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Revision as of 20:54, 14 July 2010

This article is about the Asian Summer Games. For other Games hosted by the Olympic Council of Asia, see Events of Olympic Council of Asia.
Asian Games
Asian Games logo
MottoEver Onward
First event1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India
Occur everyfour years
Last event2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar
Next event2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
PurposeMulti sport event for nations on the Asian continent
WebsiteOlympic Council of Asia

The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Asian Games are the world's second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.[1][2]

The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951.[3]

Competitors are entered by a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to represent their country of citizenship. National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used. In general only recognised nations are represented, but a few non-sovereign countries are allowed to take part. The special case of Republic of China (Taiwan) was handled by having it compete as Chinese Taipei, due to the political status of Taiwan.

The first Asian games were held at New Delhi in 1951, which again hosted it in 1982. The 15th Asian Games were held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12, 2010 to November 27, 2010.

The 2010 Asian Para Games will debut shortly after the conclusion of the 16th Asian Games, using the same facilities and venue made disability-accessible. The inaugural Asian Para Games, the parallel event for athletes with physical disabilities, is a multi-sport event held every four years after every Asian Games.

History

Far Eastern Games

Main article: Far Eastern Games

The Asian Games owes its origins to small Asian multi-sport competitions. The Far Eastern Games were created to show unity and cooperation among three nations: Empire of Japan, the Philippine Islands and the Republic of China. The first games were held in Manila in 1913. Other Asian nations participated after it was organized. It was discontinued in 1938 after Japan invaded China.

Formation of the Asian Games

After World War II, a number of Asian countries became independent. Many of the new independent Asian countries wanted to use a new type of competition where Asian dominance should not be shown by violence and should be strengthened by mutual understanding. In August 1948, during the 14th Olympic Games in London, Indian IOC representative Guru Dutt Sondhi proposed to sports leaders of the Asian teams the idea of having discussions about holding the Asian Games. They agreed to form the Asian Athletic Federation. A preparatory committee was set up to draft the charter for the Asian amateur athletic federation. In February, 1949, the Asian athletic federation was formally formed and used the name Asian Games Federation. It was decided to hold the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi, the capital of India in which Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singh, Maharaja of Patiala played an important role. They added that the Asian Games would be regularly held once every four years.

Reorganization of the Federation

In 1962, the Federation had a disagreement over the inclusion of Republic of China and Israel. Asian Games host Indonesia opposed the participation of Republic of China (due to the existence of People's Republic of China) and Israel. In 1970, South Korea dropped its plan to host the games due to security threats from North Korea, forcing previous host Thailand to administer the games in Bangkok using the funds of South Korea. In 1973, the Federation had another disagreement after U.S. and other countries formally recognized the People's Republic of China and Arab nations' opposition to Israel. In 1977, Pakistan dropped its plan to host the games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India. Thailand offered to help and the games were held in Bangkok.

Host countries of the games through 2014. Red spot denotes the city of the Games.

The Asian NOCs decided to revise the constitution of the Asian Games Federation. A new association, named Olympic Council of Asia, was created in November 1981. India was already scheduled to host the 1982 Games and OCA decided not to drop the old AGF timetable. OCA formally supervised the games starting from the 1986 Asian Games in South Korea.

In the succeeding games, Taiwan (Republic of China) was readmitted but OCA decided to follow the standards of the IOC for Taiwan to use the name Chinese Taipei. The OCA also agreed to permanently exclude Israel as its member and requested that the country join European competitions.

Expansion

In the 1994 Asian Games, despite opposition from other nations, OCA admitted the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.

In 2006 Australia was refused entry by OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, suggesting that Australia's move from Oceania to Asia would be unfair to the smaller Oceania states.

New Cycle

In 2009 OCA changed the year from the Asian Games to one year ahead of the Olympic Games. After Incheon Asian Games in 2014, the next games will be in 2019.

Nations

See also: Olympic Council of Asia

List of Asian Games

See also: All-time Asian Games medal count

The number of gold medal per delegation is indicated in brackets.

Year Games Host 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
1951
I
 India New Delhi  Japan (24)  India (15)  Iran (8)
1954
II
 Philippines Manila  Japan (38)  Philippines (14)  South Korea (8)
1958
III
 Japan Tokyo  Japan (67)  Philippines (9)  South Korea (8)
1962
IV
 Indonesia Jakarta  Japan (73)  Indonesia (21)  India (10)
1966
V
 Thailand Bangkok  Japan (78)  South Korea (12)  Thailand (11)
1970
VI1
 Thailand Bangkok  Japan (74)  South Korea (18)  Thailand (9)
1974
VII
 Iran Tehran  Japan (75)  Iran (36)  China (32)
1978
VIII2
 Thailand Bangkok  Japan (70)  China (51)  South Korea (18)
1982
IX
 India New Delhi  China (61)  Japan (57)  South Korea (28)
1986
X
 South Korea Seoul  China (94)  South Korea (93)  Japan (58)
1990
XI
 China Beijing  China (183)  South Korea (54)  Japan (38)
1994
XII
 Japan Hiroshima  China (125)  Japan (64)  South Korea (63)
1998
XIII
 Thailand Bangkok  China (129)  South Korea (65)  Japan (52)
2002
XIV
 South Korea Busan  China (150)  South Korea (96)  Japan (44)
2006
XV
 Qatar Doha  China (165)  South Korea (58)  Japan (50)
2010
XVI
 China Guangzhou
2014
XVII
 South Korea Incheon
2019
XVIII
2023
XIX

1 Originally to be hosted by South Korea
2 Originally to be hosted by Pakistan

Sports

Main article: Asian Games sports

See also

References

  1. ^ Sportsbizasia.com
  2. ^ Sports-city.org
  3. ^ Olympic Council of Asia
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