The Asian Games also known as Asiad is a continental 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.
There have been nine nations that 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.
The most recent games was held in Hangzhou, China from 10–25 September 2022. The next
games are scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026.

Edition Year Host city Host country Opened by Start date End date Nations Competitors S

President Rajendr
I 1951 New Delhi India 4 March 11 March 11 489
a Prasad

Philippine President Ramon

II 1954 Manila 1 May 9 May 18 970
s Magsaysay

III 1958 Tokyo Japan Emperor Hirohito 24 May 1 June 16 1,820

4
IV 1962 Jakarta Indonesia President Sukarno 24 August Septembe 12 1,460
r

King Bhumibol 9 20
V 1966 Bangkok Thailand 16 1,945
Adulyadej December December

King Bhumibol 9 20
VI 1970 Bangkok Thailand 16 2,400
Adulyadej December December

16
Shah Mohammad 1
VII 1974 Tehran Iran Septembe 19 3,010
Reza Pahlavi September
r
 King Bhumibol 9 20
VIII 1978 Bangkok Thailand 19 3,842
Adulyadej December December

President Zail 19 4
IX 1982 New Delhi India 23 3,411
Singh November December

South President Chun 20

X 1986 Seoul 5 October 22 4,839
Korea Doo Hwan September

President Yang 22
XI 1990 Beijing China 7 October 36 6,122
Shangkun September

16
XII 1994 Hiroshima Japan Emperor Akihito 2 October 42 6,828
October

King Bhumibol 6 20
XIII 1998 Bangkok Thailand 41 6,554
Adulyadej December December

South President Kim 29 14

XIV 2002 Busan 44 7,711
Korea Dae-Jung September October

Emir Hamad bin 1 15

XV 2006 Doha Qatar 45 9,520
Khalifa Al Thani December December

Premier Wen 12 27
XVI 2010 Guangzhou China 45 9,704
Jiabao November November

South President Park 19

XVII 2014 Incheon 4 October 45 9,501
Korea Geun-hye September

2
Jakarta- President Joko
XVIII 2018 Indonesia 18 August Septembe 45 11,300
Palembang Widodo
r

45
President Xi 25
XIX 2022 Hangzhou China 8 October 11909
Jinping September
 Aichi- Emperor of 19
XX 2026 Japan 4 October
Nagoya Japan (expected) September
Emir of
XXI 2030 Doha Qatar
Qatar (expected)
Saudi King of Saudi
XXII 2034 Riyadh
Arabia Arabia (expected)

In Asian games weightlifting medallists from India are given below

Men:
1951, new Delhi (India) Asian games:
1.Kamineni Eswara Rao, 90 kg category, silver medal

2.Dandamudi Rajgopal +90 kg category, Bronze Medal

1982, new Delhi (India) Asian games:

1.Gian singh Cheema, 100 kg category, Bronzemedal

2.Tara Singh, 110 kg category, Bronze medal

1986, Seoul Asian Games:

1.Gurunathan Muthuswamy, 52 kg. category, Bronze Medal

Women:
1990, Beijing Asian Games:
1.Kunjurani devi, 44 kg category, Bronze Medal

2.Chhaya adak, 52 kg category, Bronze Medal

3.Bharti singh, 82.5 kg category, Silver Medal

4.Jyotsna Dutta, +82.5 kg category, Silver Medal

1994, Hiroshima Asian Games:

1.Kunjurani Devi, 46 kg category, Bronze Medal

2.Karnam Malleswari, 54 kg category, Silver Medal

3.Neelam Sethi, 59 kg category, Bronze Medal

4.Bharti singh, +83 kg category, Bronze Medal

1998, Bangkok Asian Games:

1.Karnam Malleswari, 63 kg category, Silver Medal.
Asian Weightlifting Championship
The Asian Weightlifting Championships is a weightlifting championship organised by
the Asian Weightlifting Federation for competitors from the Asian countries. It has been held
since 1969 for men and 1988 for women. In 2008 the championships provided the official
qualification for Asian competitors in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

List tournaments

Editio
n
Year Venue

M W

1969 1 Manila, Philippines

1970 2 Tokyo, Japan

1971 3 Manila, Philippines

1972 4
Tehran, Iran

1973 5 , Singapore, Asia

1974 6 Tehran, Iran

1975 7 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1976 8 Bangkok, Thailand

1977 9 Beirut, Lebanon ( Cancelled)

1978 10 Bangkok, Thailand

1979 11 Tokyo, Japan

1980 12 Seoul, South Korea

1981 13 Nagoya, Japan

1982 14 New Delhi, India

1983 15 Damascus, Syria

1984 16 Tabriz, Iran

1985 17 Jiangxi, China

1986 18 Seoul, South Korea

1987 19 Ageo, Japan

20 Shilong, China

1988

1 Jakarta, Indonesia

21 Tehran, Iran

1989

2 Shanghai, China

1990 22 3 Beijing, China

 23 Kamisu, Japan

1991

4 Manado, Indonesia

24 Fuzhou, China

1992

5 Chiang Mai, Thailand

25 Tabriz, Iran

1993

6 Shilong, China

1994 26 7 Hiroshima, Japan

1995 27 8 Busan, South Korea

1996 28 9 Yachiyo, Japan

1997 29 10 Yangzhou, China

1998 30 11 Bangkok, Thailand

1999 31 12 Wuhan, China

2000 32 13 Osaka, Japan

2001 33 14 Jeonju, South Korea

2002 34 15 Busan, South Korea

2003 35 16 Qinhuangdao, China

2004 36 17 Almaty, Kazakhstan

2005 37 18 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2006 38 19 Taipei, Taiwan

2007 39 20 Tai'an, China

2008 40 21 Kanazawa, Japan

2009 41 22 Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

2010 42 23 Guangzhou, China

2011 43 24 Tongling, China

2012 44 25 Pyeongtaek, South Korea

2013 45 26 Astana, Kazakhstan

2014 46 27 Phuket, Thailand

2015 47 28 Phuket, Thailand

2016 48 29 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2017 49 30 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

2018 50 31 Ningbo, China

2019 51 32 Ningbo, China

2020 52 33 Tashkent, Uzbekistan( cancelled due to COVID-19)

2021 53 34 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2022 54 35 Manama, Bahrain

2023 55 36 Delhi India

2024 56 37 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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