Asian Games - Definition and Overview

The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

The games are dominated by athletes from the People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan.

1. 1951 Asian Games, New Delhi, India
2. 1954 Asian Games, Manila, Philippines
3. 1958 Asian Games, Tokyo, Japan
4. 1962 Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
5. 1966 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
6. 1970 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
7. 1974 Asian Games, Tehran, Iran
8. 1978 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
9. 1982 Asian Games, New Delhi, India
10. 1986 Asian Games, Seoul, South Korea
11. 1990 Asian Games, Beijing, China
12. 1994 Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan
13. 1998 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
14. 2002 Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
15. 2006 Asian Games, Doha, Qatar December 1-15
16. 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou, China

Winter Asian Games

1. 1986 Winter Asian Games, Sapporo, Japan
2. 1990 Winter Asian Games, Sapporo, Japan
3. 1996 Winter Asian Games, Harbin, People's Republic of China
4. 1999 Winter Asian Games, Kangwon, South Korea
5. 2003 Winter Asian Games, Aomori, Japan
6. 2007 Winter Asian Games, Changchun, People's Republic of China
7. 2009 Winter Asian Games, Beirut, Lebanon

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia (http://www.ocasia.org/)
• 15th Asian Games - Doha - 2006 (http://www.doha-2006.org/en/index.php)