1962 Asian Games

IV Asian Games

Official emblem of the 1962 Asian Games.
Host city	Jakarta, Indonesia
Motto	Ever Onward (Indonesian: Maju Terus)
Nations participating	16
Athletes participating	1,460
Events	120 in 13 sports
Opening ceremony	August 24
Closing ceremony	September 4
Officially opened by	President Sukarno
Athlete's Oath	Ferry Sonneville [1]
Torch Lighter	Effendi Saleh
Main venue	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

The 4th Asian Games (Indonesian: Asian Games Musim Panas 1962) were held from August 24, 1962 to September 4, 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Most notable is the exclusion of Israel and the Republic of China (Taiwan) from the Games.

Succumbing to pressure from Arab countries and the People's Republic of China, the Indonesian government refused to issue visas for the Israeli and Taiwanese delegations. It had done so against the rules of the Asian Games Federation, and despite its promise to invite all Federation members, including those with whom it had no diplomatic relations (Israel, Republic of China and South Korea).

A total number of 1,460 athletes, coming from 17 countries, competed in this Asiad, where badminton made its debut.

Bid

On May 23, 1958, voting for the 1962 venue took place in Tokyo, Japan before the 1958 Asian Games. The Asian Games federation council voted 22-20 in favour of the Indonesian capital over Karachi, the only other candidate.^[2]

1962 Asian Games bidding results
City	NOC	Votes
Jakarta	Indonesia	22
Karachi	Pakistan	20

Sports

Weightlifting was also in the program but IWF withdrew recognition of the Asian Games competition because the Indonesian federation had not been able to guarantee that Taiwan and Israel could take part.

Athletics (32) () Badminton (6) () Basketball (1) () Boxing (10) () Cycling (4) () Diving (4) () Field hockey (1) () Football (1) ()

Shooting (5) () Swimming (21) () Table tennis (7) () Tennis (7) () Volleyball (4) () Water polo (1) () Wrestling (16) ()

Participating nations

A total of 17 Asian NOCs sent delegations.^[3]

Afghanistan (11) Burma (31) Cambodia (74) Ceylon (32) Hong Kong (54) India (74) Indonesia (285) Japan (210) Malaya (121)

North Borneo (2) Pakistan (76) Philippines (173) Sarawak (7) Singapore (94) South Korea (137) South Vietnam (37) Thailand (127)

Medal table

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	73	56	23	152
2	Indonesia (INA)	11	12	28	51
3	India (IND)	10	13	10	33
4	Pakistan (PAK)	8	11	9	28
5	Philippines (PHI)	7	6	24	37
6	South Korea (KOR)	4	9	10	23
7	Thailand (THA)	2	6	4	12
8	Malaya (MAL)	2	4	9	15
9	Burma (BIR)	2	1	5	8
10	Singapore (SIN)	1	0	2	3
Total		120	122	130	372

References

1. Gelora Bung Karno. Grasindo. p. 51. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
2. "Jakarta gets 1962 Games: No KL bid". The Straits Times. 24 May 1958. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
3. "Japan top the list with 73 golds". The Straits Times. 5 September 1962. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

Literature

• Stefan Hübner, “The Fourth Asian Games (Jakarta 1962) in a Transnational Perspective: Japanese and Indian Reactions to Indonesia’s Political Instrumentalisation of the Games,” in: International Journal of the History of Sport 29,9 (2012), 1295-1310.