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Asian Games
Abbreviation Asiad
First event 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India
Occur every four years
Last event 2010 Asian Games inGuangzhou, China
Purpose Multi sport event for nations on the Asian continent
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a Pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years
among athletes from all overAsia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games
Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982
Games they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the
Asian Games Federation.
[1]
The Games are recognized by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic
Games.
[2][3]

In its history, nine nations have hosted the Asian Games. Forty-six nations have participated in the
Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games after their last participation in 1974.
The last Games was held in Guangzhou, China from 12 November to 27 November 2010. The next
Games will be held in Incheon,South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.
Contents
[hide]
1 History
o 1.1 Prior formation
o 1.2 Formation
o 1.3 Crisis, reorganization, expansion
o 1.4 Future changes
2 Participation
3 Sports
4 Medal count
5 Samsung MVP award
6 List of Asian Games
7 Centennial Festival
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
Prior formation[edit]
Before the Asian Games were held, a gathering known as the Far Eastern Games existed which
was first mooted in 1912 at a location set between the Empire of Japan, the Philippine Islands,
and China. The Far Eastern Games were first held in Manila in 1913. Ten more Far Eastern Games
were held until 1934. Against the backdrop of the second Sino-Japanese War in 1934, in the face of
Japan's insistence on including Manchu Empire as a competitor nation in the Games, China
announced its withdrawal from participation. Consequently, the Far Eastern Games scheduled
for 1938 were cancelled. The organization was ultimately discontinued thereafter.
Formation[edit]
After World War II, a number of Asian countries became independent. Many of the newly
independent Asian countries desired the formation of a new type of competition whereby Asian
dominance was not expressed through violence, but instead strengthened through mutual
understanding. During the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a conversation between sportsmen
from China and the Philippines raised the idea of restoring the Far Eastern Games. However, Guru
Dutt Sondhi, the Indian International Olympic Committee representative, did not believe that
restoration of the Far Eastern Games would sufficiently display the spirit of unity and level of
achievement taking place in Asian sports. As a result, he proposed to sports leaders the idea of
having a wholly new competition - which came to be the Asian Games. This led to an agreement to
form the Asian Athletic Federation. A preparatory committee was then set up to draft the charter for
this new body. On 13 February 1949, the Asian Athletic Federation was formally inaugurated in New
Delhi, alongside the name Asian Games Federation, with New Delhi announced as the first host city
of the Asian Games which were scheduled to be held in 1950.
[4][5]

Crisis, reorganization, expansion[edit]


First Asian Games opening ceremony
Starting in 1962, the Games were hit by several crises. First, the host country Indonesia, refused to
permit the participation of Israel and the Republic of China due to political and religious issues. As a
result, the IOC removed its sponsorship of the Games and terminated Indonesia as one of the IOC
members.
[6]
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC),
[7]
International Amateur Athletics
Federation (IAAF) and International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), also removed their recognition of
the Games.
[8][9]

In 1970, South Korea dropped its plan to host the Games allegedly due to national security crisis,
however the main reason was due tofinancial crisis, forcing the previous host Thailand to administer
the Games again in Bangkok using funds transferred from South Korea.
[10]
Prior to the
Games, Japan was asked to host the Games, but declined due to Expo '70 in Osaka.
[11]
This edition
also marked the first time the Games have a television broadcasting throughout the
world.
[12]
In 1974, the Games formally recognized the participation of China,North
Korea and Mongolia. Israel was allowed to participate despite the opposition from Arab world, while
Taiwan was permitted to take part despite its status was abolished in general meeting on 16
November 1973 by Games Federation.
[13]

The last is 1978, Pakistan dropped its plan to host the Games in 1975 due to financial crisis
and political issues.
[14]
Thailand offered to help and the Games were once again held in Bangkok.
However, once again, like in 1962, Taiwan and Israel were refused the participation by Games
Federation, amid political issues and security fears.
[15]
Several governing bodies protested against
the ban, like IAAF, threatened to bar the participating players from1980 Summer Olympics,
[16]
this
caused several teams to withdraw prior to the Games.
[17]

Following this series of crises, the National Olympic Committee in Asia decided to revise the
constitution of the Asian Games Federation. A new association, named the Olympic Council of Asia,
was created in November 1981 with the exclusion of Israel.
[18]
India was already scheduled to host
the 1982 Games and the OCA decided not to drop the old AGF timetable. The OCA formally
supervised the Games starting with the 1986 Asian Games in South Korea.
[19]
In the succeeding
Games, Taiwan (Republic of China) was re-admitted, but was forced by the People's Republic of
China to compete under the name Chinese Taipei.
[20]

In 1994, the Games included the former republics of the Soviet
Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan for the first time. It was
also the first time that the Games had been held outside the capital city of the host
country.
[21]
However, Iraq was suspended from the Games due to the Persian Gulf War in 1990,
while North Korea boycotted the Games due to political issues. It was also marred by the death
of Nepalese delegation Nareshkumar Adhikari during the Games' opening ceremony.
[22]
The1998
Games marked the fourth time the Games had been held in Bangkok, Thailand. The fourth opening
ceremony occurred on 6 December, compared to 9 December for the previous 3. All four games
were opened by H.M.King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The date of the closing ceremony remained as 20
December for all 4 games hosted by Thailand.
Future changes[edit]
The number of competition events is scheduled to shrink down to just 35 sports at the 2014 Games
to be held in Incheon, South Korea. 2014 will also see the last Games hosted in an even-numbered
year, as the Olympic Council of Asia pushed the subsequent Games to just one year ahead of the
Olympic Games. This means the 18th Asian Games which were originally planned for 2018 will be
pushed to 2019.
Participation[edit]
See also: Olympic Council of Asia


2006 Asian Games
All 45 members affiliated to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) are eligible to take part in the
Games. In history, 46 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have sent competitors to the
Games. Israel has been excluded from the Games since 1976, the reason cited as being due to
security reasons.
[23]
Israel requested to participate in the 1982 Games, but the request was rejected
by the organizers due toincident in 1972 Summer Olympics.
[24]
Israel is now a member of
the European Olympic Committees (EOC).
Due to its continuing ambiguous political status, Taiwan has participated in the Games under the flag
of Chinese Taipei since 1990. Macauis allowed to compete as one of the NOCs in Asian Games,
despite not being recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for participation in
the Olympic Games.
In 2007, the President of OCA, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, rejected the proposal
to allow Australia to participate in the Games. He stated that while Australia would add good value to
the Asian Games, it would be unfair to the other NOCs in Oceania.
[25]

Only seven countries, namely India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri
Lanka, Singapore and Thailand have competed in all editions of the games.
Sports[edit]
Main article: Asian Games sports
Forty-four sports were presented in Asian Games history, including 2010 Games in Guangzhou.
Sport Years Sport Years
Aquatics since 1951
Archery since 1978
Athletics since 1951
Badminton since 1962
Baseball since 1994
Basketball since 1951
Board games since 2006
Bodybuilding 20022006
Bowling 1978, 1986, since 1994
Boxing since 1954
Canoeing since 1986
Cricket 2010
Cue sports 19982010
Cycling 1951, since 1958
Dancesport 2010
Handball since 1982
Judo since 1986
Kabaddi since 1990
Karate since 1994
Modern pentathlon 1994, 2002, since 2010
Roller sports 2010
Rowing since 1982
Rugby union since 1998
Sailing 1970, since 1978
Sepaktakraw since 1990
Shooting since 1954
Softball since 1990
Soft tennis since 1990
Squash since 1998
Table tennis 19581966, since 1974
Dragon boat 2010
Equestrian 19821986, since 1994
Fencing 19741978, since 1986
Field hockey since 1958
Football since 1951
Golf since 1982
Gymnastics since 1974

Taekwondo 1986, since 1994
Tennis 19581966, since 1974
Triathlon since 2006
Volleyball since 1958
Weightlifting 19511958, since 1966
Wrestling since 1954
Wushu since 1990

Medal count[edit]
Main article: All-time Asian Games medal table
Of the 46 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, 43
nations have won at least a single medal in the competition, leaving three
nations:Bhutan, Maldives and Timor-Leste yet to win a single medal. 34 nations have won at least a
single gold medal, while Japan and China became the only two nations in history to emerge as
overall champions.
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN) 1191 792 570 2553
2
Japan (JPN)
910 904 836 2650
3
South Korea (KOR)
617 535 677 1829
4 Iran (IRI) 138 143 157 438
5
India (IND)
128 168 249 545
6 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 112 118 167 397
7
Thailand (THA)
109 152 205 466
8 North Korea (PRK) 87 121 152 360
9
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
72 107 222 401
10 Philippines (PHI) 62 109 204 375
Total 3874 3856 4560 12290
Samsung MVP award[edit]
Samsung introduced the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in Asian Games since 1998 Games
in Bangkok, Thailand. Below is the list of winners:
Year Athlete Sport Ref
1998
Koji Ito
Athletics
[26]

2002
Kosuke Kitajima
Swimming
[26]

2006
Park Tae-hwan
Swimming
[27]

2010
Lin Dan
Badminton
[28]

List of Asian Games[edit]


Host countries of the games through 2019. Red spot denotes the city of the Games.
Year Games Host Dates Nations Athletes Sports Events Ref
1951 I
New Delhi, India
411 March 11 489 6 57
[29]

1954 II Manila, Philippines 19 May 19 970 8 76
[30]

1958 III
Tokyo, Japan
24 May 1 June 16 1,820 13 97
[31]

1962 IV
Jakarta, Indonesia
24 August 4 September 12 1,460 13 88
[32]

1966 V
Bangkok, Thailand
920 December 16 1,945 14 143
[33]

1970 VI Bangkok, Thailand 24 August 4 September 16 2,400 13 135
[34]

1974 VII Tehran, Iran 116 September 19 3,010 16 202
[35]

1978 VIII Bangkok, Thailand 920 December 19 3,842 19 201
[36]

1982 IX
New Delhi, India
19 November 4
December
33 3,411 21 147
[37]

1986 X
Seoul, South Korea
20 September 5 October 27 4,839 25 270
[38]

1990 XI
Beijing, China
22 September 7 October 36 6,122 29 310
[39]

1994 XII Hiroshima, Japan 216 October 42 6,828 34 337
[40]

1998 XIII
Bangkok, Thailand
620 December 41 6,554 36 376
[41]

2002 XIV
Busan, South Korea
29 September 14 October 44 7,711 38 419
[42]

2006 XV Doha, Qatar 115 December 45 9,520 39 424
[43]

2010 XVI
Guangzhou, China
1227 November 45 9,704 42 476
[44]

2014 XVII
Incheon, South
Korea
19 September 4 October Future event
2018 XVIII To be determined

Future event
Centennial Festival[edit]
On 8 November 2012, the OCA decided at its 31st General Assembly in Macau to create a special
multi-sport event called Asian Games Centennial Festival in celebration of the 100th anniversary of
the Oriental Games (later became Far Eastern Championship Games).
[45]
OCA awarded
the Philippines the hosting rights as it was the same host 100 years ago. The event was originally
scheduled to be held in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan on 27 to 29 November 2013 but due to the
tragedy that struck the country it was moved to January 2014.
[46][47]

See also[edit]

Asian Games portal
Asian Winter Games
List of Asian Games mascots
List of IOC country codes
Doping at the Asian Games
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