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Asian Games

The Asian Games is the second largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympics, recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It is held once every four years and brings together the best athletes across Asia.

First Edition: 1951, New Delhi, India
Participants: 499 athletes from 11 countries
Events: 57 sporting events

India became the first country to host the Asian Games in 1951 and again in 1982. So far, 18 editions of the Games have been organized, celebrating sportsmanship, unity, and cultural diversity across Asia.

Asian Games Host Countries:

Since its inception in 1951, the Asian Games have been hosted by 9 countries. The honor of hosting the Games has been shared by:

India Philippines Japan Indonesia Thailand Iran South Korea China Qatar

Host Countries of Asian Games
S. No.	Year	Host City	Host Nation	Dates	Games	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 – Jun 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
16	2010	Guangzhou	China	Nov 12–27	42	45
17	2014	Incheon	South Korea	Sept 19 – Oct 4	36	45
18	2018	Jakarta & Palembang	Indonesia	Aug 18–Sept 2	46	45
19	2022	Hangzhou	China	Sept 10–25	40	45
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	1,674	1,105	791	3,570
2	Japan	1,084	1,104	1,054	3,242
3	South Korea	787	722	916	2,425
4	Iran	192	202	217	611
5	India	183	239	357	779
6	Kazakhstan	165	180	292	637
7	Thailand	144	189	311	644
8	North Korea	121	161	188	470
9	Chinese Taipei	118	164	304	586
10	Uzbekistan	105	138	171	414
Totals (10 entries)		4,573	4,204	4,601	13,378

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
2022	China	Qin Haiyang	Swimming

Special Highlights:

• Thailand has hosted the most Asian Games editions.
• South Korea and 🇨🇳 China have each hosted 3 times.
• India was the first host nation in 1951 (New Delhi).

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