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Asian Games

The Asian Games is a continental multi-sport event held once every four years. The event is the second largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympics. The prestigious Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee. The first Asian Games were organized in 1951 in New Delhi, India. India became the first country to host the Asian Games. The inaugural Continental Games were held in 1951 in New Delhi. Four hundred and ninety nine athletes from 11 countries took part in 57 sporting events. India hosted these games again in 1982. So far 18 Asian Games have been organized.

The list of host countries of Asian Games are as follows;

S. No.	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Dates	Games	NO of Participated Countries
1	1951	New Delhi	India	Mar 4–11	6	11
2	1954	Manila	Philippines	May 1–9	8	18
3	1958	Tokyo	Japan	May 28 – June 1	13	16
4	1962	Jakarta	Indonesia	Aug 24 – Sept 4	13	12
5	1966	Bangkok	Thailand	Dec 9–20	14	16
6	1970	Bangkok	Thailand	Aug 24 – Sept 4	13	16
7	1974	Tehran	Iran	Sept 1–16	16	19
8	1978	Bangkok	Thailand	Dec 9–20	19	19
9	1982	New Delhi	India	Nov 19 – Dec 4	21	23
10	1986	Seoul	South Korea	Sept 20 – Oct 5	25	22
11	1990	Beijing	China	Sept 22 – Oct 7	27	35
12	1994	Hiroshima	Japan	Oct 2–16	34	42
13	1998	Bangkok	Thailand	Dec 6–20	36	41
14	2002	Busan	South Korea	Sept 29 – Oct 14	38	44
15	2006	Doha	Qatar	Dec 1–15	39	45
6	2010	Guangzhou	China	Nov 12–27	42	45
17	2014	Incheon	South Korea	Sept 19 – Oct 4	36	45
18	2018	Jakarta and Palembang	Indonesia	Aug 18-Sept 2	40	45
19	2022	Hangzhou	China	Sept 10-25
20	2026	Nagoya	Japan	Sept 19-Oct 4
21	2030	Doha	Qatar			-
22	2034	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia			-

Below is the medal table of the top 10 all-time Asian Games.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	1473	994	720	3187
2	Japan	1032	1037	985	3054
3	South Korea	745	663	827	2235
4	Iran	179	181	197	557
5	India	155	201	316	672
6	Kazakhstan	155	158	244	557
7	Thailand	132	175	279	586
8	North Korea	110	144	179	433
9	Chinese Taipei	99	144	276	519
10	Indonesia	91	120	235	446

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award was introduced at the Asian Games since the 1998 Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Year	Countries	Athlete	Sport
1998	Japan	Koji Ito	Athletics
2002	Japan	Kosuke Kitajima	Swimming
2006	South Korea	Park Tae-hwan	Swimming
2010	China	Lin Dan	Badminton
2014	Japan	Kosuke Hagino	Swimming
2018	Japan	Rikako Ikee	Swimming

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