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SPORTS - ASIAN
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Date-wise Events |
- February 13, 1949: The
Asian Games Federation was formally established in Delhi,
with Delhi unanimously announced as the first host city of
the Asian Games.
- March 04, 1951: The 1951
Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was
a multi-sport event celebrated in Delhi, India from 4 to 11
March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad and
1951 Asiad by the President of the organising committee
Anthony de Mello. National Stadium was used as the venue for
all the events of the Games. Japanese athletes won the most
golds and overall medals, with 24 and 60 respectively; while
the host nation India had the 15 golds and 51 overall medals
with most bronzes (20) and finished at second spot in a
medal table. The next Asian Games organised by India were
the 1982 Asian Games, some 31 years later.
- September 19, 2014: Start
of Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
- October 04, 2014: End of
Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
- August 18, 1918: Beginning
of the next Asian games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang,
Indonesia.
- September 02, 1918: End of
the next games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang,
Indonesia.
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Description |
- The Asian Games are also known as Asiad.
- These games are a Pancontinental 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.
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