1982 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Delhi, India

IX Asian Games
Friendship, Fraternity, Forever
Host cityDelhi, India
Nations33
Athletes4,595
Events196 in 21 sports
Opening19 November 1982
Closing4 December 1982
Opened byZail Singh
President of India
Closed byFahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Athlete's OathP.T. Usha
Torch lighterDeanna Syme Tewari & Balbir Singh Sr.
Main venueJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Summer
← Bangkok 1978
Seoul 1986 →
Winter
Sapporo 1986 →

The 9th Asian Games (Hindi: नौवें एशियाई खेल), also known as Delhi 1982 (Hindi: दिल्ली 1982), were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.[1][2] Delhi joined Bangkok as the cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games up to this point. Later, Jakarta and Doha would enter this group.[2]

A total of 3,411 athletes from 33 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 196 events in 21 sports and 23 disciplines. The number of participating countries was the highest in Asian Games history. Handball, equestrian, rowing and golf were included for the first time; fencing and bowling were excluded.[3]

Highlights

These Asian Games saw the beginning of Chinese dominance in the medals tally.[2]

Japan had won the maximum number of medals in previous editions of the Games. China made its presence felt in the sporting world by dethroning Japan as the top medalists. In preparation for the IX Asian Games, color television was introduced in India in a big way, as the Games were to be broadcast in colour.[4]

The logo of the games was the image of Mishra Yantra, one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi observatory.[citation needed]

The mascot for the Games was Appu – a young elephant, based on a real-life one named Kuttinarayanan, who died on 14 May 2005.[5]

Host of the next (10th) Asian Games in 1986, and the 24th Summer Olympics in 1988, Seoul, South Korea participated in the Delhi Asian Games with a 406-person delegation, including an observation team to study the facilities, management and events.[2] Doordarshan started colour television broadcasts expressly for the Asian Games 1982.[6][7]

It was officially opened by President Zail Singh and athlete's oath was taken by P.T. Usha. The main stadium for the games was the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[2]

Sports

Exhibition sports

Participating nations

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
IOC Letter Code Country Athletes
IND  India 828
VIE  Vietnam 540
JPN  Japan 344
CHN  China 265
THA  Thailand 233
KOR  South Korea 188
PHI  Philippines 184
HKG  Hong Kong 172
INA  Indonesia 170
IRN  Iran 130
PAK  Pakistan 113
MAL  Malaysia 88
UAE  United Arab Emirates 86
SIN  Singapore 83
QAT  Qatar 77
PRK  North Korea 71
IRQ  Iraq 30
KUW  Kuwait 26
BRN  Bahrain 22
KSA  Saudi Arabia 21
SYR  Syria 20
ADE  South Yemen 20
OMA  Oman 19
YAR  North Yemen 17
LIB  Lebanon 16
NEP  Nepal 15
SRI  Sri Lanka 15
AFG  Afghanistan 14
BAN  Bangladesh 11
MGL  Mongolia 11
BIR  Burma 9
MDV  Maldives 8
LAO  Laos 5

Medal table

1982 Asian Games Mascot "Appu"

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, India, is highlighted.

China won Asian Games for the first time by defeating Japan in gold medal tally, and has become the defending winning team since.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)615141153
2 Japan (JPN)575244153
3 South Korea (KOR)28283793
4 North Korea (PRK)17192056
5 India (IND)*13192557
6 Indonesia (INA)44715
7 Iran (IRN)44412
8 Pakistan (PAK)33511
9 Mongolia (MGL)3317
10 Philippines (PHI)23914
11–23Remaining7142243
Totals (23 entries)199200215614

See also

References

  1. ^ "1982 Asian Games established Rajiv Gandhi's managerial skills". 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ "IX Asian Games". Pakistan Sports Board's official website. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. ^ Chandran, Kannan (8 October 1982). "Indian TV goes colour for Games". The Straits Times. p. 13. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Asiad Appu dies of high fever". thehimalayantimes.com. 13 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Flashback 1982: The Asian Games that transformed Delhi". 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ "1982-Colour television is introduced: Out of the dark ages". 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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  • Celebrity elephant `Asiad Appu' died at the Aanakotta (elephant yard) of the Guruvayur Devaswom at Punnathurkotta
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Nations at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India