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Asian Games

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. 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. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games. 

 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 most recent games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The next games are scheduled to Hangzhou, China between 10 and 25 September 2022. Since 2010, host cities are contracted to manage both the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, in which athletes with physical disabilities compete with one another. The Asian Para Games are held immediately following the Asian Games.

 

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Host cities of the Asian Games

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Opened by	Start Date	End Date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team	Ref.
I	1951	New Delhi	India	President Rajendra Prasad	4 March	11 March	11	489	6	57	Japan (JPN)	[29]
II	1954	Manila	Philippines	President Ramon Magsaysay	1 May	9 May	18	970	8	76	Japan (JPN)	[30]
III	1958	Tokyo	Japan	Emperor Hirohito	24 May	1 June	16	1,820	13	97	Japan (JPN)	[31]
IV	1962	Jakarta	Indonesia	President Soekarno	24 August	4 September	12	1,460	13	88	Japan (JPN)	[32]
V	1966	Bangkok	Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	9 December	20 December	16	1,945	14	143	Japan (JPN)	[33]
VI	1970	Bangkok	Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	9 December	20 December	16	2,400	13	135	Japan (JPN)	[34]
VII	1974	Tehran	Iran	Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi	1 September	16 September	19	3,010	16	202	Japan (JPN)	[35]
VIII	1978	Bangkok	Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	9 December	20 December	19	3,842	19	201	Japan (JPN)	[36]
IX	1982	New Delhi	India	President Zail Singh	19 November	4 December	23	3,411	21	147	China (CHN)	[37]
X	1986	Seoul	South Korea	President Chun Doo-hwan	20 September	5 October	22	4,839	25	270	China (CHN)	[38]
XI	1990	Beijing	China	President Yang Shangkun	22 September	7 October	36	6,122	27	310	China (CHN)	[39]
XII	1994	Hiroshima	Japan	Emperor Akihito	2 October	16 October	42	6,828	34	338	China (CHN)	[40]
XIII	1998	Bangkok	Thailand	King Bhumibol Adulyadej	6 December	20 December	41	6,554	36	377	China (CHN)	[41]
XIV	2002	Busan	South Korea	President Kim Dae-jung	29 September	14 October	44	7,711	38	419	China (CHN)	[42]
XV	2006	Doha	Qatar	Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani	1 December	15 December	45	9,520	39	424	China (CHN)	[43]
XVI	2010	Guangzhou	China	Premier Wen Jiabao	12 November	27 November	45	9,704	42	476	China (CHN)	[44]
XVII	2014	Incheon	South Korea	President Park Geun-hye	19 September	4 October	45	9,501	36	439	China (CHN)	[45]
XVIII	2018	Jakarta-Palembang	Indonesia	President Joko Widodo	18 August	2 September	45	11,300	40	465	China (CHN)	[46]
XIX	2022	Hangzhou	China		10 September	25 September	Future event					[47]
XX	2026	Nagoya	Japan		18 September	3 October	Future event

Sports

The average for edition of events by edition of the Asian Games is of nearly 260 events with 24 sports by edition. Fifty one sports, spanning 39 different disciplines and nearly 400 events, have been part of the Asian Games program at one point or another, including the 2018 Games in Indonesia. The edition where the largest number of events was the Guangzhou 2010 games, where 476 events in 42 sports were disputed.The number of events varies according to edition and the demands of the local organizing committee, along with those of the host country.It was established in 2011, that the Games program would respect the eventual changes to the Olympic Games program along with this, eight extremely popular sports in Asia are in the program, plus up to 7 chosen by the local organization.

Sport Years Archery Since 1978 Athletics All Badminton Since 1962 Baseball Since 1994 Basketball All Board games 2006–2010 Bodybuilding 2002–2006 Bowling 1978, 1986, since 1994 Boxing Since 1954 Canoeing Since 1986 Contract bridge 2018 only Cricket 2010–2014 Cue sports 1998–2010 Cycling 1951, since 1958 Dancesport 2010 only Dragon boat 2010 and 2018 Diving All Equestrian 1982–1986, since 1994 Fencing 1974–1978, since 1986 Field hockey Since 1958 Football All Golf Since 1982 Gymnastics Since 1974 Handball Since 1982 Judo Since 1986 Kabaddi Since 1990

Sport Years Karate Since 1994 Martial art sports 2018 only Paragliding 2018 only Pencak Silat 2018 only Modern pentathlon 1994, 2002, since 2010 Roller sports 2010 and 2018 Rowing Since 1982 Rugby sevens Since 1998 Sailing 1970, since 1978 Sepak takraw Since 1990 Shooting Since 1954 Sport climbing 2018 only Softball since 1990 Soft tennis since 1990 Squash since 1998 Swimming All Synchronized Swimming Since 1994 Table tennis 1958–1966, since 1974 Taekwondo 1986, since 1994 Tennis 1958–1966, since 1974 Triathlon Since 2006 Volleyball Since 1958 Water polo All Weightlifting 1951–1958, since 1966 Wrestling Since 1954 Wushu Since 1990