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The Asian Games motto is "Ever Onward" which was designed and proposed by Guru Dutt Sondhi upon the creation of the Asian Games Federation in 1949. The Asian Games symbol is a bright sun in red with 16 rays and a white circle in the middle of its disc which represents the ever glimmering and warm spirit of the Asian people.
The mascot of the 2002 Asian Games is a Sea gull, the city bird of Busan named "Duria", whose name is a combination of the two words 'Durative' and 'Asia', which means "You and Me Together" or Everlasting Asia in the Korean language, which expresses the ideal of the Games: to promote harmony, friendship and prosperity among Asian countries. Its ...
Republic of Korea has competed at every celebration of the Asian Games except the 1951 Asian Games, including hosting the Summer Games in 1986, 2002, and 2014 and the Winter Games in 1999. South Korean athletes have won a total of 2235 medals at the Asian Games and have won a total of 249 medals at the Asian Winter Games , with short-track ...
Thailand in the Southeast Asian Games is considered to be one of the toughest competitors in numerous events, as they have established themselves as a powerhouse in the sports world in Southeast Asia. In the most-recent 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, Thailand ranked second in the medal tally behind Vietnam. Until today, Thailand was ...
Below is the all time medal table for Summer Asian Games from 1951 to 2022. This does not include the medals won at the Asian Winter Games and other events hosted by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
COR: A unified team of South Korea and North Korea competed under the title "Korea" in some sports at the 2018 Asian Games. IND: Athletes from India competed as Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI) at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and 2013 Asian Youth Games due to the suspension of the country's Olympic Committee.
This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organized by the Olympic Council of Asia.On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one event, although exemptions may be made. [1]
Bids for the Asian Games is the process where National Olympic Committees select from within their national ... (1968-12-11) VIII: 1978 details: ... [21] XIX: 2022 ...