India at the Asian Games explained

Noc:IND
Nocname:Indian Olympic Association
Games:Asian Games
Gold:183
Silver:238
Bronze:357
Rank:5
Summerappearances:
Winterappearances:

India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, and has participated in the Asian Games ever since their inception in 1951. The Indian Olympic Association was established in 1927 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.[1] It is the country's National Olympic Committee.[2]

India was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on 13 February 1949, in New Delhi. It disbanded on 26 November 1981 and was replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.[3] [4]

Background

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] 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.

Hosting history

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]

Medal table

See also: Asian Games and All-time Asian Games medal table.

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 the 2022 Asian Games, India's medal count is as follows:

GamesHostRank<--!style="background:gold; width:4em;"GoldSilverBronze--> Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=silver215 162051
1954 Manila5548 17
1958 Tokyo75 4 4 13
1962 Jakarta3101310 33
1966 Bangkok5731121
1970 Bangkok5691025
1974 Tehran74 121228
1978 Bangkok611 11628
1982 New Delhi13 19 2557
1986 Seoul55 9 23 37
1990 Beijing1118 14 23
1994 Hiroshima8431623
1998 Bangkok97 111735
2002 Busan11 12 1336
2006 Doha10 172653
2010 Guangzhou614 17 34 65
2014 Incheon8119 3757
2018 Jakarta & Palembang816233170
2022 Hangzhou4283840106
2026 Aichi–NagoyaFuture event
2030 DohaFuture event
2034 RiyadhFuture event
Total5183238 357 778

Source: [13]

Medals by sport

SportRank<--!style="background:gold; width:4em;"GoldSilverBronze--> Gold Silver BronzeTotal
Athleticsalign=center bgcolor=#c963 85 102 96 283
Shooting6 16 30 34 80
Wrestling7 11 15 39 65
Kabaddialign=center bgcolor=gold1 11 1 1 13
Lawn tennis5 10 7 17 34
Boxing8 9 17 35 61
Archeryalign=center bgcolor=#c963 6 6 7 19
align=center bgcolor=#c963 5 11 7 23
Cue sportsalign=center bgcolor=#c963 5 4 6 15
Equestrianalign=center bgcolor=#c963 4 3 7 14
Squashalign=center bgcolor=#c963 3 4 11 18
Golf5 3 4 0 7
align=center bgcolor=#c963 3 3 4 10
Rowing6 2 7 19 28
Divingalign=center bgcolor=#c963 2 1 2 5
Football6 2 0 1 3
Cricketalign=center bgcolor=silver2 2 0 0 2
Sailing10 1 8 14 23
Badminton7 1 2 10 13
Swimming14 1 2 6 9
Water polo5 1 1 1 3
Weightlifting19 0 5 9 14
Wushu14 0 2 8 10
Cycling17 0 1 2 3
Volleyball5 0 1 2 3
Kurash8 0 1 1 2
Judo17 0 0 5 5
Roller sports7 0 0 4 4
Table tennis11 0 0 3 3
Sepaktakraw11 0 0 2 2
Canoeing11 0 0 2 2
Gymnastics13 0 0 1 1
Taekwondo24 0 0 1 1
Total 5 183 238 357 778

Archery

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2006 Doha5 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=#c963 0 1 2 3
2014 Incheonbgcolor=#c963 1 1 2 4
2018 Jakarta-Palembang5 0 2 0 2
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=gold1 5 2 2 9
Total 3 6 6 7 19

Athletics

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=silver2 10 12 12 34
1954 Manilabgcolor=silver2 5 3 6 14
1958 Tokyobgcolor=#c963 5 2 2 9
1962 Jakartabgcolor=silver2 5 5 4 14
1966 Bangkokbgcolor=#c963 5 1 5 11
1970 Bangkokbgcolor=silver2 4 5 5 14
1974 Tehranbgcolor=#c963 4 7 4 15
1978 Bangkokbgcolor=#c963 8 7 3 18
1982 New Delhibgcolor=#c963 4 9 8 21
1986 Seoul4 4 2 3 9
1990 Beijing8 0 4 2 6
1994 Hiroshima10 0 1 2 3
1998 Bangkok6 2 6 7 15
2002 Busanbgcolor=silver2 7 6 4 17
2006 Doha8 1 4 4 9
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=silver2 5 2 5 12
2014 Incheon6 2 3 8 13
2018 Jakarta-Palembangbgcolor=#c963 8 9 3 20
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=#c963 6 14 9 29
Total 3 85 102 96 283

Badminton

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1974 Tehran4 0 0 1 1
1982 New Delhi5 0 0 5 5
1986 Seoul5 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon7 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang5 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=#c963 1 1 1 3
Total 7 1 2 10 13

Board games

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2006 Doha - Chessbgcolor=gold1 2 0 0 2
2010 Guangzhou - Chess6 0 0 2 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang - Bridgebgcolor=#c963 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou - Bridge, Chess7 0 3 0 3
Total 2 3 3 4 10

Boxing

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1958 Tokyo8 0 1 1 2
1962 Jakarta6 1 0 2 3
1966 Bangkokbgcolor=#c963 1 1 0 2
1970 Bangkok4 1 1 0 2
1974 Tehran5 0 3 2 5
1978 Bangkok7 0 1 2 3
1982 New Delhibgcolor=#c963 1 2 3 6
1986 Seoulbgcolor=silver2 0 4 5 9
1990 Beijing11 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima11 0 0 4 4
1998 Bangkok4 1 0 1 2
2006 Doha10 0 0 2 2
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=silver2 2 3 4 9
2014 Incheon4 1 0 4 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang4 1 0 1 2
2022 Hangzhou10 0 1 3 4
Total 8 9 17 35 61

Canoeing

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1994 Hiroshima6 0 0 1 1
2022 Hangzhou10 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 2 2

Cricket

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=gold1 2 0 0 2
Total 2 2 0 0 2

Cue sports

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1998 Bangkokbgcolor=silver2 2 1 1 4
2002 Busan4 1 1 1 3
2006 Doha5 1 1 2 4
2010 Guangzhou4 1 1 2 4
Total 3 5 4 6 15

Cycling

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=silver2 0 1 2 3
Total 17 0 1 2 3

Diving

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=gold1 2 1 1 4
1954 Manilabgcolor=#c963 0 0 1 1
Total 3 2 1 2 5

Equestrian

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1982 New Delhibgcolor=gold1 3 1 1 5
1986 Seoul4 0 0 2 2
1998 Bangkok5 0 0 1 1
2002 Busan5 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha9 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang5 0 2 0 2
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=#c963 1 0 1 2
Total 3 4 3 7 14

Field hockey

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1958 Tokyobgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1962 Jakartabgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1966 Bangkokbgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkokbgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1974 Tehranbgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1978 Bangkokbgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1982 New Delhibgcolor=gold1 1 1 0 2
1986 Seoul4 0 0 2 2
1990 Beijingbgcolor=#c963 0 1 0 1
1994 Hiroshimabgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1998 Bangkokbgcolor=gold1 1 1 0 2
2002 Busanbgcolor=#c963 0 1 0 1
2006 Doha4 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou5 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheonbgcolor=gold1 1 0 1 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembangbgcolor=silver2 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=gold1 1 0 1 2
Total 3 5 11 7 23

Football

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
1962 Jakartabgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkokbgcolor=#c963 0 0 1 1
Total 6 2 0 1 3

Golf

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1982 New Delhibgcolor=gold1 2 1 0 3
2002 Busanbgcolor=#c963 1 0 0 1
2006 Doha4 0 1 0 1
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=#c963 0 1 0 1
2022 Hangzhou4 0 1 0 1
Total 5 3 4 0 7

Gymnastics

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2010 Guangzhou7 0 0 1 1
Total 13 0 0 1 1

Judo

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1986 Seoul4 0 0 4 4
1994 Hiroshima9 0 0 1 1
Total 17 0 0 5 5

Kabaddi

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1990 Beijingbgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
1994 Hiroshimabgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
1998 Bangkokbgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
2002 Busanbgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
2006 Dohabgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=gold1 2 0 0 2
2014 Incheonbgcolor=gold1 2 0 0 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembangbgcolor=silver2 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=gold1 2 0 0 2
Total 1 11 1 1 13

Kurash

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2018 Jakarta-Palembang4 0 1 1 2
Total 8 0 1 1 2

Lawn tennis

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1966 Bangkok8 0 0 1 1
1978 Bangkok7 0 0 1 1
1982 New Delhi5 0 1 0 1
1990 Beijing5 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshimabgcolor=#c963 2 0 1 3
1998 Bangkok7 0 0 4 4
2002 Busanbgcolor=#c963 1 1 2 4
2006 Dohabgcolor=gold1 2 2 0 4
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=silver2 2 1 2 5
2014 Incheonbgcolor=#c963 1 1 3 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembangbgcolor=silver2 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=#c963 1 1 0 2
Total 5 10 7 17 34

Roller sports

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2010 Guangzhou5 0 0 2 2
2022 Hangzhou7 0 0 2 2
Total 7 0 0 4 4

Rowing

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1982 New Delhi5 0 0 1 1
1990 Beijing5 0 0 4 4
1994 Hiroshima6 0 0 1 1
1998 Bangkok7 0 0 2 2
2002 Busan9 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha5 0 2 1 3
2010 Guangzhoubgcolor=#c963 1 3 1 5
2014 Incheon9 0 0 3 3
2018 Jakarta-Palembang6 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou5 0 2 3 5
Total 6 2 7 19 28

Sailing

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1970 Bangkok6 0 0 1 1
1978 Bangkok4 0 1 0 1
1982 New Delhibgcolor=#c963 1 1 1 3
1986 Seoul6 0 1 0 1
1990 Beijing7 0 0 2 2
1994 Hiroshima8 0 0 2 2
2002 Busan7 0 1 2 3
2006 Doha8 0 1 1 2
2010 Guangzhou8 0 1 0 1
2014 Incheon8 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang7 0 1 2 3
2022 Hangzhou8 0 1 2 3
Total 10 1 8 14 23

Sepak takraw

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2018 Jakarta-Palembang9 0 0 1 1
2022 Hangzhou9 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 2 2

Shooting

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1962 Jakarta7 0 0 1 1
1974 Tehran6 0 1 1 2
1978 Bangkok5 1 0 0 1
1982 New Delhi6 0 2 1 3
1986 Seoul5 0 1 2 3
1990 Beijing6 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima7 1 0 1 2
1998 Bangkok9 0 2 1 3
2002 Busan10 0 2 0 2
2006 Doha4 3 5 6 14
2010 Guangzhou5 1 3 4 8
2014 Incheon8 1 1 7 9
2018 Jakarta-Palembangbgcolor=#c963 2 4 3 9
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=silver2 7 9 6 22
Total 6 16 30 34 80

Squash

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2006 Dohabgcolor=#c963 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou4 0 0 3 3
2014 Incheonbgcolor=silver2 1 2 1 4
2018 Jakarta-Palembangbgcolor=#c963 0 1 4 5
2022 Hangzhoubgcolor=silver2 2 1 2 5
Total 3 3 4 11 18

Swimming

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=#c963 1 1 4 6
1986 Seoul5 0 1 0 1
2010 Guangzhou7 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon8 0 0 1 1
Total 14 1 2 6 9

Table tennis

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2018 Jakarta-Palembang4 0 0 2 2
2022 Hangzhou7 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 3 3

Taekwondo

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2002 Busan13 0 0 1 1
Total 24 0 0 1 1

Volleyball

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1958 Tokyo4 0 0 1 1
1962 Jakartabgcolor=#c963 0 1 0 1
1986 Seoul4 0 0 1 1
Total 5 0 1 2 3

Water polo

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=gold1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkokbgcolor=silver2 0 1 0 1
1982 New Delhibgcolor=#c963 0 0 1 1
Total 5 1 1 1 3

Weightlifting

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1951 New Delhibgcolor=#c963 0 1 1 2
1982 New Delhi80 0 2 2
1986 Seoul7 0 0 1 1
1990 Beijing5 0 2 2 4
1994 Hiroshima8 0 1 3 4
1998 Bangkok9 0 1 0 1
Total 19 0 5 9 14

Wrestling

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
1954 Manila5 0 1 1 2
1962 Jakartabgcolor=#c963 3 6 3 12
1966 Bangkok4 0 1 5 6
1970 Bangkokbgcolor=#c963 1 1 3 5
1974 Tehran5 0 0 4 4
1978 Bangkokbgcolor=silver2 2 1 0 3
1982 New Delhi4 1 1 2 4
1986 Seoul5 1 0 2 3
1990 Beijing7 0 1 1 2
2002 Busan11 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha7 0 1 5 6
2010 Guangzhou110 0 3 3
2014 Incheon7 1 1 3 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang6 2 0 1 3
2022 Hangzhou10 0 1 5 6
Total 7 11 15 39 65

Wushu

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal
2006 Doha12 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou9 0 1 1 2
2014 Incheon11 0 0 2 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang10 0 0 4 4
2022 Hangzhou9 0 1 0 1
Total 14 0 2 8 10

Notable performers

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

AthleteSportYearsGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1990–2006 M 5 0 3 8
1982–1994 F 4 7 0 11
1994–2006 M 4 2 2 8
1958–1962 M 4 0 0 4
1954–1962 M 3 1 1 5
2014–2022 F 3 1 1 5
2002–2010 F 3 1 0 4
2010–2022 M 3 0 2 5
2014–2018 F 3 0 1 4
2006–2014 M 3 0 0 3
2006–2014 M 3 0 0 3
2022 M 3 0 0 3

Other editions

Asian Winter Games

See also: Asian Winter Games and All-time Asian Winter Games medal table.

India has sent athletes to every celebration of the Asian Winter Games. Through the last revision of the Games in Sapporo and Obihiro in 2017, India has never won a medal in the Winter Games.[15]

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

See also: Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and Asian Indoor Games.

GamesHost NationRank<--!style="background:gold; width:4em;"GoldSilverBronze-->Total
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok[16] 5 7 3 8 18
6 9 9 10 28
2009 Hanoi[17] 7 6 9 25 40
Asian Martial Arts Games
10 3 7 23 33
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
12 2 3 5 10
11 9 12 19 40
2021 Bangkok–ChonburiFuture event
Total 9 36 43 90 169

Asian Beach Games

See also: Asian Beach Games.

India has participated in both the editions of the Asian Beach Games. In the 2008 Games, India won a total of five medals, including three gold, and ranked seventh in the final medal table.[18] 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.[19]

GamesHost NationsRank<--!style="background:gold; width:4em;"GoldSilverBronze-->Total
7 3 0 2 5
6 3 0 1 4
6 2 0 1 3
align=left 20 2 1 7 10
align=left 16 2 4 18 24
align=left 2023 Sanya Future event
Total 11 12 5 29 46

See also

Notes

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: National Olympic Committees . olympic.org. International Olympic Committee . 3 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120202104540/http://www.olympic.org/ioc-governance-national-olympic-committees . 2 February 2012 . live .
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  13. Web site: Medal Winners – Asian Games . olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association . 3 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310101912/http://www.olympic.ind.in/images/AGMedalTally.pdf . 10 March 2012 . live .
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  15. Web site: Asian Winter Games Medal Count . ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia . 2 February 2012 .
  16. Web site: Medal Winners – Asian Indoor Games . olympic.ind.in. Indian Olympic Association . 2 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111116070053/http://www.olympic.ind.in/images/AsianIndoorGames.pdf . 16 November 2011 . live .
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