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India at the Asian Games

India at the Asian Games

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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][2]

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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.[3][4]

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, recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the continental association of Asia.[5][6][a] Being a member of South Asian Zone, India also participates in the South Asian Games, sub-regional Games for South Asia.[7]

The Olympic Council of Asia 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 was debuted in 2013 in Incheon, South Korea.[8] As a member of OCA, India is privileged to participate in all these multi-sport events.

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.[9]

Asian Games

Medals by Games

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

India is one of the only seven countries that have competed in all the editions of the Asian Games.[10] The other six are Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand.[11] 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.[12] After completing the 2022 Asian Games, India's medal count is as follows:

A tabular form of the details of the medals won by India is as follows:

Medals by sport

Board games consist of bridge, chess, go, and xiangqi.

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Most successful athletes

The most successful athletes for India at the Asian Games.[14]

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Summary by sport

Archery

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Athletics

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Badminton

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cricket

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Cue sports

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Cycling

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Diving

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Equestrian

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Field hockey

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Football

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Golf

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Gymnastics

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Judo

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Kabaddi

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Kurash

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Lawn tennis

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Roller sports

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Sepak takraw

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Shooting

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Squash

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Swimming

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Table tennis

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Taekwondo

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Volleyball

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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Wushu

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Asian Winter Games

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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.[15]

Asian Para Games

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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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Asian Beach Games

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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.[19] 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.[20]

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Asian Youth Games

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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. Dsouza won a gold in the 200 m freestyle and a bronze in the 100 m freestyle.[21] India's membership in IOC was suspended when the 2013 games took place so Indian athletes competed in the event as independent athletes.

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Notes and references

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References

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  2. "The First Asian Games Championships will be held in March 1951 at New Delhi" (PDF). la84foundation.org. LA84 Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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  4. "NOCs". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. "National Olympic Committees". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  6. "Games – South Asian Games". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  7. "Games". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  8. "Games – Asian Games – Past and future Asian Games". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  9. "India at Asian Games". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. "What is 'Asian Games'". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. "Medal Winners – Asian Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  12. "Asian Winter Games Medal Count". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 2 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  13. "Medal Winners – Asian Indoor Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  14. "Vietnam 2009 – Overall medal standings". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  15. "Medal Winners – Asian Beach Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  16. "2nd Asian Beach Games – Medal Tally of 2nd Asian Beach Games". sports.gov.pk. Pakistan Sport Board. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  17. "Medal Winners – 1st Asian Youth Games" (PDF). olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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