The Asian Games is a major multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia, governed by the Olympic Council of Asia. The inaugural event was held in 1950 in New Delhi, India, with 489 athletes from 11 countries competing in 12 sports. The Games have since been hosted across Asia and have grown significantly in scale, with more sports added over time. They are now the second largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games.

2.  The Asian games, officially known as ASIAD.
 It is a multisport event held every four years among Athletes
from all over Asia.
 The games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF)
from the first games in New Delhi , India, until the 1982 games .
 Since the 1982 they have been organized by the Olympic Council
of Asia (OCA) ,after the break up of the Asian game Federation.
The game are recognized by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) .
 Describe as the second largest multi-sport event after the
Olympic Game.

3.  Abbreviation ASIAD
 Governing Body INTERNATION OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
 Purpose Multi-sport event for nations in ASIA
 Motto Ever Onward
 Logo

4.  After World War II, sovereignty came to several areas of
Asia.
 At the London 1948 Summer Olympics , a conversation
started amongst China and the Philippines to restore the
idea of the Far Eastern Games.
 Guru Dutt Sondhi , the Indian International Olympic
Committee representative . He proposed the idea of a new
competition – which came to be the Asian Games.
 The Asian Athletic Federation would eventually be formed.
A preparatory committee was set up to draft the charter for
this new body. On 13 February 1949, the Asian Athletic
Federation was formally inaugurated in and New Delhi
announced as the inaugural host city to be held in 1950..

6.  The game were officially opened by President
Rajendra Prasad at the Dhyanchand National
Stadium.
 A total of 489 athletes from 11 National Olympic
Committee competed in 12 sports.
 Japan topped the medal table with 24 gold , 21 silver ,
15 bronze medals .

8. Manila 1954
Tokyo 1958 Torch was carried
Jakarta 1962 Badminton
Bangkok 1966 Women’s volleyball
Bangkok 1970 Sailing ,
Tehran 1974 Fencing , Gymnastics , women’s
basketball
Bangkok 1978 Archery , Bowling
New Delhi 1982 Golf , Handball , Women’s hockey ,
Rowing , Excluded – Bowling ,
Fencing.
China’s Dominance .
Mascot - Appu

9. Seoul 1986
Beijing 1990 Canoeing , Kabaddi , Softball ,
Wushu
Hiroshima 1994 Baseball , Karate , Pantathlon
Bangkok 1998 Squash , sepak takraw
Busan 2002 Women’s Cycling ,Shooting and
taekwondo . JUDO
Doha 2006 Soft tennis , Wushu
Guangzhou 2010
Incheon 2014 Slogan – Diversity Shines Here
Jakarta 2018