1986 Asian Games
File:10th asiad.png | |
Host city | Seoul, South Korea |
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Nations | 27 |
Athletes | 4,839 |
Events | 296 in 25 sports |
Opening | 20 September 1986 |
Closing | 5 October 1986 |
Opened by | Chun Doo-hwan President of South Korea |
Closed by | Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia |
Torch lighter | Jang Jae-keun and Park Mi-sun[1] |
Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
Website | ocasia.org (archived) |
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Winter | |
The 1986 Asian Games (1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad (제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임) and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (서울 1986), were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities that would be used in the 1988 Summer Olympics, as it was considered a test event. Seoul had previously been scheduled to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand.
Bidding process
Baghdad, Iraq; Pyongyang, North Korea; and Seoul, South Korea were the bidding cities for the Games, but during the process Baghdad and Pyongyang withdrew, leaving Seoul as only bidding city.[2]
Development and preparations
Marketing
Mascot
The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was a stylized tiger designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people.
Venues
The following venues were used during the Games.[1]
The Games
Boycotting countries
Communist states Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and South Yemen, as well as Burma, Syrian Arab Republic and Brunei Darussalam boycotted the Games in support of the North Korea failed proposal to host some events during the 1988 Summer Olympics. The only participating country from the Eastern Bloc, the People's Republic of China, which was set to host the next games in Beijing, did participate and sent a high profile delegation, and ultimately finished at the top of the medal table. Two years later, all except North Korea participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, although Brunei sent only one official and no athletes.
Participating National Olympic Committees
The following 27 NOCs participated.[3]
- File:Flag of Bahrain (1972–2002).svg Bahrain (63)
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (51)
- File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan (8)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (388)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Hong Kong (184)
- File:Flag of India.svg India (300)
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (205)
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (94)
- File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg Iraq (52)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (440)
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (30)
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (191)
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (10)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (125)
- File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (5)
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal (105)
- File:Flag of North Yemen.svg North Yemen (10)
- File:Flag of Oman (1970-1995).svg Oman (54)
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (98)
- File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (93)
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (62)
- File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (73)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (33)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (494)
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (20)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (204)
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (30)
- Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
Sports
- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery (12) ( )
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics (42) ( )
- File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton (7) ( )
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball (2) ( )
- File:Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling (12) ( )
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing (12) ( )
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling (9) ( )
- File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving (4) ( )
- File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian (6) ( )
- File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing (8) ( )
- File:Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey (2) ( )
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football (1) ( )
- File:Golf pictogram.svg Golf (2) ( )
- File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics (14) ( )
- File:Handball pictogram.svg Handball (1) ( )
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo (8) ( )
- File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing (8) ( )
- File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing (5) ( )
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting (30) ( )
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming (29) ( )
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis (7) ( )
- File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo (8) ( )
- File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis (7) ( )
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball (2) ( )
- File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo (1) ( )
- File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting (10) ( )
- File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling (20) ( )
Calendar
● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
Medal table
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.
* Host nation (South Korea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 94 | 82 | 46 | 222 |
2 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (KOR)* | 93 | 55 | 76 | 224 |
3 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (JPN) | 58 | 76 | 77 | 211 |
4 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (IRN) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
5 | File:Flag of India.svg India (IND) | 5 | 9 | 23 | 37 |
6 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (PHI) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
7 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA) | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
8 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
9 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
10 | File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
11–22 | Remaining | 3 | 16 | 35 | 54 |
Totals (22 entries) | 270 | 268 | 310 | 848 |
Controversies
Gimpo International Airport bombing
A North Korean spy detonated a bomb behind a vending machine in Gimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a South Korean delegate, just a few days before the Games started.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "서울아시아경기대회". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "第10届亚运会概况—1986年汉城亚运会". Tencent Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ 1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade
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