India at The Asian Games
India at The Asian Games
India at The Asian Games
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. It
is the country's National Olympic Committee.[1][2]
India was one of the first five founding members India at the
of the Asian Games Federation on 13 February Asian Games
1949, in New Delhi. It disbanded on 26 November
1981 and was replaced by the Olympic Council of
Asia.[3][4]
Background
The Olympic Council of Asia organises five major 1951 · 1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974
continental-level multi-sport events: the Asian · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 ·
2002 · 2006 · 2010 · 2014 · 2018 · 2022
Summer Games (which are commonly known as
the Asian Games), Asian Winter Games, Asian Winter appearances
Indoor-Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games,
1986 · 1990 · 1996 · 1999 · 2003 · 2007 · 2011
and Asian Youth Games. Before 2009, Indoor and
· 2017
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.
Host 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]
Asian Games
Medals by Games
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 completing the 2022 Asian
Games, India's medal count is as follows:
Medals by sport
Shooting 6 16 30 34 80
Wrestling 7 11 15 39 65
Kabaddi 1 11 1 1 13
Lawn tennis 5 10 7 17 34
Boxing 8 9 17 35 61
Archery 3 6 6 7 19
Field hockey 3 5 11 7 23
Cue sports 3 5 4 6 15
Equestrian 3 4 3 7 14
Squash 3 3 4 11 18
Golf 5 3 4 0 7
Board games 3 3 3 4 10
Rowing 6 2 7 19 28
Diving 3 2 1 2 5
Football 6 2 0 1 3
Cricket 2 2 0 0 2
Sailing 10 1 8 14 23
Badminton 7 1 2 10 13
Swimming 14 1 2 6 9
Water polo 5 1 1 1 3
Weightlifting 19 0 5 9 14
Wushu 14 0 2 8 10
Cycling 17 0 1 2 3
Volleyball 5 0 1 2 3
Kurash 8 0 1 1 2
Judo 17 0 0 5 5
Roller sports 7 0 0 4 4
Table tennis 11 0 0 3 3
Sepaktakraw 11 0 0 2 2
Canoeing 11 0 0 2 2
Gymnastics 13 0 0 1 1
Taekwondo 24 0 0 1 1
Summary by sport
Archery
2006 Doha 5 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 3 0 1 2 3
2014 Incheon 3 1 1 2 4
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 5 0 2 0 2
2022 Hangzhou 1 5 2 2 9
Total 3 6 6 7 19
Athletics
1954 Manila 2 5 3 6 14
1958 Tokyo 3 5 2 2 9
1962 Jakarta 2 5 5 4 14
1966 Bangkok 3 5 1 5 11
1970 Bangkok 2 4 5 5 14
1974 Tehran 3 4 7 4 15
1978 Bangkok 3 8 7 3 18
1986 Seoul 4 4 2 3 9
1990 Beijing 8 0 4 2 6
1994 Hiroshima 10 0 1 2 3
1998 Bangkok 6 2 6 7 15
2002 Busan 2 7 6 4 17
2006 Doha 8 1 4 4 9
2010 Guangzhou 2 5 2 5 12
2014 Incheon 6 2 3 8 13
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 8 9 3 20
2022 Hangzhou 3 6 14 9 29
Badminton
1974 Tehran 4 0 0 1 1
1986 Seoul 5 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon 7 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 5 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 3 1 1 1 3
Total 7 1 2 10 13
Board games
Total 2 3 3 4 10
Boxing
1958 Tokyo 8 0 1 1 2
1962 Jakarta 6 1 0 2 3
1966 Bangkok 3 1 1 0 2
1970 Bangkok 4 1 1 0 2
1974 Tehran 5 0 3 2 5
1978 Bangkok 7 0 1 2 3
1986 Seoul 2 0 4 5 9
1990 Beijing 11 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima 11 0 0 4 4
1998 Bangkok 4 1 0 1 2
2006 Doha 10 0 0 2 2
2010 Guangzhou 2 2 3 4 9
2014 Incheon 4 1 0 4 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 1 0 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 10 0 1 3 4
Total 8 9 17 35 61
Canoeing
1994 Hiroshima 6 0 0 1 1
2022 Hangzhou 10 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 2 2
Cricket
2022 Hangzhou 1 2 0 0 2
Total 2 2 0 0 2
Cue sports
1998 Bangkok 2 2 1 1 4
2002 Busan 4 1 1 1 3
2006 Doha 5 1 1 2 4
2010 Guangzhou 4 1 1 2 4
Total 3 5 4 6 15
Cycling
Total 17 0 1 2 3
Diving
1954 Manila 3 0 0 1 1
Total 3 2 1 2 5
Equestrian
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 2 2
1998 Bangkok 5 0 0 1 1
2002 Busan 5 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha 9 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 5 0 2 0 2
2022 Hangzhou 3 1 0 1 2
Total 3 4 3 7 14
Field hockey
1958 Tokyo 2 0 1 0 1
1962 Jakarta 2 0 1 0 1
1966 Bangkok 1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkok 2 0 1 0 1
1974 Tehran 2 0 1 0 1
1978 Bangkok 2 0 1 0 1
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 2 2
1990 Beijing 3 0 1 0 1
1994 Hiroshima 2 0 1 0 1
1998 Bangkok 1 1 1 0 2
2002 Busan 3 0 1 0 1
2006 Doha 4 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 5 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon 1 1 0 1 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 1 1 0 1 2
Total 3 5 11 7 23
Football
1962 Jakarta 1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkok 3 0 0 1 1
Total 6 2 0 1 3
Golf
2002 Busan 3 1 0 0 1
2006 Doha 4 0 1 0 1
2010 Guangzhou 3 0 1 0 1
2022 Hangzhou 4 0 1 0 1
Total 5 3 4 0 7
Gymnastics
2010 Guangzhou 7 0 0 1 1
Total 13 0 0 1 1
Judo
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 4 4
1994 Hiroshima 9 0 0 1 1
Total 17 0 0 5 5
Kabaddi
1990 Beijing 1 1 0 0 1
1994 Hiroshima 1 1 0 0 1
1998 Bangkok 1 1 0 0 1
2002 Busan 1 1 0 0 1
2006 Doha 1 1 0 0 1
2010 Guangzhou 1 2 0 0 2
2014 Incheon 1 2 0 0 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 1 2 0 0 2
Total 1 11 1 1 13
Kurash
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 0 1 1 2
Total 8 0 1 1 2
Lawn tennis
1966 Bangkok 8 0 0 1 1
1978 Bangkok 7 0 0 1 1
1990 Beijing 5 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima 3 2 0 1 3
1998 Bangkok 7 0 0 4 4
2002 Busan 3 1 1 2 4
2006 Doha 1 2 2 0 4
2010 Guangzhou 2 2 1 2 5
2014 Incheon 3 1 1 3 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou 3 1 1 0 2
Total 5 10 7 17 34
Roller sports
2010 Guangzhou 5 0 0 2 2
2022 Hangzhou 7 0 0 2 2
Total 7 0 0 4 4
Rowing
1990 Beijing 5 0 0 4 4
1994 Hiroshima 6 0 0 1 1
1998 Bangkok 7 0 0 2 2
2002 Busan 9 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha 5 0 2 1 3
2010 Guangzhou 3 1 3 1 5
2014 Incheon 9 0 0 3 3
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 6 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou 5 0 2 3 5
Total 6 2 7 19 28
Sailing
1970 Bangkok 6 0 0 1 1
1978 Bangkok 4 0 1 0 1
1986 Seoul 6 0 1 0 1
1990 Beijing 7 0 0 2 2
1994 Hiroshima 8 0 0 2 2
2002 Busan 7 0 1 2 3
2006 Doha 8 0 1 1 2
2010 Guangzhou 8 0 1 0 1
2014 Incheon 8 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 7 0 1 2 3
2022 Hangzhou 8 0 1 2 3
Total 10 1 8 14 23
Sepak takraw
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 9 0 0 1 1
2022 Hangzhou 9 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 2 2
Shooting
1962 Jakarta 7 0 0 1 1
1974 Tehran 6 0 1 1 2
1978 Bangkok 5 1 0 0 1
1986 Seoul 5 0 1 2 3
1990 Beijing 6 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima 7 1 0 1 2
1998 Bangkok 9 0 2 1 3
2002 Busan 10 0 2 0 2
2006 Doha 4 3 5 6 14
2010 Guangzhou 5 1 3 4 8
2014 Incheon 8 1 1 7 9
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 2 4 3 9
2022 Hangzhou 2 7 9 6 22
Total 6 16 30 34 80
Squash
2006 Doha 3 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 4 0 0 3 3
2014 Incheon 2 1 2 1 4
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 0 1 4 5
2022 Hangzhou 2 2 1 2 5
Total 3 3 4 11 18
Swimming
1986 Seoul 5 0 1 0 1
2010 Guangzhou 7 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon 8 0 0 1 1
Total 14 1 2 6 9
Table tennis
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 0 0 2 2
2022 Hangzhou 7 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 3 3
Taekwondo
2002 Busan 13 0 0 1 1
Total 24 0 0 1 1
Volleyball
1958 Tokyo 4 0 0 1 1
1962 Jakarta 3 0 1 0 1
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 1 1
Total 5 0 1 2 3
Water polo
1970 Bangkok 2 0 1 0 1
Total 5 1 1 1 3
Weightlifting
1986 Seoul 7 0 0 1 1
1990 Beijing 5 0 2 2 4
1994 Hiroshima 8 0 1 3 4
1998 Bangkok 9 0 1 0 1
Total 19 0 5 9 14
Wrestling
1954 Manila 5 0 1 1 2
1962 Jakarta 3 3 6 3 12
1966 Bangkok 4 0 1 5 6
1970 Bangkok 3 1 1 3 5
1974 Tehran 5 0 0 4 4
1978 Bangkok 2 2 1 0 3
1986 Seoul 5 1 0 2 3
1990 Beijing 7 0 1 1 2
2002 Busan 11 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha 7 0 1 5 6
2010 Guangzhou 11 0 0 3 3
2014 Incheon 7 1 1 3 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 6 2 0 1 3
2022 Hangzhou 10 0 1 5 6
Total 7 11 15 39 65
Wushu
2006 Doha 12 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 9 0 1 1 2
2014 Incheon 11 0 0 2 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 10 0 0 4 4
2022 Hangzhou 9 0 1 0 1
Total 14 0 2 8 10
Medals by Games
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]
Medals by Games
source:[16]
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Medals by Games
2017 Ashgabat 11 9 12 19 40
Turkmenistan
2021 Bangkok–
Thailand
Chonburi Future event
2025 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Total 9 36 43 90 169
Medals by Games
India has participated in both the editions of the Asian Beach Game. In the 2008 Games, India won a
total of five medals, including three gold, and ranked seventh in the final medal table.[19] 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.[20]
Games Host Nations Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Total 11 12 5 29 46
Medals by Games
Indian athletes competed in the inaugural Asian Youth Games in Singapore. Indian competitors
earned medals in only two sports— athletics and swimming. Four of the five gold medals came from
athletics and one came from the swimming competition. Aaron Agnel Dsouza was the only multiple
medal winner. Dsouza won a gold in the 200 m freestyle and a bronze in the 100 m freestyle.[21]
India's membership in IOC was suspended when the 2013 games took place so Indian athletes
competed in the event as independent athletes.
Total 6 8 7 10 25
See also
Notes
a
The National Olympic Committees are all members of the Association of National Olympic
Committees (ANOC), which is also split among five continental associations: Association of
National Olympic Committees of Africa, Pan American Sports Organization, Olympic Council of
Asia, European Olympic Committees, and Oceania National Olympic Committees.
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