Asian Geographic - 08.2018

Despite its more humble beginnings, the Asian games has grown to become the

region’s biggest and most prestigious sports meet, second to only the Olympics. We

take a look at some of its key developments and statistics

10 Facts About the Asian Games

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DATA SOURCE: OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF ASIA

The Asian Games, also known as

Asiad, developed from the Far Eastern

Championship Games

1 4

The number of participating countries has

increased from 11 in 1951 to 45 in 2018

2

The number of sports/ disciplines has

5 increased from 7 in 1951 to 61 in 2018

Israel has been banned from the

Games since 1982 for political reasons

3

Asiad 2018 was to be held in Hanoi,

6 but it withdrew over hosting costs

2018 is the first time the Games will be

held in two cities: Indonesia’s Jakarta

and Palembang

2018 Asian Games Logo:

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