1951 Asian Games
asian game officially known first asian game hindi प्रथम एशियाई खेल multisport event celebrated new delhi india march game received name like first asiad asiad new dehli hindi नई दिल्ली total athlete representing asian national olympic committee noc participated event eight sport discipline game successor far eastern game revival western asiatic game asiad originally scheduled held postponed due delay preparation february asian game federation formally established delhi delhi unanimously announced first host city asian game game managed strong organizing committee see organization country invited included almost independent asian country time except soviet union part european olympic committee vietnam due political structure nation national stadium venue event official logo first asiad depicted bright sun red ray white circle middle disc sun eleven ring representing participating nation white background symbolising peace japanese athlete gold silver bronze medal respectively host nation india gold overall medal bronze finished second spot medal table next asian game organised india asian game year later asian game considered successor smallscale multisport event known far eastern game held period different city japan philippine mainland china first far eastern game took place manila philippine effort made philippine amateur athletic federation paaf game successfully organized next nine term september japan invaded china marco polo bridge incident started second sinojapanese war later became part world war ii thus originally planned game osaka cancelled far eastern game discontinued thereafter starting year effort made organize multisport event include country west asia gave birth orient championship game later renamed western asiatic game first inception scope game comprised country east suez west singapore first western asiatic game celebrated delhi irwin amphitheater four countries—afghanistan british india palestine mandate ceylon—participated decision made hold game four year midpoint two successive summer olympics western asiatic game scheduled held tel aviv palestine mandate however game cancelled due outbreak world war ii abandoned game also considered revival western asiatic game february meeting organized patiala house delhi representative nine asian national olympic committee framework meeting set another meeting held august second london olympics called indian olympic committee representative guru dutt sondhi meeting chaired yadavindra singh president indian olympic association last day asian game federation agfb formalized draft constitution accepted hrh yadavindra singh guru dutt sondhi respectively elected first president secretary federation five charter member forming federation afghanistan burma india pakistan philippine decision made organize asian game championship fouryear interval since inception game delhi february hrh yadavindra singh also became president organization committee game sent formal invitation several asian country participate asian game responsibility organizing first asian game assigned special committee included anthony de mello maharaja patiala president indian olympic association yadavindra singh indian olympic association secretary guru dutt sondhi official playing key role bhoot nariman saugar much work stadium others organizing committee president yadavindra singh maharaja patiala director anthony de mello hon treasurer sp chopra member general k cariappa sir girja shankar bajpai ic nawab pataudi maharajakumar visianagaram v mavlankar pt hirday nath kunzru k r k menon ic shankar prasad ic p c choudhuri ic krishna prasada ic dr tara chand prof n jha sir usha nath sen sir biren mukerjee sir shankar lal naval h tata sir sobha singh majgen v r khanolkar gdsondhi sm moinul haq raja bhalindra singh maharajadhiraj sir uday chand mahtab cc abraham sh bhoot p gupta executive committee chairman g sondhi member p c choudhuri krishna prasada moinul haq s mathur rameshwar dayal chairman committee finance krk menon technical gd sondhi housing transport maj gen vrkhanolkar medical maj chadha art b ukil reception shankar lal publicity deva da gandhi principal executive member director organisation anthony de mello secretary director s dhawan public relation officer l kapur publicity officer sequeira assistant secretary nariman saugar athlete camp settled delhi modelled richmond park camp london accommodated athlete summer olympics venue asian game irwin amphitheater multipurpose sport complex venue hosted western asiatic game opening ceremony game stadium rechristened national stadium renovated facility different event game every event exception swimming water polo hosted premise main stadium event swimming water polo organised adjacent swimming pool within premise complex stadium designed anthony demello fivehundred thousand rupee required full construction completed february stadium named lord irwin th viceroy india secretary state war game featured six sport athletics aquatics—broken diving swimming water polo disciplines—basketball cycling—road cycling track cycling—football weightlifting sport broken event many member country asian game federation requested inclusion boxing medal sport due various reason boxing make final list game except athletics woman participate event game mr asia also contested nonmedal event contingent judged basis physical development look personality parimal roy india event ahead mahmoud namjoo iran gold medal bantamweight category weightlifting diving diving two medal events— springboard platform—were included india iran nation achieved medal indian diver k p thakkar gold overall india medal iran bagged one silver one bronze swimming swimming five nation sent swimmer participate event freestyle × relay one backstroke breaststroke medley × game freestyle × medley relay removed swimming calendar asian game singapore bagged half gold medal silver philippine earned half total medal including gold india finished total medal including one gold sachin nag freestyle first gold india asian game two nation left without medal water polo water polo two teams—india singapore—participated match tournament decided winner indian team defeated singapore goal difference athletics sport eleven participating nation sent athlete game featured medal event men woman japanese woman gold event lost four silver india singapore two men event japan achieved highest number gold count indian athlete finished one medal behind japan gold toyoko yoshino japanese woman athlete gold three throwing sports— shot put discus throw javelin throw lavy pinto india man achieved multiple gold medal finished top podium men sprint running event basketball five asian teams—burma india iran japan philippines—participated match roundrobin format employed basis final point table top three podium place decided philippine team without losing single match topped point table grabbed gold medal japan team finished behind silver medal iranian team two win finished third bronze host nation india finished fourth single win burma came last without winning single match cycling four nations—burma india iran japan—sent cyclist two disciplines—road race track race—were contested track cycling included— sprint time trial teampursuit road cycling km individual road race contested event widely perceived dominated japan claimed medal total including four gold total overall medal gold indian cyclist rest medal burma iran failed achieve single one football six asian teams—afghanistan burma india indonesia iran japan—participated gold medal indian team defeated iran – final japan defeated afghanistan – win bronze medal semifinal two match played iran japan decide one finalist first match played march remained goalless even match went overtime next day replay semifinal match played team iran defeated japan goal difference weightlifting seven country participated seven events—bantamweight kg featherweight kg lightweight kg middleweight kg light heavyweight kg middle heavyweight kg heavyweight kg iranian weightlifter dominated event claimed medal total including gold singapore two silver india philippine one silver one bronze following calendar asian game blue box represents event competition qualification round day yellow box represent day medalawarding final sport held numeral indicates number event final sport held day left calendar list sport event held game right many gold medal sport key top calendar aid reader march first asian game officially opened list guest included— india first president rajendra prasad first prime minister india jawaharlal nehru cabinet member indian government diplomatic corp representative participating asian noc national stadium filled estimated spectator gun salute fired rampart purana quila adjacent national stadium honour guest participant first asian game speech president asian game federation hrh yadavendra singh president rajendra prashad officially opened game prime minister nehru presented speech organiser game adopted official motto games— play game spirit game fifteen indian army trumpeter flag eleven participating country masthead gave performance alphabetical order english athlete participating country asiad entered stadium march past following custom olympics india entered last host nation lighting cauldron done olympian india dalip singh help asian game torch lit sun ray red fort afterwards baldev singh member indian athletics squad recited athlete oath behalf competitor game asiad featured athlete representing national olympic committee organising committee game sent formal invitation almost asian country china invited respond closing date entry pakistan declined participate kashmir conflict india south korea attended meeting olympic representative asian country held august london olympics agreed send athlete game participate send korean war soviet union vietnam invited political system japan neither invited summer olympics attend founding meeting asian game federation held february delhi allowed participate game japan sent member strong team second largest host participated except aquatic event burma india sent contingent event iran participated event send female athlete list participating noc number competitor per delegation indicated bracket afghanistan burma ceylon india indonesia iran japan nepal philippine singapore thailand number athlete national olympic committee highest lowest athlete eight participating noc least one medal five winning least one gold medal athlete japan earned highest number gold medal overall medal host nation india finished second gold overall medal well bronze would best rank achieved india medal table succeeding asian game iran finished third gold overall medal three noc afghanistan nepal thailand failed earn medal singaporean swimmer neo chwee kok earned honour winning first gold medal history asian game total four gold free style event × relay becoming medalled athlete game ranking table consistent international olympic committee convention published medal table default table ordered number gold medal athlete nation context nation entity represented national olympic committee number silver medal taken consideration next number bronze medal nation still tied equal ranking given listed alphabetically ioc country code total medal gold silver bronze awarded total number bronze medal less total number gold silver medal bronze medal awarded water polo team pursuit event track cycling host nation india asian game also celebrated india list ioc country code asian game olympic council asia website