Sufficient Hosting Ability & Experience in International Sports Competitions   Incheon has hosted Korea-Japan World Cup, Incheon International Marathon, Korea Open International Badminton Championship, Incheon Grand Prix International Fencing Championship, Asia Women's Softball Championship, Incheon International Women's Challenger Tennis Champion, Junior Tennis Championship, and Asian Youth Baseball Championship. Incheon has also proved it has the ability to host 2014 Asian Games by successfully hosting Asian Athletic Championships during Sep. 1, 2005 - Sep. 4, 2005,

Positive responses from OCA member countries due to Korea's successful hosting of international sports events in the past.   Korea's hosting of Seoul Olympics, 2002 Busan Asian Games, and 2002 World Cup is a strength.

Korea's hosting of Seoul Olympics, 2002 Busan Asian Games, and 2002 World Cup is a strength.   Strong in all sports   Successful hosting of international sports events such as Olypics and World Cup   World-class airport (excellent airport accessibility in Incheon)   North Korea's support and cooperation   Opportunities   Discussion of unified team organization at the national government level -> increased possibility of co-hosting by South and North Korea in the future   Korean corporations increased investment in Asian countries   Korean Wave   Check of Kuwait, an influential OCA member country, against India   Threats   India's fast growth (World's 10th GDP) and its strengthened diplomacy   An assertion of balanced hosting in the region