1978 Asian Games#Medal count

{{Infobox games

| name = VIII Asian Games

| logo = 8th asiad.png

| size = 170

| caption =

| host_city = Bangkok, Thailand

| nations = 25

| athletes = 3,842

| events = 199 in 19 sports

| opening = 9 December 1978

| closing = 20 December 1978

| opened_by = Bhumibol Adulyadej
{{small|King of Thailand}}

| athlete_oath =

| judge_oath =

| torch_lighter =

| stadium = National Stadium

| previous = Tehran 1974

| next = Delhi 1982

|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120620003321/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g== ocasia.org (archived)]}}

The 8th Asian Games ({{Langx|th|กีฬาเอเชียนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 8}}), also known as Bangkok 1978 ({{langx|th|กรุงเทพมหานคร 1978}}), were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was decided to host the 8th Games. But Islamabad also dropped its plan to host the Asian Games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India. The Imperial State of Iran withdrew because of the Iranian revolution.

Thailand offered to help and the Asiad therefore was held in Bangkok. On the political front, Israel was expelled from the Asian Games. A total number of 3,842 athletes, coming from 25 countries, competed in these Asian Games. Debuting sports were archery and bowling.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g==|title=8th Asian Games Bangkok 1978|publisher=Olympic Council of Asia|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620003321/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g==|archive-date=2012-06-20|url-status=dead}}

Sports

{{GamesSport|Archery|Events=4}}
{{GamesSport|Athletics|Events=39}}
{{GamesSport|Badminton|Events=7}}
{{GamesSport|Basketball|Events=2}}
{{GamesSport|Bowling|Events=10}}
{{GamesSport|Boxing|Events=11}}
{{GamesSport|Cycling|Events=6}}
{{GamesSport|Diving|Events=4}}
{{GamesSport|Fencing|Events=8}}
{{GamesSport|Field hockey|Events=1}}
{{GamesSport|Football|Events=1}}
{{GamesSport|Gymnastics|Events=14}}
{{GamesSport|Sailing|Events=4}}
{{GamesSport|Shooting|Events=22}}
{{GamesSport|Swimming|Events=29}}
{{GamesSport|Table tennis|Events=7}}
{{GamesSport|Tennis|Events=7}}
{{GamesSport|Volleyball|Events=2}}
{{GamesSport|Water polo|Events=1}}
{{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Events=10}}
{{GamesSport|Wrestling|Events=10}}

Participating nations

25 out of 32 Olympic Council of Asia members participated in these games. Iran sent only one official and did not participate in the games due to the political situation in Iran at the time.{{cite web|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781210.2.135.1.aspx|title=Pomp and Pageantry Fit for a King ...|date=10 December 1978|work=The Straits Times|access-date=12 July 2012}}

{{flagIOC2|BRN|1978 Asian Games|45}}
{{flagIOC2|BAN|1978 Asian Games|39}}
{{flagIOC2|BIR|1978 Asian Games|42}}
{{flagIOC2|CHN|1978 Asian Games|408}}
{{flagIOC2|HKG|1978 Asian Games|112}}
{{flagIOC2|IND|1978 Asian Games|283}}
{{flagIOC2|INA|1978 Asian Games|104}}
{{flagIOC2|IRQ|1978 Asian Games|17}}
{{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games|460}}
{{flagIOC2|KUW|1978 Asian Games|27}}
{{flagIOC2|LIB|1978 Asian Games|3}}
{{flagIOC2|MAL|1978 Asian Games|107}}
{{flagIOC2|MGL|1978 Asian Games|20}}
{{flagIOC2|NEP|1978 Asian Games|13}}
{{flagIOC2|PRK|1978 Asian Games|111}}
{{flagIOC2|PAK|1978 Asian Games|82}}
{{flagIOC2|PHI|1978 Asian Games|316}}
{{flagIOC2|QAT|1978 Asian Games|23}}
{{flagIOC2|SAU|1978 Asian Games|103}}
{{flagIOC2|SIN|1978 Asian Games|76}}
{{flagIOC2|KOR|1978 Asian Games|253}}
{{flagIOC2|SRI|1978 Asian Games|18}}
{{flagIOC2|SYR|1978 Asian Games|40}}
{{flagIOC2|THA|1978 Asian Games|948}}
{{flagIOC2|UAE|1978 Asian Games|192}}

;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

IOC Letter Code ! Country ! Athletes
class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="border:0;"
THA	{{flagIOC2\|THA\|1978 Asian Games}}	948
JPN	{{flagIOC2\|JPN\|1978 Asian Games}}	460
CHN	{{flagIOC2\|CHN\|1978 Asian Games}}	408
PHI	{{flagIOC2\|PHI\|1978 Asian Games}}	316
IND	{{flagIOC2\|IND\|1978 Asian Games}}	283
KOR	{{flagIOC2\|KOR\|1978 Asian Games}}	253
UAE	{{flagIOC2\|UAE\|1978 Asian Games}}	192
HKG	{{flagIOC2\|HKG\|1978 Asian Games}}	112
PRK	{{flagIOC2\|PRK\|1978 Asian Games}}	111
MAL	{{flagIOC2\|MAL\|1978 Asian Games}}	107
INA	{{flagIOC2\|INA\|1978 Asian Games}}	104
KSA	{{flagIOC2\|KSA\|1978 Asian Games}}	103
PAK	{{flagIOC2\|PAK\|1978 Asian Games}}	82
SIN	{{flagIOC2\|SIN\|1978 Asian Games}}	76
BRN	{{flagIOC2\|BRN\|1978 Asian Games}}	45
BIR	{{flagIOC2\|BIR\|1978 Asian Games}}	42
SYR	{{flagIOC2\|SYR\|1978 Asian Games}}	40
BAN	{{flagIOC2\|BAN\|1978 Asian Games}}	39
KUW	{{flagIOC2\|KUW\|1978 Asian Games}}	27
QAT	{{flagIOC2\|QAT\|1978 Asian Games}}	23
MGL	{{flagIOC2\|MGL\|1978 Asian Games}}	20
SRI	{{flagIOC2\|SRI\|1978 Asian Games}}	18
IRQ	{{flagIOC2\|IRQ\|1978 Asian Games}}	17
NEP	{{flagIOC2\|NEP\|1978 Asian Games}}	13
LIB	{{flagIOC2\|LIB\|1978 Asian Games}}	3

Medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.

References

External links

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