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1982 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Delhi, India

1982 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Delhi, India

FieldValue
nameIX Asian Games
logo9th asiad.png
size170
caption*Friendship, Fraternity, Forever*
host_cityDelhi, India
nations33
athletes4,595
events196 in 21 sports
opening19 November 1982
closing4 December 1982
opened_byZail Singh
President of India
closed_byFahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
President of the Olympic Council of Asia
athlete_oathP.T. Usha
torch_lighterDeanna Syme Tewari & Balbir Singh Sr.
stadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
SpreviousS[Bangkok 1978](1978-asian-games)
SnextS[Seoul 1986](1986-asian-games)
Snext[Sapporo 1986](1986-asian-winter-games)
website[ocasia.org (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20040923163146/http://www.ocasia.org/9AG.asp)

President of India President of the Olympic Council of Asia The 9th Asian Games (), also known as Delhi 1982 (), were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia. Delhi joined Bangkok as the cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games up to this point. Later, Jakarta and Doha would enter this group.

A total of 3,411 athletes from 33 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 196 events in 21 sports and 23 disciplines. The number of participating countries was the highest in Asian Games history. Handball, equestrian, rowing and golf were included for the first time; fencing and bowling were excluded.

Highlights

These Asian Games saw the beginning of Chinese dominance in the medals tally.

Japan had won the maximum number of medals in previous editions of the Games. China made its presence felt in the sporting world by dethroning Japan as the top medalists. In preparation for the IX Asian Games, color television was introduced in India in a big way, as the Games were to be broadcast in colour.

The logo of the games was the image of Mishra Yantra, one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi observatory.

The mascot for the Games was Appu – a young elephant, based on a real-life one named Kuttinarayanan, who died on 14 May 2005.

Host of the next (10th) Asian Games in 1986, and the 24th Summer Olympics in 1988, Seoul, South Korea participated in the Delhi Asian Games with a 406-person delegation, including an observation team to study the facilities, management and events. Doordarshan started colour television broadcasts expressly for the Asian Games 1982.

It was officially opened by President Zail Singh and athlete's oath was taken by P.T. Usha. The main stadium for the games was the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

A coin was also minted for the event.

Obverse of the coin commemorating the 1982 Asian games held in New Delhi
Reverse of the 1982 Asian games coin

Sports

;Exhibition sports

  • Kabaddi
  • Sepak takraw

Participating nations

  • AFG
  • BRN
  • BAN
  • BIR
  • CHN
  • HKG
  • IND
  • INA
  • IRN
  • IRQ
  • JPN
  • KUW
  • LAO
  • LIB
  • MAL
  • MDV
  • MGL
  • NEP
  • PRK
  • KOR
  • OMA
  • PAK
  • PHI
  • QAT
  • SAU
  • SIN
  • SRI
  • SYR
  • THA
  • UAE
  • VIE
  • YAR
  • ADE

;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

IOC Letter CodeCountryAthletes
INDIND828
VIEVIE540
JPNJPN344
CHNCHN265
THATHA233
KORKOR188
PHIPHI184
HKGHKG172
INAINA170
IRNIRN130
PAKPAK113
MALMAL88
UAEUAE86
SINSIN83
QATQAT77
PRKPRK71
IRQIRQ30
KUWKUW26
BRNBRN22
KSAKSA21
SYRSYR20
ADEADE20
OMAOMA19
YARYAR17
LIBLIB16
NEPNEP15
SRISRI15
AFGAFG14
BANBAN11
MGLMGL11
BIRBIR9
MDVMDV8
LAOLAO5

Medal table

1982 Asian Games Mascot "Appu"

Main article: 1982 Asian Games medal table

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

China won Asian Games for the first time by defeating Japan in gold medal tally, and has become the defending winning team since. No line breaks please

References

References

  1. (2 July 2007). "1982 Asian Games established Rajiv Gandhi's managerial skills".
  2. "Olympic Council of Asia : Games".
  3. "IX Asian Games". [[Pakistan Sports Board]]'s official website.
  4. (8 October 1982). "Indian TV goes colour for Games". [[The Straits Times]].
  5. (13 May 2005). "Asiad Appu dies of high fever".
  6. (25 September 2014). "Flashback 1982: The Asian Games that transformed Delhi".
  7. (24 December 2009). "1982-Colour television is introduced: Out of the dark ages".
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