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India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, and has participated in the Asian Games ever since their inception in 1951. The Indian Olympic Association was established in 1927 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year. [ 1 ]
The Indian team marching into National Stadium for the opening ceremony of the first Asian Games, held in New Delhi on 4 March 1951. The Asian Games [1] [2] is Asia's multi-sport event, normally held every four years.
The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. [2] Since the 1982 Games , they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia , after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. [ 3 ]
The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games (Hindi: प्रथम एशियाई खेल), was a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. [1] The Games received names like First Asiad, 1951 Asiad, and New Dehli 1951 (Hindi: नई दिल्ली 1951).
View history; General What links here; ... Below is the all time medal table for Summer Asian Games from 1951 to 2022. ... India (IND) 19: 183: 238: 357 ...
India participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in the city of Jakarta, Indonesia from 24 August 1962 to 4 September 1962. India ranked 3rd with 12 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad . [ 1 ]
India has hosted the South Asian Games three times. The 1987 edition in Calcutta was the first time the nation hosted the Games. [2] The next hosted SAG was the 1995 edition hosted in Madras. This was followed by the 2016 edition in Guwahati and Shillong. [3]
India hosted and participated in the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi from 4 to 11 March 1951, the inaugural edition of the Asian Games. India was ranked second with 15 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 20 bronze medals in the overall medal table, only behind Japan .