announced that Incheon won the rights. Though the vote results were not released, it was revealed that Incheon won by 32 to 13.


2014 Asian Games, Bidding process
It was widely felt that Delhi's lack of enthusiasm to host the event was the primary reason for its loss. Then Union Sports Minister of India, Mani Shankar Aiyar, spoke strongly against Delhi hosting the games, arguing that the money allocated by India's government to the sporting event  would be better spent on building facilities for the poor. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president revealed that India's Sports Minister's remarks against hosting the Games was the main reason for New Delhi's loss. The IOA delegation added that the evaluation committee was concerned about pollution and traffic in Delhi. Delhi's offer of US$2 million to each team for games support against Incheon's offer of US$20 million to all 45 nations participating in the event could also have contributed to the defeat. Unlike Delhi, Incheon emphasized the high-tech facilities that would be available to the athletes.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Costs
The cost of the Games was estimated at approximately US$1.62 billion, with the Korean government and Incheon government covering 19% and 78.9% respectively. Of the total budget, some US$1.39 billion was used for construction of venues and infrastructure, while approximately US$11 million covered the building and maintenance of training grounds. Around US$103 million was allocated for road and transportation projects.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Costs
A report in April 2012, however, suggested the city was under financial pressure from increasing debt.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Costs
The Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee (IAGOC) saved US$34 million after agreeing to reduce from 15,000 to 2,025 athletes to be provided free transportation and accommodation.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Volunteers
The volunteer program of Incheon 2014 Asian Games began on 1 November 2013 with a target to recruit 13,500 volunteers. As of 16 March 2014, 25,827 applications were received and 21,237 applicants were selected for training.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Torch relay
The torch was revealed in October 2013, with a design motif based on the Crane, the official bird of Incheon Metropolitan City. The torch's blue internal cylinder signified the sky and the ocean of Incheon. Another four colors (green, yellow, red, violet) were intended to represent the five regions of Asia.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Torch relay
The torch was lit at Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India on August 9, 2014. This marked the first time the torch had been lit outside the host country, and that Weihai, a city in Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China, had hosted the relay, on August 12, 2014.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Torch relay
The domestic lighting ceremony was held at Manisan on Ganghwa Island on August 12, 2014. The domestic relay begin August 13, 2014 and traveled through 70 cities for 5,700 km. to reach the opening ceremony.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Emblem
The official emblem was also revealed on the lighting ceremony, representing a wing configuration of the letter "A", for "Asia", with a shining sun at its upper left, symbolizing the Asian people holding hands in the sky.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Mascot
On November 4, 2010, three Spotted seal siblings were unveiled as the official mascots of the Games in Songdo Island, Incheon. The three seals, known as "Barame (바라메)", "Chumuro (추므로)" and "Vichuon (비추온)", meaning wind, dance and light in Korean, were chosen under the theme of the main venue. The prototype was taken from Baengnyeongdo. According to the organizers, the mascots were chosen to symbolise the future peace between South Korea and North Korea.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Medals
The medal design was approved by OCA on August 19, 2013. It features a pentagon-shaped symbol representing the five ports of Incheon — Airport, Seaport, Teleport, Leisureport, and Businessport, with the emblem of the Games inside. It symbolises the city as the hub of Northeast Asia.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Motto
Unveiled on September 16, 2010, "Diversity Shines Here" was the official English motto of the Games, celebrating the significance of Asia's wonderful diversity in history, cultures, and religions. The official slogan in Korean, "평화의 숨결, 아시아의 미래" (RR: Pyeonghwaui sumgyeol, asiaui mirae), literally means "Breath of Peace, Future of Asia".


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Promotion
The six official posters for the Incheon Asian Games were released on March 31, 2011. The design represents the 28 Olympic sports categorized into five groups: racquet sports, ball sports, water sports, athletic sports and weight class. In various ways, the values and philosophy of the 17th Asian Games is represented in these posters.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Merchandising
Organisers began selling merchandise in July 2012. IB Worldwide was the exclusive online merchandiser of the event's licensed products.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Music
The official album was released by Universal Music on June 20, 2014, which featured "Only One", performed by JYJ as the Games' official theme song.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Venues
The Games had 49 competition venues and 48 training facilities. Among the competition venues, ten were in six cities of Gyeonggi Province while another two were in Chungju and Seoul. The rest of the venues were in eight districts and a county inside metropolitan Incheon. Ten venues were constructed for the Games. The Games also provided over 3,300 units and 9,560 rooms for athletes and media personnel.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Venues
The main stadium, known as Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, had a seating capacity of 61,074 seats, with 30,000 seats variable after the Games. The US$400 million stadium, originally planned for 70,000 seats, was designed by Populous, which had designed several event venues around the world, including the Olympic Stadium of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 28, 2011 in Yeonhui-dong. Construction began in June 2011 and finished in July 2014.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Venues
An athletes' village was built at Guwol, Namdong District, which had 2,220 units in 22 apartment buildings to accommodate around 14,500 athletes and officials.


2014 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Transport
Incheon Subway's construction period was shortened from a planned 2018 completion. Due to the increasing popularity of Incheon International Airport during the Games, immigration procedures were improved for passenger convenience.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony began on September 19, 2014 at 18:00 local time. The performance was directed by film director Im Kwon-taek with playwright and actor Jang Jin, entertainer Kim Seong-ju and KBS emcee Yun Su-yeong as hosts of the ceremony. It was attended by President of South Korea Park Geun-hye who opened the games, President of International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, Tokyo Governor Yōichi Masuzoe and also Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Opening ceremony
Actors Jang Dong-gun and Kim Soo-hyun led the performance, consisting of four acts: "Asia long time ago", "Asia meeting through the sea", "Asia as family and friends", and "Asia as one and future joining with today", displaying the Korean past and future with digital technology. Other performers included Chinese pianist Lang Lang, soprano Sumi Jo, JYJ, Exo, and Psy, who wrapped up the ceremony with a performance of his hit song Gangnam Style.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Opening ceremony
Unlike in the 2002 Asian Games opening ceremony, South Korea as host marched separately from neighbor North Korea in the parade of nations.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Sports
The 2014 Asian Games featured 28 Olympic sports that would be contested at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In addition, eight non-Olympic sports were featured: baseball, ten-pin bowling, cricket, kabaddi, karate, sepak takraw, squash and wushu. The list was finalised on December 9, 2010 at the OCA's executive board meeting in Muscat, Oman. This resulted in dropping six other sports: roller sport, board games (chess, go, xiangqi), cue sports, softball, dancesport and dragon boat, which had been held in previous Games being dropped from the list. The list was approved on July 13, 2011 during the 30th annual general assembly in Tokyo as softball was incorporated with baseball as one sport while soft tennis came under the discipline of tennis. For the first time compound archery, mixed relay triathlon, and judo team events were introduced.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Sports
Changes to the non-Olympic sports featured at the Asian Games were influenced by discussions with organizers, who suggested cricket's removal from the program, as they felt too few countries played it and that they lacked the infrastructure to host it. The OCA disputed the proposed removal of cricket, however, noting its popularity and viewer interest.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Participating National Olympic Committees
All 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia participated, including North Korea, which initially threatened to boycott the Games after disputes with South Korea over administrative issues about its delegation of athletes and officials. Saudi Arabia was the sole NOC to not send female athletes to the Games.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Participating National Olympic Committees
Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Calendar
In the following calendar for the 2014 Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held, which numeric representing the number of finals that were contested on that day. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony was held  on October 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. local time. The ceremony's theme was "Our Cherished Memories of Incheon". OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of South Korea Jung Hong-won, and Mayor of Incheon Yoo Jeong-bok were guests at the ceremony. The events featured the performances of National Dance Company of Korea, Gugak Center Dance Troupe and Kukkiwon. Soprano Im Sun-hae then sang the national anthem , whereupon the athletes entered the stadium with volunteers and placard bearers. CNBLUE performed "I'm Sorry" and "Can't Stop" before Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah presented Kosuke Hagino the Samsung MVP award and declared the Incheon 2014 Asian Games closed.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Closing ceremony
The OCA Flag was lowered and the flag of Indonesia, the next games' host nation, was raised as the Indonesian national anthem was played. IOC member Rita Subowo, Governor of South Sumatra Alex Noerdin, and the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama received the Games flag for the 2018 Games. The ceremony proceeded with a segment from the next Asian Games host cities, Jakarta and Palembang. It began with "The Colours of Jakarta", featuring Ronggeng, a Javanese dance. This was followed by "The Spirit of South Sumatra", featured a Malay dance accompaniment of Rampak Nusantara drums.


2014 Asian Games, The Games, Closing ceremony
The K-Pop star Big Bang who performed "Hands up" and "Fantastic Baby" wrapped up the closing ceremony, while Sistar performed during the pre-ceremony concert.


2014 Asian Games, Medal table
China led the medal table for the ninth consecutive time. Cambodia won their first Asian Games gold medal in taekwondo. A total of 37 NOCs won at least one medal, and 28 NOCs won at least one gold medal. Eight NOCs failed to win any medals at the Games.


2014 Asian Games, Medal table
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.


2014 Asian Games, Broadcasting
Incheon Asian Games Host Broadcasting Management (IHB) (Korean: 인천 아시아 경기대회 주관방송, romanized: Incheon Asia gyeonggi daehoe jugwanbangsong), a joint venture between Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), launched on 8 May 2013, served as the host broadcaster of the Games. The International Broadcasting Centre was constructed in Songdo Convensia in Yeonsu District.


2014 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies
Before the Games, there were several controversies arose over finances, lack of public interest, transportation shortages for journalists, and several administrative decisions about the opening ceremony and gala show. Organizers were able to generate interest yet a few hundred empty seats remained in the 61,000-capacity stadium at the start of the opening ceremony. Organizers also supplied additional shuttle buses for the late-night shift personnel at the request of various international media organizations.


2014 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies
The OCA and FIBA also failed to compromise on a couple of policies, which caused one team to boycott the event and forced three teams to find replacement players. The Qatari women's basketball team withdrew from the Games when FIBA reaffirmed its ban on hijab, citing safety concerns. Basketball was the only sport to enforce a hijab ban in the Games. On the other hand, OCA policy on naturalised players contradicted the eligibility rules set by FIBA. The OCA disqualified United States-born players Quincy Davis, Andray Blatche, and Aaron Haynes from the Chinese Taipei, Filipino, and South Korean teams.


2014 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies
Several controversies erupted during the Games, mostly surrounding poor officiating. The majority of poor judging allegations occurred in boxing, highlighted by the controversial semifinal loss of Indian lightweight boxer Laishram Sarita Devi against eventual silver medalist Park Jina of South Korea. The judging of the match, Sarita Devi's refusal to accept the bronze medal, and her questionable behavior at the medal ceremony received widespread international attention and sparked numerous debates. The high volume of controversial boxing decisions led to accusations of widespread incompetence and host favoritism against the judges. Criticisms of the new scoring system were also raised. Shooting, and wrestling saw initial rulings by officials being overturned upon appeals.


2014 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies
Some 1,920 fluid samples from 1,600 athletes were tested during the Games. Six athletes tested positive for banned substances and were expelled from the Games, including two gold medalists who were stripped of their medals.


2014 Asian Games medal table
The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It was held at Incheon, South Korea between September 19 – October 4, 2014, with 439 events in 36 sports and disciplines set to feature in the Games.


2014 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On 30 September 2014, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that Malaysian Tai Cheau Xuen had been stripped of her gold medal in the women's nanquan event after she tested positive for sibutramine. As a result, Indonesian Juwita Niza Wasni was awarded the gold, China's Wei Hong was awarded the silver and Indonesia's Ivana Ardelia Irmanto awarded the bronze.


2014 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On 3 October 2014, Chinese athlete Zhang Wenxiu had been stripped of her gold medal in the women's hammer throw after she tested positive for the prohibited substance zeranol, However, on 6 May 2015 the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated her gold medal on her appeal after ruling that the zeranol came from contaminated food.


2014 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On 27 May 2015, South Korean Park Tae-hwan had been stripped of his six medals after he tested positive for nebido before the games. Park participated in 6 events in the swimming competition, Men’s 4x 100 M Medley relay Final (3rd place); Men’s 100m Freestyle Final (2nd place); Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final (3rd place); Men’s x 200m Freestyle Relay Final (3rd place); Men’s 200m Freestyle Final (3rd place), Men’s 400m Freestyle Final (3rd place).


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony
The 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony was held on Friday, 19 September 2014 at the newly built Incheon Asiad Main Stadium. It began at 7:18 pm and ended at 10:20 pm Korea Standard Time (UTC+9). It was directed by renowned two Korean film directors: Im Kwon-taek who directed famous films such as Chunhyang (2000) and Sopyonje (1993) and Jang Jin who directed The Front Line (2011). Entertainer Kim Seong-ju and KBS emcee Yun Su-yeong were the host of the ceremony.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Countdown
A countdown footage was shown with a Pop-up book featuring sceneries of the 45 participating nations of the Asian Games. Fireworks released all over the stadium, forming the words: "Welcome", marking the beginning of the ceremony. This was followed by a video of the mayor of Incheon, Yoo Jeong-bok introducing his city to the audiences.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Prelude
The ceremony started with a few introductory performances. The first one, featuring a little girl named Kim Min rolling a hoop across the main stadium to actor Jang Dong-Gun who in turn gave the hoop back to her, resembled the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony “Hoop Boy” performance. Kim is a young rhythmic gymnast attending Incheon Cheongil Primary School who hoped to represent Korea in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Prelude
She was later joined by 44 other hoop-rolling children from various schools to represent the 45 participating nations of the games as well as the population of the Asian continent of 4.5 billion. In the second one, a few women dancers in traditional costume gathered at the center of the stage to form Cheongsachorong, a traditional Korean lantern to mark the arrival of notable guests including Park Geun-hye, then the President of South Korea.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Prelude
The third performance featured soprano Sumi Jo who sang "The Song of the Asiad," dedicated by poet Ko Un, along with Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra and Incheon Metropolitan Citizens Choir, a choir consisting of 919 residents of the host city symbolising the event's opening date. The performance was composed by Kim Youngdong, a representative composer for traditional music of Korea. At the end of the performance, Sumi Jo sang the Korean traditional folk song Arirang with 10-vocalist choir. Before the start of the main performance, a video of the 2014 Asian Games torch relay was played with British band Coldplay's single, Viva la Vida as background music.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
The cultural performance covered four sections that tells the story about Asia, which were "Asia a long time ago", "Asia, connected through sea routes", "Asia becoming family and friends", and "One Asia the future we meet today". South Korean actors Jang Dong-gun and main cast of My Love from the Star, Kim Soo-hyun led the stories, with Jang narrating the first story and Kim appearing through a video during the second stage.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
Section one "Asia a long time ago" tells about the beginning of Asia, which was built upon one continuous land and people live peacefully as a part of nature together with other living things such as trees, animals, plants and flowers. After sometime, the continent is being separated alongside its people and natural beings. Section two "Asia, connected through sea routes" started with a footage about Girl on a Ship, Sim Cheong a devoted daughter in a fairy tale who sacrificed herself by jumping into the sea to become a sacrifice to sea-god and rescue her blind father.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
This was follow by a second footage, featuring the hoop girl, Kim earlier aboard the ship with Kim Soo-hyun and travel to all parts of Asia to meet the different people around the continent and take them together to visit Incheon. Five musical artists Ock Joo-hyun, Michael K. Lee, Cha Ji-Yeon, Yang Joon-Mo and Jung Sung-hwa performing "We meet again" while the second footage was playing.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
In section three "Asia becoming family and friends", Prince Biryu, a founder of an ancient nation in the port city of Incheon thousands of years ago and Sim Cheong meet together in modern Incheon and witness the scenery and infrastructure of the city such as mail services, telephone services, rail transport system, airport, bridges, buildings, Incheon Asiad sports complex and seaport.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
During section four "One Asia the future we meet today", Ahn Sook-sun, Prince Biryu, Sim Cheong and the people of Incheon welcome home the ship that arrive to Incheon carrying Kim Min, Kim-Soo Hyun and the different people from all parts of Asia. The Sail of the ship was raised to represent hope for new future, united and modern Asia and Asia as one.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
After the cultural performance, eight people brought the national flag into the stadium.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
They are Um Hong-Gil: renowned Korean mountaineer, and the first person in Asia to climb all of the 16 highest Himalayan peaks; Seok Haekyun, heroic captain of Aden Bay; Lee Bongju, the Boston men's marathon winner in 2001; actor Hyun-bin, an honorary ambassador of Incheon 2014; ballerina Kang Sujin; Korean lawmaker Jasmine Lee, the first non-ethnic Assembly member; professional golfer Park Seri, the youngest golfer being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on the LPGA Tour; and finally, Lim Chun-ae, the triple gold medal winning middle distance runner at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. The flag was raised by the military personnel to the South Korean national anthem.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
The Parade of Nations was conducted in Korean alphabetical order, hence the order began with Nepal and ended with host South Korea. All 45 national delegations participated in the parade and each of them were led by an official wearing a dress decorated with their country's natural symbols. Then, Kim Young-soo, the games' organising committee chairman and Olympic Council of Asia chairman Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah gave their respective speeches and President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye declared the games open.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
Another eight people brought the Flag of the games' governing body Olympic Council of Asia into the stadium.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
They are Ha Hyungjoo, a golden medalist for Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics; Yoon Kyungshin, a handball player, who participated in the Asian Games five times and won five golden medals; badminton star Park Joobong, who is listed in Guinness World Record with 72 victories in international Championships; Yeo Hongchul, a golden medalist for gymnastics in the 1998 Asian Games; Baek Okja, a golden medalist in the shot put at the 1970 Asian Games; Hyeon Jeonghwa, who garnered a Grand Slam of international table-tennis Championships; Shin Junghee, the first Korean female to become international judge, a chair for athletes in Korean Olympic Committee; and Jang Miran, the first golden medalist for South Korea in weightlifting. The flag was raised by the military personnel to the Olympic Council of Asia Hymn. Archer Oh Jinhyek and fencer Nam Hyunhee took the athletes' oath, while judges, representing the sports of hockey and rhythmic gymnastics Kim Honglae and Suh Heajung took the judges' oath.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
South Korean K-Pop artist group JYJ consists of Kim Jae-joong, Yoochun and Junsu, performing a few of their singles including "Only One", the games' official theme song, "Flame" and "Empty" during the torch relay section. The torch was relayed into the stadium by Lee Seungyeop, 'a Korean baseball hitter'; professional golfer, Park Inbee; speed skater Lee Kyouhyuk; basketball legend Park Chansook; and tennis pioneer, Lee Hyungtaik.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Proceedings, Main event
South Korean actress, Lee Young Ae the main cast of Dae Jang Geum climb to the top of the stadium to light up the cauldron accompanied by young diving talent Kim Young-ho and young gymnast Kim Joo-won and aerial fireworks were released all over the stadium to mark the start of the games. The ceremony concludes with Psy performing a funky remake of "Champion," one of his early favourites singles, alongside Chinese pianist Lang Lang and global hit song at the time, "Gangnam Style". (Since 24 November 2012, Gangnam Style's music video was the most-viewed YouTube video until it was overtaken by Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" and Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" on 10 July and 4 August 2017 respectively.)


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Parade of Nations
During the Parade of Nations, athletes and officials from each participating country paraded in the Stadium preceded by their flag. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Parade of Nations
Below is a list of national flagbearers during the ceremony. The nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in Korean. Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, mostly due to political disputes. The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei", using an English transliteration of the name (차이니스 타이페이 Chainiseu Taibei) to avoid translation issues.


2014 Asian Games opening ceremony, Parade of Nations
The two Koreas entered separately, in contrast to the 2002 Asian Games (when host South Korea marched together with North Korea last). A few minor discrepancies also occurred:


2014 Asian Games torch relay
The 2014 Asian Games torch relay was held from August 13, 2014 and travel through 70 cities for 5,700 km until the opening ceremony. Two cities were elected as the international torch relay leg, they are New Delhi, India on August 9, 2014 and Weihai, China on August 12, 2014, this also marked the first time the Games hosted by South Korea's city to have international torch relay.


2014 Asian Games torch relay
The torch was first lit at Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India on August 9, 2014, marked the first time the torch was lit outside the host country. The flame from New Delhi was combined with the Manisan Mountain flame at a ceremony on 13 August 2014 on Ganghwado Island to mark the beginning of the national leg of the relay. Both flames were generated from parabolic mirrors directed straight at the sun.


2014 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship was a volleyball competition held in the MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand from 11–19 October 2014. The game was part of the Asian Youth Volleyball Championship.


2014 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship Squads List


2014 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, 11th place
Vietnam defeated India in straight sets 25-15 25-18 26-24 in the 11th-12th playoff. However, Vietnam still violated the AVC rules and regulations by fielding three players who had competed in the previous edition in Chengdu, China two years earlier. Following the Control Committee’s decision, Vietnam lost this match with a 0–25 0–25 0–25 scoreline and finished in 12th position.


2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Vocational and Technical College Athletics Hall in Hangzhou, China, between 15 and 16 February. The city was confirmed as the host in September 2013 at the 77th Council Meeting of the Asian Athletics Association. This was the second time the city held the event, successively following on from the 2012 Championships. A total of 28 nations were represented at the tournament comprising 26 track and field events.


2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Qatar won the most gold medals – its contingent of African-born athletes won four of the five men's running events. Its sole native medallist, Mutaz Essa Barshim, gave one of the best performances of the meet with 2.36 m in the men's high jump (one centimetre short of his Asian record) to take his third consecutive title. The host nation China won the most medals overall, with four golds in a haul of twenty. Most of China's medals came from the field events, where it had at least one medallist in each event on the men's and women's sides. Kazakhstan ranked a clear third with four champions and twelve medals in total. From the fifteen nations at reached the medal table, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Japan and Iran were others that frequently featured on the podium.


2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Four championship records were improved during the course of the two-day competition. Kazakhstan's men's 4×400 m relay team knocked a second off Saudi Arabia's mark from 2008. Maryam Jamal's time in the women's 3000 metres was a six-second improvement from the previous record by compatriot Shitaye Eshete. China's Wu Shuijiao improved her own record from 2012 with a run of 8.02 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles, which was also a Chinese indoor record. Svetlana Radzivil raised the women's high jump best to 1.96 m, erasing Marina Aitova's height of 1.93 m that had stood since 2006.


2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Four athletes successfully defended their titles from 2012: Dmitriy Karpov in the men's heptathlon, Maryam Tousi in the women's 400 metres, Mutaz Essa Barshim in the men's high jump, and Wu Shuijiao in the women's 60 m hurdles. Mohamad Al-Garni and Maryam Jamal were the only two competitors who won two individual golds, each of them completing a 1500/3000 metres double. Betlhem Desalegn was the women's runner-up in both those events, and sprinter Maryam Tousi was the only other runner to take multiple individual medals.


2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, National records
A total of 20 national records were set at the championships. Non -medalling national record performances are listed below.


2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results
These are the full results of the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which took place on 15–16 February 2014 in Hangzhou, China.


2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
The 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 16th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association and the Chinese Taipei Track & Field Association. Events were held at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Republic of China from 12–15 June. A total of 44 events were contested, with the events being evenly split between the sexes.


2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
China narrowly beat Japan to extend its long-running undefeated streak at the competition. China had the most gold medals with twelve and also the highest tally with 24. Japan won eleven events and gathered 21 medals. Qatar had the next most gold medals, with six, while the hosts Chinese Taipei had the third highest medal total at 15. Twenty-two of the participating nations reached the medal table; Pakistan and Oman were the only participants not to medal. China had particular success in the jumps, winning all such events on both the men's and women's programmes. Qatar won no women's medals, but its male athletes won at all distances from 400 metres to 5000 metres.


2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Three championship records were broken at the event. Iran's men's 200 metres winner Mohammadhossein Abareghi set a championship record of 20.63 seconds in the first round of the event. Oanh Nguyen Thi of Vietnam broke the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with 10:27.29 seconds (nearly twenty seconds ahead of the runner-up). All three medallists in the men's 110 metres hurdles were under the previous record mark, but Japan's Taio Kanai was still clear above the field in 13.33 seconds.


2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Some of the top performing athletes will go on to compete at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Ashraf Amgad Elseify added the global title to his Asian men's hammer crown. Men's long jumper Shotaro Shiroyama and women's shot putter Navjeet Kaur Dhillon repeated their bronze medallist placings there. Li Xiaohong, women's triple jump runner-up, also took the bronze in Eugene, Oregon.


2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
After the competition, Shahin Mehrdelan, Iran's original winner in the men's shot put, was disqualified after failing his post-event doping test. Shahin Jafari, another Iranian, was elevated to the gold medal.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
The 2014 Badminton Asia Junior Championships is an Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. It was held in Taipei, Taiwan from February 16 to February 23, 2014. This is the second time for this event has been held in Taipei after being hosted by the city in 2001. This year, over 250 top badminton players from more than 20 different countries participated in the competition.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, Tournament
The 2014 Badminton Asia Junior Championships organized by the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association and Badminton Asia Confederation. This tournament consists of mixed team competition, which was held from  16 – 19 February , as well as the five individual events started from 19–23 February.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, Medalists
In the mixed team event, China defend their title by swept South Korea 3–0 in the final. Japan and Chinese Taipei team finished in the semi finals. In the individuals event, China secured four titles, by winning the boys' singles, boys' doubles, girls' doubles and mixed doubles. The girls' singles title goes to Japanese player.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships – Boys doubles
The Boys' Doubles tournament of the 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships was held from February 19–23 in Taipei, Taiwan. The defending champion of the last edition were the Chinese pair Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen. Last year finalist Huang Kaixiang / Zheng Siwei who standing in the first seeded this year, emerge as the champion after beat the South Korean pair the second seeded Kim Jae-hwan / Kim Jung-ho in the finals with the score 21–16, 21–14. Japanese pairs Kenya Mitsuhashi / Yuta Watanabe and Hashiru Shimono / Kanta Tsuneyama finished in the semi-finals round, settle for the bronze medal.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships – Boys singles
The Boys' Singles tournament of the 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships was held from February 19–23 in Taipei, Taiwan. The defending champions of the last edition was Soo Teck Zhi from Malaysia. Aditya Joshi, Jonatan Christie and Zhao Junpeng were the top 3 seeded this year. Shi Yuqi of China emerged as the champion after beat Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the finals with the score 19–21, 21–16, 21–16.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships – Girls doubles
The Girls' Doubles tournament of the 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships was held from February 19–23 in Taipei, Taiwan. The defending champion of the last edition were the Chinese pair Huang Dongping and Jia Yifan. Jia teamed-up with last year finalist Chen Qingchen this time as the first seeded, and emerge as the champion after beat their compatriot, the third seeded Du Yue and Li Yinhui in the finals with the score 21–11, 21–18.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships – Girls singles
The Girls' Singles tournament of the 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships was held from February 19–23 in Taipei, Taiwan. The defending champions of the last edition was Aya Ohori from Japan. Ohori competed in this event as the first seeds, but she was beaten by the eventual silver medalist Chen Yufei from China in the third round. Akane Yamaguchi of Japan claim the title after beat Chen in the final with the score 21–10, 21–15. The second and fifth seeded Busanan Ongbumrungpan of Thailand and Liang Xiaoyu of Singapore finished in the semi-finals round, settle for the bronze medal.


2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament of the 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships was held from February 19–23 in Taipei, Taiwan. The defending champion of the last edition were the South Korean pair Choi Sol-kyu and Chae Yoo-jung. Last year bronze medalist, and standing in the top seeds Huang Kaixiang and Chen Qingchen of China emerge as the champion after beat the second seeded from South Korea Kim Jung-ho and Kong Hee-yong in the finals with the score 21–14, 21–13.


2014 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
The Reliance 20th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships 2014 were held in Mumbai, India, from  12 ‐ 16 September 2014. It was organised by the Table Tennis Federation of India under the authority of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). It was also a qualification stage for the 2014 World Junior Table Tennis Championships.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2014 Asian Le Mans Series was the third season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the United SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The four event season began at the Inje Speedium on 20 July 2014 and ended at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor on 7 December 2014.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series
In the main LMP2 class, defending champions OAK Racing Team Total won all four races during the season to win both championship titles on offer. David Cheng – who won the class title in 2013 – and Ho-Pin Tung won the drivers' championship title, and were joined by Keiko Ihara at Fuji and Yuan Bo at Sepang. Chang and Tung finished 53 points clear of John Hartshorne and Pu Jun Jin, who drove for Eurasia Motorsport. Similarly in the CN class, Craft-Bamboo Racing won all four races against class rivals Team Avelon Formula and ATL Wolf Asia.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series
Kevin Tse was the only driver that was a part of the Craft-Bamboo Racing team at every meeting, and thus claimed the championship by 50 points ahead of Denis Lian, who took a trio of runner-up finishes with Team Avelon Formula. Tse was joined by Mathias Beche (Inje and Fuji), Frank Yu (Inje and Sepang), Samson Chan (Fuji and Shanghai), Naoki Yokomizo (Shanghai) and Jonathan Venter (Sepang) for his victories.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series
The GT class was the most competitive of the series, with three different entries sharing the four victories. Fuji winners Jun San Chen and Tatsuya Tanigawa, driving for the AAI-Rstrada team, were crowned champions by seven points ahead of teammates and Inje winners Hanchen Chen and Marco Seefried. Clearwater Racing won the final two races with Mok Weng Sun a part of both victories. He was joined by Keita Sawa and Matt Griffin in Shanghai, and Hiroshi Hamaguchi and Richard Wee in Sepang. Ryohei Sakaguchi (Inje) and Carlo van Dam (Fuji) were third drivers in the respective AAI-Rstrada winning cars.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series
The GT-Am class saw just two entries, both at the Fuji event and both fielded by China's The Emperor Racing. One of the cars was withdrawn, and thus the sister car of Giorgio Sanna, Akihiko Nakaya – who was moved from the withdrawn car to replace Jiang Xin – and Max Wiser won the class.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series, Regulation changes
The top class of the series continued to be LMP2. The LMGTE and GTC categories were combined, along with Super GT GT300 class vehicles, into a single performance balanced GT category. Silver and bronze level drivers were required in the amateur division. A new class, replacing the LMPC category which was not utilized in 2013, allowed a variety of Group CN cars to compete with standardized Honda engines. These cars are eligible for competition through 2017.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series, Regulation changes
At the end of the season, the first place team in LMP2 and the top two teams in GT received automatic invitations to the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans. The requirement for all competitors to have at least one driver from Asia was expanded to include any drivers from the Australasia region. To help reduce operational costs for the teams, only two crew members were allowed to be involved in a tyre change.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series, Calendar
The 2014 calendar was revealed during the 2013 3 Hours of Sepang. The second round was to be held alongside the fifth round of the 2014 Super GT season at Fuji Speedway. After being removed from the provisional 2013 calendar the 3 Hours of Shanghai returned, racing at the same event alongside the tenth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season. The season opening round at Inje Speedium was originally scheduled to be held on 6 July, but was later rescheduled to 20 July.


2014 Asian Le Mans Series, Calendar
The schedule was revised again on 9 May with the round at Fuji being moved back three weeks and no longer on the same weekend as Super GT. As well as this, a round at the Buriram United International Circuit in Thailand was confirmed, replacing a round scheduled for the Zhuhai International Circuit. On 12 October, the round at the Buriram United International Circuit was removed from the calendar with no replacement.