From New Delhi 1951 – and past

The following yr in 1949, the Asian Games Federation was inaugurated in New Delhi the place the primary Asian Games have been held in 1951.

The second rendition was organised three years later in Manila, Philippines, with ensuing Games held as soon as each 4 years to this date (much less Hangzhou, which was postponed by a yr because of the international pandemic). Nine nations have hosted the Asian Games, which is recognised because the world’s second largest multi-sport competitors after the Olympic Games.

In 1981, the Asian Games Federation was renamed because the Olympic Council Of Asia to strengthen its affiliation with the International Olympic Committee, relocating its base from India to Kuwait the place it at the moment resides.

What began out as an effort that includes six sports activities and 57 occasions contested by 11 nations in New Delhi greater than seven many years in the past has grown right into a mammoth Games that will likely be marked by 40 sports activities, 481 occasions and 41 nations in Hangzhou opening on 23 September (Saturday) and shutting on 8 October.

Only seven conuntries – India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand – have appeared at each version of the Games.

The subsequent and twentieth Games in 2026 will likely be held in Japan in Aichi-Nagoya (19 September-4 October) adopted by a Middle Eastern swing via Doha in 2030 and Riyadh in 2034.