Two years out from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Asian Games will give officials the opportunity to gain some valuable insight into the organisation of the multi-sport event.
The 2018 Asian Games, albeit on a smaller scale than an Olympics, have included sport climbing and karate on their program and Tokyo 2020 organisers are keen to see how they function.
"We do think that the Asian Games will definitely be important in the run-up to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020," the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said in a statement looking ahead to Jakarta.
"We also think that experiencing the atmosphere of the Asian Games will be a positive element for Tokyo 2020. We assume that most of the participating NOCs will send their best athletes.
"Especially for young athletes and athletes of the new additional sports for Tokyo 2020, it will be a good occasion to perform."
The JOC have targeted 30 gold medals at Tokyo 2020, almost twice as many as their record of 16 set when Japan last hosted the Olympics in 1964 and again at Athens 2004.
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