Asian Games facts for kids

The Asian Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of Asia.

List of Asian Games

• 1951 - 1st Asian Games, New Delhi, India
• 1954 - 2nd Asian Games, Manila, Philippines
• 1958 - 3rd Asian Games, Tokyo, Japan
• 1962 - 4th Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 1966 - 5th Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1970 - 6th Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand (Originally hosted by Seoul, South Korea)
• 1974 - 7th Asian Games, Tehran, Iran
• 1978 - 8th Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand (Originally hosted by Karachi, Pakistan)
• 1982 - 9th Asian Games, New Delhi, India
• 1986 - 10th Asian Games, Seoul, South Korea
• 1990 - 11th Asian Games, Beijing, China
• 1994 - 12th Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan
• 1998 - 13th Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2002 - 14th Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
• 2006 - 15th Asian Games, Doha, Qatar
• 2010 - 16th Asian Games, Guangzhou, China
• 2014 - 17th Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea
• 2018 - 18th Asian Games, Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia (Originally hosted by Hanoi, Vietnam)

List of Winter Asian Games

1. 1986 Winter Asian Games, Sapporo, Japan
2. 1990 Winter Asian Games, Sapporo, Japan
3. 1996 Winter Asian Games, Harbin, People's Republic of China (originally hosted by North Korea)
4. 1999 Winter Asian Games, Gangwon, South Korea
5. 2003 Winter Asian Games, Aomori, Japan
6. 2007 Winter Asian Games, Changchun, People's Republic of China
7. 2011 Winter Asian Games, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Images for kids

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  The first Asian Games opening ceremony

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  1974 Asian Games medal

See also

In Spanish: Juegos Asiáticos para niños