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1990 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Beijing, China

1990 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Beijing, China

FieldValue
nameXI Asian Games
logo11th asiad.svg
size200px
host_cityBeijing, China
mottoUnity, friendship and progress
()
nations31
athletes6,122
events308 in 27 sports
opening22 September 1990
closing7 October 1990
opened_byYang Shangkun
President of China
closed_byRoy de Silva
Acting President of Olympic Council of Asia
athlete_oathChen Longcan
torch_lighterXu Haifeng,
Gao Min, and
Zhang Rongfang
stadiumWorkers' Stadium
SpreviousS[Seoul 1986](1986-asian-games)
SnextS[Hiroshima 1994](1994-asian-games)
Sprevious[Sapporo 1990](1990-asian-winter-games)
Snext[Harbin 1996](1996-asian-winter-games)

() President of China Acting President of Olympic Council of Asia Gao Min, and Zhang Rongfang The 1990 Asian Games, also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games () or simply Beijing 1990 (), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Games held in China.

Along with the 1993 East Asian Games, this event served as a precursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as before the city went on to bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics (losing to Sydney) and eventually won the bids for the 2001 Summer Universiade, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics . In a fact with precedent, China dominated the games, grabbing 60% of the gold medals and 34% of the total medal count. China set a new record by becoming the first nation in the history of the Asian Games to cross the 100-gold medal mark and the 300-total medal mark in one edition.

This also marked Taiwan's first participation in the Asian Games as Chinese Taipei.

Bidding process

In 1983, Beijing and Hiroshima demonstrated interest in hosting the 1990 Asian Games. The two cities made formal presentations before the Olympic Council of Asia board. They were evaluated in a meeting of the council in Seoul during 1984, which also served to evaluate the preparations for the next Asian Games and also for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Beijing eventually won the right to host the 1990 edition, while the team from Hiroshima presented an excellent technical bid, and won the rights to host of the 1994 Asian Games as compensation in an unprecedented move.

34 votes were needed for selection.

CityCountry
**Votes**
BeijingChina
HiroshimaJapan

Development and preparations

Marketing

Stamps

To commemorate the 11th Asian Games, three different sets of stamps were issued in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Mascot

Mascot

The official mascot of this edition was Pan Pan (盼盼), the panda.

Venues

The following venues were used during the Games. Yayuncun Subdistrict, the athlete's village was located in Chaoyang District and is now a residential area.

VenueSports
Workers' StadiumCeremonies, Football (men)
Workers' GymnasiumTable tennis
Beijing Shooting Range FieldArchery, Shooting
Beijing Golf ClubGolf
Beijing GymnasiumBadminton
Beijing Sports University GymnasiumBoxing
Beijing International Tennis CenterTennis, Soft tennis (Demonstration)
Beijing University Students' GymnasiumBasketball
Beijing Water Polo PoolWater polo
Capital Institute of Physical Education StadiumKabaddi
Chaoyang GymnasiumVolleyball
Capital Indoor StadiumGymnastics, Basketball, Volleyball
Changping VelodromeCycling (track)
Ditan GymnasiumWeightlifting
Fengtai GymnasiumSepak takraw
Fengtai Softball and Baseball FieldBaseball (Demonstration), Softball
Fengtai StadiumFootball (men)
Guangcai GymnasiumFencing
Haidian GymnasiumWushu
Haidian StadiumFootball (women)
Jinhai Lake Sports ParkCanoeing, Rowing
Olympic Sport Center StadiumAthletics
Olympic Sports Center GymnasiumHandball
Olympic Sports Center Hockey FieldField hockey
Qinhuangdao Marine StadiumSailing
Shijingshan StadiumFootball (women)
Shijingshan GymnasiumWrestling
Xiannongtan StadiumFootball (men)
Ying Tung NatatoriumDiving, Swimming
Yuetan GymnasiumJudo
Huairou-Miyun and Changping Xiezishi HighwayCycling (road)

The Games

Opening ceremony

Sports

Aquatics

  • ;Demonstration sports

    Participating National Olympic Committees

    The Beijing Asian Games Village, currently North Star Huiyuan Apartments

    For the first time,all the participating National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1990. Note that Iraq was suspended by the Olympic Council of Asia from participating at the Asian Games due to the Gulf War which killed first OCA president Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Iraq would only return to compete in Doha 2006.

    • AFG
    • BRN
    • BAN
    • BHU
    • BRU
    • CHN
    • TPE
    • HKG
    • IND
    • INA
    • IRN
    • JPN
    • KUW
    • LAO
    • LIB
    • MAC
    • MAL
    • MDV
    • MGL
    • MYA
    • NEP
    • PRK
    • OMA
    • PAK
    • PLE
    • PHI
    • QAT
    • KSA
    • SIN
    • KOR
    • SRI
    • SYR
    • THA
    • UAE
    • VIE
    • YEM

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

    IOC Letter CodeCountryAthletes
    CHNCHN775
    VIEVIE694
    THATHA414
    JPNJPN372
    KORKOR371
    PHIPHI285
    SINSIN237
    UAEUAE222
    INDIND195
    HKGHKG188
    MALMAL173
    SRISRI171
    KSAKSA161
    INAINA152
    PAKPAK144
    IRNIRN102
    YEMYEM98
    QATQAT92
    PRKPRK86
    TPETPE78
    NEPNEP67
    SYRSYR61
    MYAMYA31
    BANBAN26
    AFGAFG23
    LIBLIB22
    BRNBRN21
    OMAOMA21
    MGLMGL17
    LAOLAO15
    BHUBHU11
    MDVMDV9
    KUWKUW8
    PLEPLE4
    BRUBRU3
    MACMAC3

    Medal table

    Main article: 1990 Asian Games medal table

    A gold medal of the 1990 Asian Games

    The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, China, is highlighted. No line breaks please

    References

    References

    1. "History".
    2. (4 September 2018). "The 11th Asian Games : Beijing, China". Hangzhou 2022 Official Website.
    3. "1990 Asian Games (Welcome to tanwj.com by Tan Wei Jie)".
    4. "经典回顾：1990年北京亚运会体育场馆".
    5. (27 May 2010). "1990 Asian Games".
    6. "Iraq booted from Asian Games".
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