India at the Asian Games

India at the Asian Games

Flag of India
IOC code  IND
NOC Indian Olympic Association
Asian Games history
Asian Games
Asian Winter Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Beach Games
Asian Youth Games

*As Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI)
South Asian Games history
South Asian Games

India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and has participated in the Asian Games since their inception in 1951. The Indian Olympic Association, established in 1927, and recognised in the same year by the International Olympic Committee, is the National Olympic Committee for India.[1]

India was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on 13 February 1949, in New Delhi; the organisation was disbanded on 26 November 1981 and replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.[2][3]

Membership of Olympic Council of Asia

India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body of all the sports in Asia, recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the continental association of Asia.[4][5][a] Being a member of South Asian Zone, India also participates in the South Asian Games, sub-regional Games for South Asia.[6]

The OCA organises five major continental-level multi-sport events: the Asian Summer Games (which are commonly known as the Asian Games), Asian Winter Games, Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, and Asian Youth Games. Before 2009, Indoor and Martial Arts were two separate events for indoor and martial arts sports respectively. However, the OCA has since amalgamated them into a single event, the Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, which will be debuted in 2013 in Incheon, South Korea.[7] As a member of OCA, India is privileged to participate in all these multi-sport events.all will

Hosted Games

New Delhi, the national capital of India, has hosted the Asian Games on two occasions: the inaugural 1951 Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games.[8]

Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

India is one of the only seven countries that have competed in all the editions of the Asian Games. The other six are Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. India has won at least one gold medal at every Asian Games, and always ranked within the top 10 nations of the medal table except in the 1990 Asian Games. After completing the 2014 Asian Games, India's medal count is as follows.

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Event Medals India's % out Total
1951 New Delhi[9] 2 15 16 20 51 169 30.18
1954 Manila[9] 5 4 4 5 13 229 7.42
1958 Tokyo[9] 7 5 4 5 14 350 3.71
1962 Jakarta[9] 3 12 13 27 52 372 8.83
1966 Bangkok[9] 5 7 3 11 21 460 4.57
1970 Bangkok[9] 5 6 9 10 25 423 5.91
1974 Tehran[9] 7 4 12 12 28 609 4.6
1978 Bangkok[9] 6 11 11 6 28 626 4.47
1982 New Delhi[9] 5 13 19 25 57 614 9.28
1986 Seoul[9] 5 5 9 23 37 848 4.36
1990 Beijing[9] 11 1 8 14 23 976 2.36
1994 Hiroshima[9] 8 4 3 15 22 1079 2.13
1998 Bangkok[9] 9 7 11 17 35 1225 2.86
2002 Busan[9] 8 10 12 13 35 1350 2.67
2006 Doha[9] 8 10 17 26 53 1393 3.8
2010 Guangzhou[10] 6 14 17 34 65 1577 4.12
2014 Incheon[9] 8 11 10 36 57 1454 3.92
2018 Jakarta[9] Future event
Total 6 139 178 299 616

Medals by sport

Sport Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 3 72 77 84 233
Wrestling 7 9 14 33 56
Kabaddi 1 9 0 0 9
Boxing 8 8 16 31 55
Shooting 8 7 17 25 49
Tennis 6 6 5 13 24
Cue Sports 3 5 4 6 15
Field hockey 3 4 10 5 19
Golf 4 3 3 0 6
Equestrian 3 3 1 6 10
Diving 3 2 1 2 5
Board games 3 2 0 2 4
Football 5 2 0 1 3
Sailing 10 1 6 10 17
Rowing 7 1 5 14 20
Swimming 13 1 2 6 9
Squash 4 1 2 5 8
Archery 5 1 2 5 8
Badminton 7 1 1 8 10
Water polo 5 1 1 1 3
Weightlifting 17 0 5 9 14
Wushu 16 0 1 2 3
Cycling 16 0 1 2 3
Volleyball 5 0 1 2 3
Judo 13 0 0 5 5
Canoeing 9 0 0 1 1
Gymnastics 12 0 0 1 1
Taekwondo 24 0 0 1 1
Total 6 139 178 285 602

Asian Winter Games

Medals by Games

India has sent athletes to every celebration of the Asian Winter Games. Through the last revision of the Games in Astana and Almaty in 2011, India has never won a medal in the Winter Games.[11]

Asian Indoor Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2005 Bangkok[12] 5 7 3 8 18
2007 Macau[12] 6 9 9 10 28
2009 Hanoi[13] 7 6 9 25 40
Total 8 22 21 43 86

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games

India has participated in both the editions of the Asian Beach Game. In the 2008 Games, India won a total of five medals, including three gold, and ranked seventh in the final medal table.[14] Three gold medals were won by India in the 2010 Asian Beach Games in Muscat, Oman, earning the country sixth place in the medal table.[15]

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2008 Bali 7 3 0 2 5
2010 Muscat 6 3 0 1 4
2012 Haiyang 6 2 0 1 3
Total 5 8 0 4 12

Asian Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games

India sent a delegation in the inaugural Asian Martial Arts Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 1 to 9 August 2009. Indian contingents won a total of 33 medals, including three gold and seven silver, leading to the country finishing 10th in the final medal table standings.[16]

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Bangkok 10 3 7 23 33

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games

Indian athletes competed in the inaugural Asian Youth Games in Singapore. Indian competitors earned medals in only two sports— athletics and swimming. Four of the five gold medals came from athletics and one came from the swimming competition. Aaron Agnel Dsouza was the only multiple medal winner. Dsouze won a gold in the 200 m freestyle and a bronze in the 100 m freestyle.[17] India's membership in IOC was suspended when the 2013 games took place so Indian athletes competed in the event as independent athletes.

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Singapore 7 5 3 3 11

See also

Notes and references

Notes
References
  1. ↑ "Countries – India". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "The First Asian Games Championships will be held in March 1951 at New Delhi" (PDF). la84foundation.org. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Council – OCA History". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "NOCs". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "National Olympic Committees". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Games – South Asian Games". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Games". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Games – Asian Games – Past and future Asian Games". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Medal Winners – Asian Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Asian Games – Guangzhou 2010". ocasia.org Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Asian Winter Games Medal Count". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Medal Winners – Asian Indoor Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Vietnam 2009 – Overall medal standings". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Medal Winners – Asian Beach Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "2nd Asian Beach Games – Medal Tally of 2nd Asian Beach Games". sports.gov.pk. Pakistan Sport Board. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "1st Asian Martial Arts Games – Medal Tally of 1st Asian Martial Arts Games". sports.gov.pk. Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Medal Winners – 1st Asian Youth Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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