1970 Asian Games

VI Asian Games

Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Nations participating	18
Athletes participating	2,400
Events	135 in 13 sports
Opening ceremony	December 9
Closing ceremony	December 20
Officially opened by	King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Torch Lighter	Preeda Chullamondhol
Main venue	Suphachalasai Stadium

The 6th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1970 to December 20, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1][2][3] Originally Seoul, South Korea was selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea but eventually the city finally hosted in 1986. Previous host Thailand stepped in to save the Asiad and staged the Games using the funds of South Korea. A total number of 2,400 athletes, coming from 18 countries, competed in this Asiad, where yachting made its debut.

Participating nations

• Burma
• Ceylon
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan
• Khmer Republic
• Malaysia
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Republic of China
• Singapore
• South Korea
• South Vietnam
• Thailand

Non-competing nations

The following only sent non-competing delegations:

•  Afghanistan
•  Laos

Sports

• Athletics (35) ()
• Badminton (7) ()
• Basketball (1) ()
• Boxing (11) ()
• Cycling (11) ()
• Diving (4) ()
• Field hockey (1) ()
• Football (1) ()
• Sailing (5) ()
• Shooting (14) ()
• Swimming (24) ()
• Volleyball (2) ()
• Water polo (1) ()
• Weightlifting (8) ()
• Wrestling (10) ()

Calendar

In the following calendar for the 1970 Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. The numeral indicates the number of event finals for each sport held that day. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right, how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

December 1970	9th Wed	10th Thu	11th Fri	12th Sat	13th Sun	14th Mon	15th Tue	16th Wed	17th Thu	18th Fri	19th Sat	20th Sun	Gold medals
Athletics		5	6	6	5	5	8						35
Badminton		●	●	●		2			●	●	5		7
Basketball		●	●	●		●	●	●		●	1		1
Boxing		●	●	●	●		11						11
Cycling – Road		1									2		3
Cycling – Track				1	1	2		●	4				8
Diving				1	1	1	1						4
Field hockey		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1		1
Football		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1
Sailing			●	●	●	●	●	5					5
Shooting		2	2		2		2	2		2	2		14
Swimming				6	5	5	4	4					24
Volleyball		●	●	●	●	●	●	●		●	2		2
Water polo				●	●	●	●	1					1
Weightlifting		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				8
Wrestling		●	●	●	10								10
Total gold medals		9	9	15	25	16	27	13	5	2	13	1
Ceremonies	OC											CC
December 1970	9th Wed	10th Thu	11th Fri	12th Sat	13th Sun	14th Mon	15th Tue	16th Wed	17th Thu	18th Fri	19th Sat	20th Sun	Gold medals

Medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	74	47	23	144
2	South Korea (KOR)	18	13	23	54
3	Thailand (THA)	9	17	13	39
4	Iran (IRI)	9	7	7	23
5	India (IND)	6	9	10	25
6	Israel (ISR)	6	6	5	17
7	Malaysia (MAS)	5	1	7	13
8	Burma (BIR)	3	2	7	12
9	Indonesia (INA)	2	5	13	20
10	Ceylon (CEY)	2	2	0	4
Total		137	133	153	423

References

1. "A-Games: 18 confirm". The Straits Times. 24 September 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
2. "Medals count". The Straits Times. 21 December 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
3. "All the results". The Straits Times. 20 December 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

External links

• OCA Website