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Asian Games

{{Short description|Asian multi-sport event}}

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{{Infobox recurring event

| name = Asian Games

| image = Asian Games logo.svg

| image_size = 200px

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{{Infobox sporting event organization

| name = Asian Games

| abbreviation = Asiad

| image =

| motto = Ever Onward

| formation = 1951 Asian Games, New Delhi, India

| recurrence = Four years

| last = 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou, China

| next = 2026 Asian Games, Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan

| purpose = Multi-sport event for nations in Asia

| headquarters = Kuwait City, Kuwait

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Raja Randhir Singh

| website =

| remarks =

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{{Olympic Games infobox}}

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/chinasgreatleapb0000word | url-access=registration | page=[https://archive.org/details/chinasgreatleapb0000word/page/51 51] | quote=Asian Games (also known as Asiad). | title=China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges | publisher=Seven Stories | isbn=9781583228432| date=2011-01-04 }} The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-07 |title=More sponsors and better marketing top agenda for new Asian Games chief |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/07/more-sports/asian-games-marketing-sponsors/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}} Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation.{{cite web|title=OCA History|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Council/History.aspx |publisher=OCA|access-date=14 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522121136/http://www.ocasia.org/Council/History.aspx|archive-date=22 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Yoga at the Asian Games? IOA begins push to get discipline included as sport in Asiad |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/yoga-at-the-asian-games-ioa-begins-push-to-get-discipline-included-as-sport-in-asiad-9415990/lite/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

Nine nations have hosted the Asian Games. Forty-six nations have participated in the Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games after its last participation in 1974. The last edition of the Games was held in Hangzhou, China, from 23 September to 8 October 2023. The next edition will be held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October 2026.

Since 2010, it has been common for the host of the Asian Games to host the Asian Para Games held shortly after the end of the Games. This event is exclusive to athletes with disabilities, just like Paralympic Games. But unlike the Paralympics where the host city's contract mentions the holding of both events, the case of Asia does not mention the mandatory holding of both. Instead, the exclusion of the Asian Para Games from the Asian Games host city's contract means that both events run independently from one other, and may lead to occasions in the future when the two events are held in different cities and countries.

History

=Origins=

The Far Eastern Championship Games existed previous to the Asian Games, the former mooted in 1912 for a location set between Japan, the Philippines, and China. The inaugural Far Eastern Games were held in Manila in 1913 with 6 participating nations. There were ten Far Eastern Games held by 1934. The second Sino-Japanese War in 1934, and Japan's insistence on including the Manchu Empire as a competitor nation in the Games, caused China to announce its withdrawal from participation. The Far Eastern Games scheduled for 1938 were cancelled. The organization was eventually discontinued.{{cite web|title=Far Eastern Championship Games|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GamesL1.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPfemU/arvY96w== |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia|access-date=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226015204/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GamesL1.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPfemU%2FarvY96w=%3D|archive-date=26 February 2014|url-status=dead}}

=Formation=

After World War II, several areas in Asia became sovereign states. Many of these countries sought to exhibit Asian prowess without violence. At the London 1948 Summer Olympics, a conversation started between China and the Philippines to restore the idea of the Far Eastern Games. Guru Dutt Sondhi, the Indian International Olympic Committee representative, believed that the restoration of the Far Eastern Games would sufficiently display the spirit of unity and level of achievement taking place in Asian sports. He proposed the idea of a new competition – which came to be the Asian Games. The Asian Athletic Federation would eventually be formed. A preparatory committee was set up to draft the charter for this new body. On 13 February 1949, the Asian Athletic Federation was formally inaugurated in New Delhi, announced as the inaugural host city to be held in 1950.{{cite web|title=亚运会是从什么时候开始举办的,每几年举办一次?|url=http://zhidao.wangchao.net.cn/detail_2890838.html |publisher=wangchao.org|access-date=14 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907015334/http://zhidao.wangchao.net.cn/detail_2890838.html|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=亚运会的前世今生：前身远东运动会 中国成绩优异|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2010-08-04/04065133499.shtml|access-date=14 August 2010|publisher=Sina Corp|date=4 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202111615/http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2010-08-04/04065133499.shtml|archive-date=2 December 2011|url-status=live}}

=Years of crises=

File:Indian athletes at the First Asiad.png opening ceremony]]

In 1962, the Games were hit by several crises. The host country, Indonesia refused to permit Israel and Taiwan to participate due to political recognition issues. The IOC terminated its sponsorship of the Games and terminated Indonesia's membership in the IOC.{{cite news|title=Track: Asian Games Dropped By Olympics|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q3cjAAAAIBAJ&pg=738,3903294|access-date=14 August 2010|newspaper=Daytona Beach|date=23 August 1962}} The Asian Football Confederation (AFC),{{cite web|title=第4届 1962年雅加达亚运会 |url=http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFO.html |publisher=data.sports.163.com |access-date=14 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703111711/http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFO.html |archive-date=3 July 2011 }} International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) also removed their recognition of the Games.{{cite news|title=Penalty Dealt to Indonesia|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kMESAAAAIBAJ&pg=4386,3223549|access-date=14 August 2010|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicles|date=13 September 1962}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|title=Warning|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=al8RAAAAIBAJ&pg=1306,4815390|access-date=14 August 2010|newspaper=The Age|date=30 August 1962}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

South Korea renounced its plan to host the 1970 Asian Games on the grounds of a national security crisis; the main reason was due to a financial crisis. The previous host, Thailand, would host the Games in Bangkok using funds transferred from South Korea.{{cite web|title=第六届 1970年曼谷亚运会|url=http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFL.html |publisher=Data.sports.163.com|access-date=22 July 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703111556/http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFL.html|archive-date=3 July 2011|df=dmy-all}} Japan was asked to host but declined the opportunity as they were already committed to Expo '70 in Osaka.{{cite web|title=Thailand's Sporting Spirit|url=http://www.pattayamail.com/277/sports.htm#hd4 |publisher=Pattaya Mail Sports|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617051015/http://www.pattayamail.com/277/sports.htm#hd4|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead}} This edition marked the Games' inaugural television broadcasting, worldwide.{{cite web|title=第六届 1970年曼谷亚运会|url=http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFL.html |publisher=data.sports.163|access-date=9 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703111556/http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFL.html|archive-date=3 July 2011|df=dmy-all}} In Tehran, in 1974, the Games formally recognized the participation of China, North Korea, and Mongolia. Israel was allowed to participate despite the opposition from the Arab world, while Taiwan was permitted to continue taking part (as "Chinese Taipei") although its status was abolished in a general meeting on 16 November 1973 by the Games Federation.{{cite web|title=第七届 1974年德黑兰亚运会|url=http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFK.html |publisher=data.sports.163.com|access-date=9 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703111526/http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFK.html|archive-date=3 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}

Before the 1978 Games, Pakistan retracted its plan to host the 1975 Games due to a financial crisis and political issues.{{cite web|title=第8届 1978年曼谷亚运会|url=http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFI.html |publisher=Data.sports.163.com|access-date=22 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703111453/http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQFI.html|archive-date=3 July 2011|df=dmy-all}} Thailand offered to host and the Games were held in Bangkok. As in 1962, Taiwan and Israel refused participation by the Games Federation, amid political issues and security fears.{{cite news|title=Asian Games Federation says no to Israel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v7seAAAAIBAJ&pg=1934,684691|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=Anchorage Daily News|date=3 June 1978}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Several governing bodies protested the ban. The International Olympic Committee threatened to bar the participating athletes from the 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|title=New Israeli rejection forces Asian athletes to risk Olympic hope|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwMuAAAAIBAJ&pg=2171,3744052|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|date=22 November 1978}} Several nations withdrew before the Games opening.{{cite news|title=Indonesia, Hong Kong protest ban on Israel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kP0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6027,3304995|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|date=4 December 1978}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=Reorganization and expansion=

These events led the National Olympic Committees in Asia to revise the constitution of the Asian Games Federation. The Olympic Council of Asia was created in November 1981, excluding Israel and Taiwan.{{cite news|title=Israelis facing Asian ban|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rr4yAAAAIBAJ&pg=2948,6887134|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=10 December 1981}} India was scheduled to host in 1982 and the OCA decided to maintain the old AGF timetable. The OCA formally started to supervise the Games starting with the 1986 Asian Games scheduled for Seoul, South Korea.{{cite news|title=Olympics|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ukIwAAAAIBAJ&pg=1683,4438561|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|date=28 November 1981}} In the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, Taiwan (Republic of China) was re-admitted, under pressure by the People's Republic of China to compete as Chinese Taipei.{{cite news|title=China welcomes Taiwan's AG trip|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_mYVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5130,1232701|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=Manila Standard|date=16 July 1988}}

The 1994 Games held in Hiroshima included the inaugural participation of the former 5 republics of the Soviet Union who were part of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It was also the first edition of the Games held in a host country outside its capital city.{{cite web|title=第12届 1994年广岛亚运会|url=http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQDY.html |publisher=data.sports.163.com|access-date=9 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202025642/http://data.sports.163.com/match/history/0005000BBQDY.html|archive-date=2 December 2010|df=dmy-all}} However, Iraq was suspended from the Games due to the 1990 Persian Gulf War. North Korea boycotted the Games due to political issues with the host country. The Games were hampered during the opening ceremony due to a heart attack that killed Nareshkumar Adhikari, the chief of the Nepalese delegation.{{cite news|title=Let the Games Begin|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QpsWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1694,953978|access-date=9 October 2010|newspaper=New Straits Times|date=3 October 1994}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The 1998 Games marked the fourth time the Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand. This time the city participated in a bidding process. The opening ceremony was on 6 December; the previous three were on 9 December. King Bhumibol Adulyadej opened the Games; the closing ceremony was on 20 December (the same date as all the previous games hosted by Thailand).

File:IRAN Asain games medal 1974.jpg

Background

=Symbols=

The Asian Games Movement uses symbols to represent the ideals embodied in the Asian Games charter. The Asian Games motto is "Ever Onward" which was designed and proposed by Guru Dutt Sondhi upon the creation of the Asian Games Federation in 1949. The Asian Games symbol is a bright sun in red with 16 rays and a white circle in the middle of its disc which represents the ever glimmering and warm spirit of the Asian people.

=Mascots=

{{main|List of Asian Games mascots}}

Since the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India, the Asian Games have had a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage.

=Participation=

{{See also|Olympic Council of Asia}}

All 45 members affiliated with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) are eligible to participate in the Games.

According to membership in the OCA, transcontinental Kazakhstan is an Asian country and could participate in the Asian Games, but this right could not apply to Egypt as the country had 6% of the territory on Sinai, participating in the African Games instead. Turkey and Russia/Soviet Union — whose major geographical parts are located in the Asian continent — participate in the European Games rather than the Asian Games. Similarly, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Cyprus, and Armenia are mostly located in Asia but participate in the European Games instead of the Asian 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.{{cite news|title=Asian Games ban Israel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lR8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2486,2066961|access-date=29 July 2007|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|date=26 July 1976}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Israel requested to participate in the 1982 Games, but the request was rejected by the organizers due to the Munich massacre.{{cite news|title=Israel not invited to Asian Games |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YJAsAAAAIBAJ&pg=5458,3706701 |access-date=29 July 2007 |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |date=26 May 1982 }}{{dead link|date=July 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Israel is now a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) and competes at the European Games.

Taiwan, Palestine, Hong Kong, and Macau participate in the Asian Games according to membership in OCA. Due to its continuing ambiguous political status, Taiwan has participated in the Games under the flag of Chinese Taipei since 1990. Macau since 1990 has been allowed to compete as one of the NOCs in the 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 Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC).{{cite news|title=No place for Australia in Asian Games|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/no-place-for-australia-in-asian-games/2007/04/17/1176696841249.html|access-date=2010-07-29|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2007-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203541/http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/no-place-for-australia-in-asian-games/2007/04/17/1176696841249.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}} Being members of ONOC, Australia and New Zealand have participated in the Pacific Games since 2015. This motion was mooted again in 2017 after Australia participated in the 2017 Asian Winter Games as they are in discussions to become a full Asian Games member shortly.{{cite news|last1=Harper|first1=Tony|title=Australia in discussions to take part in Asian Games from 2022|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/australia-in-discussions-to-take-part-in-asian-games-from-2022/news-story/a251a754c0abb39edc1106999334884b|access-date=6 August 2017|work=Fox Sports|location=Australia|date=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504235915/http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/australia-in-discussions-to-take-part-in-asian-games-from-2022/news-story/a251a754c0abb39edc1106999334884b|archive-date=4 May 2017|url-status=live}} However, the Australian Olympic Committee announced that Australia would be allowed a small contingent of athletes for the 2022 Games, as long as the qualification for Summer Olympics events such as basketball and volleyball are through the Asia-Pacific region.{{cite news|title=Oceania nations allowed small quota of athletes at 2022 Asian Games|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/oceania-nations-allowed-small-quota-of-athletes-at-2022-asian-games-4854135/|access-date=24 September 2017|work=The Indian Express|agency=Reuters|date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924052810/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/oceania-nations-allowed-small-quota-of-athletes-at-2022-asian-games-4854135/|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=live}} In November 2021, it was announced that athletes from Oceania would be invited to compete in athletics, triathlon, roller skating, weightlifting, and wushu. Athletes were to receive "honorary medals" which would not be counted on the official medal tally.{{cite news|title=Asian Games 2022: Oceania athletes to compete in Hangzhou, China next year and will receive 'honorary medals'|work=SCMP|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3156934/asian-games-2022-oceania-athletes-compete-hangzhou-china-next-year-and|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122095217/http://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3156934/asian-games-2022-oceania-athletes-compete-hangzhou-china-next-year-and|url-status=live}} The plan was shelved due to a lack of interest from the relevant federations in Australia and New Zealand.{{Cite news |last=Ransom |first=Ian |date=2022-04-26 |title=Australia, New Zealand not sending athletes to Asian Games |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/australia-new-zealand-not-sending-athletes-asian-games-2022-04-26/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802225425/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/australia-new-zealand-not-sending-athletes-asian-games-2022-04-26/ |url-status=live }}

There are only seven countries, namely India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand, that have competed in all editions of the games.

Editions

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{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=14.607218|long=120.98422|label=1954}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=35.749168|long=139.216003|label=1958}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=-6.205173|long=106.850117|label=1962, 2018}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=13.765773|long=100.501765|label=1966, 1970, 1978, 1998}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=35.702555|long=51.421230|label=1974}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=right|lat=37.566189|long=126.977877|label=1986}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=left|lat=39.909395|long=116.413938|label=1990}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=right|lat=34.398808|long=132.469337|label=1994}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=bottom|lat=35.167257|long=129.060814|label=2002}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=25.290967|long=51.532549|label=2006, 2030}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=23.145803|long=113.277283|label=2010}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=37.456374|long=126.704562|label=2014}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=-2.972077|long=104.775431|label=2018}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=30.278279|long=120.155070|label=2022}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=35.183333|long=136.900000|label=2026}}

{{Location map~|Asia|position=|lat=24.724150|long=46.262061|label=2034}}

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Edition

!Year

!Host

!Games dates /
Opened by{{efn|name=NonHeadsOfState|Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.}}

!Countries

!Competitors

!Sports

!Events

!Top-ranked team

!{{abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}

1

|1951

|align=left| {{flagicon|India}} New Delhi

|4–11 March 1951
President Rajendra Prasad

|11

|489

|6

|57

|rowspan="8" align=left|{{flagIOC2team|JPN|Asian Games}}

|{{cite web|title=1st AG New Delhi 1951|url=https://oca.asia/games/107-new-delhi-1951.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002259/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=qW%2F0jZQQnfyUZ0C1PPWxyiOq5J%2FYYV%2FNanlGfqW4Ru8VRp+YFM+tHJ%2FD9+Y4LSC+e9BVMYGe7iRr5iEmIZjOCw%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

2

|1954

|align=left| {{flagicon|Philippines|1948}} Manila

|1–9 May 1954
President Ramon Magsaysay

|18

|970

|8

|76

|{{cite web|title=2nd AG Manila 1954|url=https://oca.asia/games/106-manila-1954.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002241/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=N8oErIJY3VfghCvSNaZPUgBZpr8hOgxgGMQInDKMrJlLdLvLJqlOf256ZsV8htMYHi3kUoejf3ljSVdEPMHhsA==|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

3

|1958

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Tokyo

|24 May – 1 June 1958
Emperor Hirohito

|16

|1,820

|13

|97

|{{cite web|title=3rd AG Tokyo 1958|url=https://oca.asia/games/105-tokyo-1958.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002245/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=gn3GbI+bZ52LcPofZuq1l0IpnoHKtjrZveotS2dLz4C2Pl82bwZyqu%2FQvBcfiTOUegpLX9iL7M1zX4OEODewFw%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

4

|1962

|align=left| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Jakarta

|24 August – 4 September 1962
President Sukarno

|12

|1,460

|13

|88

|{{cite web|title=4th AG Jakarta 1962|url=https://oca.asia/games/104-jakarta-1962.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002222/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=fp6MqPvMRAqKw2AX2WdtQT%2FdkA7uANagdeXiMvOoMVoLX21g3guNMe%2FUeD6XJV9VI8F1Z2nYNvm0j%2FykvncYNA%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

5

|1966

|align=left|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Bangkok

|9–20 December 1966
King Bhumibol Adulyadej

|16

|1,945

|14

|143

|{{cite web|title=5th AG Bangkok 1966|url=https://oca.asia/games/103-bangkok-1966.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002244/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=svh8YzvFX1mVm6bVPtrPRlh37yNScnbdDDC%2Fn7%2Fod5GYNE0nSai2k+SRpvi3h9Bl4KQpxmA4t6KZBFeVp2RTzA%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

6

|1970

|align=left|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Bangkok

|9–20 December 1970
King Bhumibol Adulyadej

|18

|2,400

|13

|135

|{{cite web|title=6th AG Bangkok 1970|url=https://oca.asia/games/102-bangkok-1970.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002248/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1tOtdoQ9fnwlrKUyRBA89sNaGCUw6tfeHvhM4efhaTcSLqNMtPFTs9sjIwlgfbqcvg==|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

7

|1974

|align=left| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}} Tehran

|1–16 September 1974
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

|rowspan=2|19

|3,010

|16

|202

|{{cite web|title=7th AG Tehran 1974|url=https://oca.asia/games/101-tehran-1974.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002229/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1mik5B0tzm3CJClDjRCqiZo8qeVLjtbYWJQivsHlDpggY6qXSG2rqCGhpowhRvzo3g==|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

8

|1978

| align=left| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Bangkok

|9–20 December 1978
King Bhumibol Adulyadej

|3,842

|19

|201

|{{cite web|title=8th AG Bangkok 1978|url=https://oca.asia/games/100-bangkok-1978.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002224/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1vEo%2FGG9kWYwo0KwU8iAiyA10OXQDeb2ZzyhUdpw%2FXqSeweJ12n1H0BH7wm0KjvTtw%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

9

|1982

|align=left| {{flagicon|India}} New Delhi

|19 November – 4 December 1982
President Zail Singh

|23

|3,411

|21

|147

|rowspan="11" align=left|{{flagIOC2team|CHN|Asian Games}}

|{{cite web|title=9th AG New Delhi 1982|url=https://oca.asia/games/99-new-delhi-1982.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002230/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1lyBIfsoISeDpX7%2FCScjV2snkZgBwSEd05nSYhNX4fjvueQC+cO5BaoJemJW9RUP3g%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

10

|1986

|align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Seoul

|20 September – 2 October 1986
President Chun Doo-hwan

|22

|4,839

|25

|270

|{{cite web|title=10th AG Seoul 1986|url=https://oca.asia/games/98-seoul-1986.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002302/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1ifwvOsg%2FOPOwErK7Zr7aRhBmkN5FluzzHrBRr1qTw9E2wEg0H8SkGpNDr55hBQUnA%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

11

|1990

|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} Beijing

|22 September – 7 October 1990
President Yang Shangkun

|31

|6,122

|27

|310

|{{cite web|title=11th AG Beijing 1990|url=https://oca.asia/games/97-beijing-1990.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002312/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1voPHnl5JCPT4mxOYzE7LG7U%2FDcNymOdMXhF4PJ3aN0aHzasE1v7km0aQVohrqAe2g%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

12

|1994

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hiroshima

|2–16 October 1994
Emperor Akihito

|42

|6,828

|34

|338

|{{cite web|title=12th AG Hiroshima 1994|url=https://oca.asia/games/96-hiroshima-1994.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002222/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1tLQS3oEoq%2FfIgIkI7N88vi5bMFvyuU%2FE6A4C2hS9YjkYiBX+1nfE3vkCFl%2FE6lttw%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

13

|1998

| align=left| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Bangkok

|6–20 December 1998
King Bhumibol Adulyadej

|41

|6,554

|36

|377

|{{cite web|title=13th AG Bangkok 1998|url=https://oca.asia/games/95-bangkok-1998.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002256/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1kpcOs21JpBVlcZO0l2m2JBUkQ+QzyC72arAOzyo9ShTU4ZRMJy3z6ewUf+JXz7Vrw==|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

14

|2002

|align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Busan

|29 September – 14 October 2002
President Kim Dae-jung

|44

|7,711

|38

|419

|{{cite web|title=14th AG Busan 2002|url=https://oca.asia/games/94-busan-2002.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=29 September 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002311/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1rR6teXAeXAynk17wTf+jTDM3N2V9Qqk18aoqar4fz2HA9%2Fb6PPQS3evr8pE6VLEfA%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

15

|2006

|align=left| {{flagicon|Qatar}} Doha

|1–15 December 2006
Emir {{nowrap|Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani}}

|rowspan=5 |45

|9,520

|39

|424

|{{cite web|title=15th AG Doha 2006|url=https://oca.asia/games/93-doha-2006.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=1 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002228/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1uxoIZ2irZ4rMIAEBIhwixXNn8TxnLDLybh2V4JgKupUP12ZN7EZtotN+uH+WHZRKA==|archive-date=2018-09-11|url-status=live}}

16

|2010

|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou

|12–27 November 2010
Premier Wen Jiabao{{efn|name=2010 ChinaPresident|Representing Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China.}}

|9,704

|42

|476

|{{cite web|title=16th AG Guangzhou 2010|url=https://oca.asia/games/85-guangzhou-2010.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=22 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002308/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=aKk4+eLTtkU0FFSe77Fvufjxr631hlJmR6bMoIpOU7pG1zyq6sPKBMEaCmq+p4r9j%2FxB3ZRR0mxCugkfYKPiGw%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

17

|2014

|align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Incheon

|19 September – 4 October 2014
President Park Geun-hye

|9,501

|37

|439

|{{cite web|title=17th AG Incheon 2014|url=https://oca.asia/games/84-incheon-2014.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=19 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002226/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=aKk4+eLTtkU0FFSe77FvufSabEQ+7pbdEdiwzqmxViilKeU8DBtcRpORjJxkGRKoY+p7%2FKby5fQysZ6i4RcR8g%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

18

|2018

|align=left| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{nowrap|Jakarta and Palembang}}

|18 August – 2 September 2018
President Joko Widodo

|11,300

|46

|465

|{{cite web|title=18th AG Jakarta-Palembang 2018|url=https://oca.asia/games/5-jakarta-palembang-2018.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=20 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002255/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1mKucBolMd09YB3SA8pB6ICXlV3ewQzs6SCXxY5XO9oPoqcrg4g+dQDHTpI7IbIHLQ==|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

19

|2022

|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} Hangzhou

|23 September – 8 October 2023{{efn|Originally scheduled for 10–25 September 2022, the Games were postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}}
President Xi Jinping

|11,935

|40

|481

|{{cite web|title=19th AG Hangzhou 2022|url=https://oca.asia/games/2-hangzhou-2023.html |publisher=OCA|access-date=16 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002310/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=MWbjABf3Sf4+EEdvjSHp1jKOwGWEOIvJF75C4tDokoJiu%2FaUOf6oOXV3GHO0xtlR1XaMQ1mBo%2F0rjIvXeBbXYQ%3D%3D|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}

20

|2026

|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} {{nowrap|Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya}}

|{{nowrap|19 September – 4 October 2026}}
Emperor Naruhito (expected)

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{N/A|Future event}}

|43

|colspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{N/A|Future event}}

|

21

|2030

|align=left| {{flagicon|Qatar}} Doha

|{{nowrap|4 – 19 November 2030}}

|colspan="5" style="text-align:center" {{N/A|Future event}}

|

22

|2034

|align=left| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}}} Riyadh

|{{nowrap|29 November – 14 December 2034}}

|colspan="5" style="text-align:center" {{N/A|Future event}}

|

Participating nations

45 nations whose NOCs are recognized by the OCA compete at the Asian Games.{{cite web|title=National Olympic Committees|url=https://ocasia.org/noc/countries/|publisher=Asian Games|access-date=10 September 2023|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721211240/http://www.ocasia.org/noc/countries/|url-status=dead}}

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{flagOCA|AFG}}
  • {{flagOCA|BAN}}
  • {{flagOCA|BHU}}
  • {{flagOCA|BHR}}
  • {{flagOCA|BRU}}
  • {{flagOCA|CAM}}
  • {{flagOCA|CHN}}
  • {{flagOCA|TPE}}
  • {{flagOCA|TLS}}
  • {{flagOCA|HKG}}
  • {{flagOCA|INA}}
  • {{flagOCA|IND}}
  • {{flagOCA|IRI}}
  • {{flagOCA|IRQ}}
  • {{flagOCA|JOR}}
  • {{flagOCA|JPN}}
  • {{flagOCA|KAZ}}
  • {{flagOCA|KUW}}
  • {{flagOCA|KGZ}}
  • {{flagOCA|LAO}}
  • {{flagOCA|LBN}}
  • {{flagOCA|MAC}}
  • {{flagOCA|MAS}}
  • {{flagOCA|MDV}}
  • {{flagOCA|MGL}}
  • {{flagOCA|MYA}}
  • {{flagOCA|NEP}}
  • {{flagOCA|PRK}}
  • {{flagOCA|OMN}}
  • {{flagOCA|PAK}}
  • {{Flag|Palestine}}
  • {{flagOCA|PHI}}
  • {{flagOCA|QAT}}
  • {{flagOCA|KSA}}
  • {{flagOCA|SGP}}
  • {{flagOCA|SRI}}
  • {{flagOCA|KOR}}
  • {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} Syria
  • {{flagOCA|THA}}
  • {{flagOCA|TJK}}
  • {{flagOCA|TKM}}
  • {{flagOCA|UAE}}
  • {{flagOCA|UZB}}
  • {{flagOCA|VIE}}
  • {{flagOCA|YEM}}

{{div col end}}

List of sports

{{main|Asian Games sports}}

The historical average for the edition of events by the edition of the Asian Games is nearly 260 events with nearly 24 sports by edition. The last edition held in Hangzhou, China was the edition with the largest number of events when 481 finals in 40 sports were held. Until the 2018 edition, each host country was allowed to set up the program respecting their local demands, which led to a dizzying growth of the event. However, this flexibility rule ruled out the entry of some Olympic sports such as the modern pentathlon and triathlon of the programs of some editions between 1986 and 2006. This flexibility also increased the number of athletes participating in each edition. However, it forced the event to be massive, as there was no calculation of athlete quotas per NOC. To avoid gigantism, OCA established a new policy to be applied starting the 2018 Asian Games, which limited the number of sports to be played at the Games to 40. This new rule is by the Olympic program for the subsequent edition of the Summer Olympic Games and if there is any prior change, the entity will necessarily follow it. However, each region that makes up the body can nominate a regional sport according to its demands. Between one and two extra sports could also be included by organizing committees due to local demands.{{cite news|title=Incheon 2014 issues delayed|url=http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=1492|access-date=2010-11-14|newspaper=Olympic Council of Asia|date=2010-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727140834/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=1492|archive-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Incheon Asian Games to Feature 36 Sports|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/10/2010121000806.html|access-date=2010-12-10|newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo|date=2010-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194211/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/10/2010121000806.html|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}

Key: {{Color box|#D3D3D3|border=darkgray}} = Discontinued

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{| class=wikitable

Sport || Years
AquaticsAll
ArcherySince 1978
AthleticsAll
BadmintonSince 1962
BaseballSince 1994
BasketballAll
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Board games2006–2010, 2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Bodybuilding2002–2006
style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Bowling1978, 1986, 1994–2018
BoxingSince 1954
CanoeingSince 1986
Cricket2010–2014, since 2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Cue sports1998–2010
Cycling1951, since 1958
Dancesport2010, since 2022
Dragon boat2010, 2018–2022
Equestrian1982–1986, since 1994
EsportsSince 2022
Fencing1974–1978, since 1986
Field hockeySince 1958
FootballAll
GolfSince 1982
GymnasticsSince 1974
HandballSince 1982
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Jet ski2018

|valign="top"|

class=wikitable
Sport || Years
JudoSince 1986
Ju-jitsuSince 2018
KabaddiSince 1990
KarateSince 1994
KurashSince 2018
Martial arts2018, 2026
Modern pentathlon1994, 2002, since 2010
style="background: #D3D3D3;" | Paragliding2018
Roller sports2010, since 2018
RowingSince 1982
RugbySince 1998
Sailing1970, since 1978
Sepak takrawSince 1990
ShootingSince 1954
Sport climbingSince 2018
SquashSince 1998
Surfing2026
Table tennis1958–1966, since 1974
Taekwondo1986, since 1994
Tennis1958–1966, since 1974
TriathlonSince 2006
VolleyballSince 1958
Weightlifting1951–1958, since 1966
WrestlingSince 1954
WushuSince 1990

|}

=Disciplines=

class=wikitable style="margin:1em auto;"
Sport || Disciplines || Years
rowspan=5| Aquatics

| Artistic Swimming

Since 1994
DivingAll
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Marathon swimming2022
SwimmingAll
Water poloAll
rowspan=2| Baseball

| Baseball

Since 1994
SoftballSince 1990
rowspan=2| Basketball

| Basketball

All
3x3 basketballSince 2018
rowspan=4| Board games

|style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Chess

2006–2010, 2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Contract bridge2018–2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Go2010, 2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Xiangqi2010, 2022
rowspan=2| Canoeing

| Slalom canoeing

Since 2010
Sprint canoeingSince 1990
rowspan=5| Cycling

| BMX racing

Since 2010
BMX freestyle2026
Mountain biking1998–2002, since 2010
Road cycling1951, since 1958
Track cycling1951, 1958, since 1966
rowspan=2| Dancesport

|style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Ballroom

2010
BreakingSince 2022
rowspan=3| Gymnastics

| Artistic gymnastics

Since 1974
Rhythmic gymnasticsSince 1994
TrampolineSince 2006
rowspan=3| Martial arts

| Mixed martial arts

2026
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Pencak silat2018
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Sambo2018
rowspan=4| Roller sports

|style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Artistic roller skating

2010, 2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Inline freestyle skating2022
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Roller speed skating2010, 2018–2022
SkateboardingSince 2018
rowspan=2| Rugby union

|style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Rugby union

1998–2002
Rugby sevensSince 1998
rowspan=2| Tennis

| Tennis

1958–1966, since 1974
Soft tennisSince 1994
rowspan=3| Volleyball

| Volleyball

Since 1958
style="background: #D3D3D3;"| Nine-a-side volleyball1958–1962
Beach volleyballSince 1998

Medal table

{{Main|All-time Asian Games medal table}}

Of the 46 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, 43 have won at least a single medal in the competition, leaving three National Olympic Committees without a medal: Bhutan, Maldives, and Timor-Leste. 38 National Olympic Committees have won at least one gold medal (only Japan and India have done so at every Asian Games), while China and Japan are the only two NOCs to emerge as the top-ranked team in the medal tables.{{cite web|title=Asian Summer Games Medal Count|url=http://www.ocasia.org/MedalTally/GameMedalTally?q=TmbMLUzq2pKz+ix27Ap3k/1a4iokAgL1c13IcAa7z8CYDMpeAxvMDUDhl+KOXHoS2eaalQPcq22boIshsp+FhETIostEwQdl+MKvknoqQ+cz4dTtW3QRsMML3RnQhiI1l34vq58CBLWvCXHKN6ZCQEzxe5lWtl+DKoB+kYquL0Jlt/tvs8AeX1pgVAWeR61M|website=Ocasia.org |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908052006/http://ocasia.org/MedalTally/GameMedalTally?q=TmbMLUzq2pKz+ix27Ap3k%2F1a4iokAgL1c13IcAa7z8CYDMpeAxvMDUDhl+KOXHoS2eaalQPcq22boIshsp+FhETIostEwQdl+MKvknoqQ+cz4dTtW3QRsMML3RnQhiI1l34vq58CBLWvCXHKN6ZCQEzxe5lWtl+DKoB+kYquL0Jlt%2Ftvs8AeX1pgVAWeR61M|archive-date=8 September 2018|url-status=dead}}

In the 2022 Games, India became the fourth nation in history after Japan, China, and South Korea to cross the 100-medal mark in one edition.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-10-06 |title=Hangzhou Asian Games {{!}} In its best-ever Asiad show, India to end up with record 100 plus medals |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/hangzhou-asian-games-best-ever-asiad-for-india-assured-to-reach-100-medal-tally/article67388876.ece |access-date=2023-10-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=India hit 100 at Asian Games, here's every medal winner of the record-breaking campaign |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/38579713/100-asian-games-medals-india-every-medal-winner-record-breaking-campaign |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=ESPN |language=en}} China, together with Japan and South Korea became the first three countries to cross the overall 200-medal mark in one edition during the 1986 Asian Games.{{cite web |title=Asian Games – Seoul 1986 |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=14&GCode=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617001537/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=14&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-17 |access-date=11 January 2012 |work=ocasia.org |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia}} At the 2022 Games, China became the first NOC to surpass the threshold of 100 gold medals, 200 gold medals, 300 overall medals and 400 overall medals in a single edition.{{cite web |date=4 September 2018 |title=The 11th Asian Games : Beijing, China |url=http://www.hangzhou2022.cn/yybk/yyls/201712/t20171213_659.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128180507/https://www.hangzhou2022.cn/yybk/yyls/201712/t20171213_659.shtml |archive-date=28 November 2019 |access-date=4 September 2018 |publisher=Hangzhou 2022 Official Website}}{{cite news |date=November 27, 2010 |title=China ends Asian Games on high note |newspaper=CNN International |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/11/27/asian.games.final.day/ |url-status=dead |access-date=November 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023005233/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/11/27/asian.games.final.day/ |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}{{Cite news |last=Azharie |first=Farah |date=2023-10-07 |title=China hit humongous 200-gold mark at Asian Games |work=New Strait Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2023/10/964230/china-hit-humongous-200-gold-mark-asian-games}}

{{Medals table

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| gold_CHN = 1674 | silver_CHN = 1105 | bronze_CHN = 791

| gold_JPN = 1084 | silver_JPN = 1104 | bronze_JPN = 1054

| gold_KOR = 787 | silver_KOR = 722 | bronze_KOR = 916

| gold_IRI = 192 | silver_IRI = 202 | bronze_IRI = 217

| gold_KAZ = 165 | silver_KAZ = 180 | bronze_KAZ = 292

| gold_IND = 183| silver_IND = 239 | bronze_IND = 357

| gold_THA = 144 | silver_THA = 189 | bronze_THA = 311

| gold_UZB = 105 | silver_UZB = 138 | bronze_UZB = 171

| gold_PRK = 121 | silver_PRK = 161 | bronze_PRK = 188

| gold_TPE = 118 | silver_TPE = 164 | bronze_TPE = 304

}}

MVP table

The Most Valuable Player or MVP award was introduced in the 1998 Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The award was originally awarded to one individual. During the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, the Games started awarding to one male and one female athlete separately.{{Cite web |title=The king and queen have been selected - Chinese superstar swimmers Zhang and Qin named Asian Games MVPs |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/10/07/the-king-and-queen-have-been-selected---chinese-superstar-swimmers-zhang-and-qin-named-asian-games-mvps |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=The Star |language=en}}

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2|Year

! colspan=2|Athlete

! rowspan=2|Sport

! rowspan=2|Ref

Male

! Female

1998

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Koji Ito

|{{n/a}}

|Athletics

|{{cite news|title=Outstanding Japanese athletes in Asian Games|url=http://www.gz2010.cn/10/0121/16/5TIKEDL4007802FM.html|access-date=8 May 2011|newspaper=gz2010.cn|date=21 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142049/http://www.gz2010.cn/10/0121/16/5TIKEDL4007802FM.html|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=live}}

2002

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Kitajima

|{{n/a}}

|Swimming

|

2006

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Tae-hwan

|{{n/a}}

|Swimming

|{{cite news|title=S Korean Swimmer Park Named MVP|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/192727.htm|access-date=8 May 2011|publisher=China Internet Information Center|date=16 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220162457/http://china.org.cn/english/sports/192727.htm|archive-date=20 February 2011|url-status=live}}

2010

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Dan

|{{n/a}}

|Badminton

|{{cite news|title=Lin Dan voted Asian Games MVP|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/28/lin-dan-voted-asian-games-mvp.html|access-date=8 May 2011|newspaper=Jakarta Post|date=28 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101063116/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/28/lin-dan-voted-asian-games-mvp.html|archive-date=1 January 2011|url-status=live}}

2014

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Hagino

|{{n/a}}

|Swimming

|{{cite news|title=Samsung MVP Award: 2014 MVP is Kosuke Hagino of Japan|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141004000133|access-date=4 October 2014|newspaper=The Korea Herald|date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004063730/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141004000133|archive-date=4 October 2014|url-status=live}}

2018

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Rikako Ikee

|Swimming

|{{cite news|title=Teenage swimmer Ikee named 2018 Asian Games' "Most Valuable Player" as event draws to a close|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069493/teenage-swimmer-ikee-named-2018-asian-games-most-valuable-player-as-event-draws-to-a-close|access-date=2 September 2018|newspaper=inside the games|date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151722/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069493/teenage-swimmer-ikee-named-2018-asian-games-most-valuable-player-as-event-draws-to-a-close|archive-date=2 September 2018|url-status=live}}

2022

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Qin Haiyang

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yufei

|Swimming

|{{Cite web |last=Race |first=Retta |date=9 October 2023 |title=Rachel Miyazuki, Zhang Yufei & Qin Haiyang Are Named MVPs of 19th Asian Games |url=https://swimswam.com/zhang-yufei-qin-haiyang-both-named-mvp-of-19th-asian-games/ |access-date=9 October 2023|website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}

Centennial Festival

On 8 November 2012, the OCA decided at its 31st General Assembly in Macau to create a special multi-sport event called the Asian Games Centennial Festival in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Oriental Games, now known as the Far Eastern Championship Games.{{cite web|title=OCA General Assembly opens in Macau|url=http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea33qPdVeA1Kfg== |publisher=OCA|access-date=9 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108074704/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea33qPdVeA1Kfg==|archive-date=8 January 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} OCA awarded the Philippines the hosting rights as it was also the host 100 years previous. The event was originally scheduled to be held in Boracay, Malay, Aklan from 27 to 29 November 2013 but due to the events surrounding Typhoon Haiyan, it was moved to January 2014.{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/8165/philippines-to-host-2013-asiad-centennial-games|title=Philippines to host 2013 Centennial Asian Games|date=20 July 2011 |access-date=19 February 2013 |publisher=Inquirer Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619131332/http://sports.inquirer.net/8165/philippines-to-host-2013-asiad-centennial-games|archive-date=19 June 2013|url-status=live}}

See also

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Notes

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