Asian Games
Asian Games
» Second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics.
» Held once in every four years and also referred to as ‘The Asiad’. Regulated by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), under the supervision of International Olympic Committee (IOC).
» The first Asiad was held in New Delhi and is said to be conceptualized by the then Indian Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
» The first Asian Games began on March 4,1951 in New Delhi.
» The Asian Games Association has choosen shining sun as its symbol.
» The AGF (Asian Games Federation) adopted 'Ever Onward', given by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, as the motto of the Asian Games.
» Japan (first eight Asiads) and China (next eight Asiads) have topped the medals tally in the 16 Asian Games held so far.
» The emblem of Asian Games is a 'bright full rising sun' with interlocking rings.
» The Maharaja of Patiala presented the Torch and the Flag for the first Asian Games and since then they have been carried from country to country.
» Cricket was included for the first time in games’ history as a sport in 2010 Asian Games.
India in Asian Games
❖ India has hosted the Asian Games on two occasions, in 1951 (inaugural) and 1982.
❖ India’s best performance was recorded in the first (fifteen Gold medals) and sixteenth (fourteen Gold medals) edition of the Games.
❖ India has always been ranked in the top 10 nations of the medal table, except in the 1990 Asian Games, when it finished 11th.
| Year | Place | No. of Countries | No. of Sports | No. of Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | New Delhi (India) | 11 | 6 | 491 |
| 1954 | Manila (Philippines) | 18 | 08 | 1021 |
| 1958 | Tokyo (Japan) | 23 | 13 | 1422 |
| 1962 | Jakarta (Indonesia) | 16 | 13 | 1545 |
| 1966 | Bangkok (Thailand) | 18 | 14 | 1945 |
| 1970 | Bangkok (Thailand) | 18 | 13 | 1752 |
| 1974 | Tehran (Iran) | 25 | 16 | 2869 |
| 1978 | Bangkok (Thailand) | 25 | 19 | 3000 |
| 1982 | New Delhi (India) | 33 | 21 | 3447 |
| 1986 | Seoul (S. Korea) | 27 | 25 | 3883 |
| 1990 | Beijing (China) | 37 | 27 | 4500 |
| 1994 | Hiroshima (Japan) | 42 | 34 | 7300 |
| 1998 | Bangkok (Thailand) | 41 | 38 | 7000 |
| 2002 | Busan (S. Korea) | 44 | 38 | 9919 |
| 2006 | Doha (Qatar) | 43 | 39 | 10000+ |
| 2010 | Guangzou (China) | 45 | 42 | 9704 |
| 2014 | Incheon (South Korea) | 45 | 36 | 9501 |
| 2018 | Jakarta - Palembang (Indonesia) | 45 | 40 | 11,300 |
| 2022 | Hangzhou ( China ) | - | - | - |
| 2026 | Aichi-Nagoya ( Japan ) | - | - | - |
| 2030 | Doha ( Qatar ) | - | - | - |
| 2034 | Riyadh | - | - | - |