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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

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1 Historyo 1.1 Prior formationo 1.2 Formationo 1.3 Crisis, reorganization, expansiono 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

Aquatics since 1951

Archery since 1978

Athletics since 1951

Badminton since 1962

Sport Years

Handball since 1982

Judo since 1986

Kabaddi since 1990

Karate since 1994

Baseball since 1994

Basketball since 1951

Board games since 2006

Bodybuilding 2002–2006

Bowling 1978, 1986, since 1994

Boxing since 1954

Canoeing since 1986

Cricket 2010

Cue sports 1998–2010

Cycling 1951, since 1958

Dancesport 2010

Dragon boat 2010

Equestrian 1982–1986, since 1994

Fencing 1974–1978, since 1986

Field hockey since 1958

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 1958–1966, since 1974

Taekwondo 1986, since 1994

Tennis 1958–1966, since 1974

Triathlon since 2006

Volleyball since 1958

Football since 1951

Golf since 1982

Gymnastics since 1974

Weightlifting 1951–1958, 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 SportsEvent

sRef

1951 I  New Delhi, India 4–11 March 11 489 6 57 [29]

1954 II  Manila, Philippines 1–9 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 9–20 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 1–16 September 19 3,010 16 202 [35]

1978 VIII  Bangkok, Thailand 9–20 December 19 3,842 19 201 [36]

1982 IX  New Delhi, India19 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 2–16 October 42 6,828 34 337 [40]

1998 XIII  Bangkok, Thailand 6–20 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 1–15 December 45 9,520 39 424 [43]

2010 XVI  Guangzhou, China 12–27 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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