Asian Games

Asian Games

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      regional games sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for men and women athletes from Asian countries affiliated with the IAAF. The International Olympic Committee also grants its patronage.

      The first games were held in 1951 at New Delhi; from 1954 they were held every four years. Athletes from 11 nations participated in the inaugural games, which featured six sports (association football, athletics, basketball, cycling, swimming, and weight lifting). Forty-one nations were represented in the 2002 Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea, where events in 38 sports were contested.

      The Asian Games, like most international sports festivals, were subject to many boycotts and exclusions based on political differences. In 1963 the Asian communist countries formed GANEFO (Games for the New Emerging Forces), which held games without IAAF approval in 1966. In general, GANEFO performances were better than those of the Asian Games, but only two festivals were held. In the 1970s the communist countries rejoined the Asian Games.

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