Asian Games

The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The games are dominated by athletes from the People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• 1951 Asian Games, New Delhi, India
• 1954 Asian Games, Manila, Philippines
• 1958 Asian Games, Tokyo, Japan
• 1962 Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 1966 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1970 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand (Originally hosted by South Korea)
• 1974 Asian Games, Tehran, Iran
• 1978 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand (Originally hosted by Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
• 1982 Asian Games, New Delhi, India
• 1986 Asian Games, Seoul, South Korea
• 1990 Asian Games, Beijing, People's Republic of China
• 1994 Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan
• 1998 Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2002 Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
• 2006 Asian Games, Doha, Qatar December 1-15
• 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China

The bid cities for the 2014 Asian Games are Incheon, South Korea and New Delhi, India. Jordan and Vietnam has also indicated interest.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Multi-sport event: A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports....

Asia: Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and world's largest continent. Defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia, Asia is either regarded as a landmass of its own or as part of Eurasia....

People's Republic of China: The People's Republic of China (PRC; Pinyin: Zh?nghu? R?nm?n G?ngh?gu? ; Traditional: ??????? Simplified: ???????), commonly referred to as China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are said to be of Han Chin...

Asian Games related Images and Photos (experimental)

Asian Birds	Asian Vasque	Asian Calm I	Asian Elephants
Funny Games (DVD) (WS)	Asian Panel I	Asian Vase II	Asian Expression
Asian Silhouette	Asian Tranquility	Asian Tranquility	Asian Orchid I