The vuvuzela trumpet¹, which became the droning soundtrack to the football World Cup in South Africa, has been banned from the Asian Games, organisers have confirmed.

亚运会组织者证实：本届亚运会中禁止出现南非世界杯足球赛中嗡嗡作响的呜呜祖拉。

The vuvuzela trumpet, which became the droning soundtrack to the football World Cup in South Africa, has been banned from the Asian Games, organisers have confirmed.

Vuvuzelas provoked（激起，挑衅） strong emotions in South Africa, with some fans loving the distinctive² low-pitched bellow³ while others -- including many players, coaches and commentators⁴（评论员） -- driven to distraction⁵.

But athletes gathered for the 16th Asiad which opens on Friday will have no such concerns after a local government official confirmed that the plastic trumpet（喇叭） , often in garish⁶（炫耀的） colours, will be banned from all venues⁷（场地，场馆） .

Zhang Youquan, deputy director of the civilisation⁸ office of the Guangzhou government, named the vuvuzela amid a list of banned items.

That list, prominently（显著地） displayed outside venues, also includes whistles, lighters⁹ and matches, drink, food in large amounts that can be easily thrown, balls, rackets（球拍） , frisbees（飞盘） and balloons.

According to a report by the Guangzhou Daily, spectators violating etiquette¹⁰（礼节，礼仪） during the Games featuring 45 countries and regions competing in 42 sports will be advised by volunteers.

Vuvuzelas became the unofficial symbol of the World Cup, but they drowned out crowd chants and made it nearly impossible for players to communicate with each other.

The horns have since been banned by UEFA, European football's governing body, and by several English Premier¹¹ League club grounds, as well as at the Commonwealth¹² Games last month in New Delhi.