1982 Asian Games
th asian game hindi नौवें एशियाई खेल also known delhi hindi दिल्ली held november december delhi india asian asian game record broken event also first asiad held aegis olympic council asia delhi joined bangkok city host multiple edition asian game point later jakarta doha would enter group total athlete national olympic committee noc participated game competing event sport discipline number participating country highest asian game history handball equestrian rowing golf included first time fencing bowling excluded asian game saw beginning chinese dominance medal tally japan maximum number medal previous edition game china made presence felt sporting world dethroning japan top medalist preparation ix asian game color television introduced india big way game broadcast colour logo game image mishra yantra one four distinct astronomical instrument jantar mantar new delhi observatory mascot game appu – young elephant based reallife one named kuttinarayanan died may host next th asian game th summer olympics seoul south korea participated delhi asian game person delegation including observation team study facility management event doordarshan started colour television broadcast expressly asian game officially opened president zail singh athlete oath taken pt usha main stadium game jawaharlal nehru stadium exhibition sport kabaddi sepak takraw number athlete national olympic committee highest lowest top ten ranked noc game listed host nation india highlighted china asian game first time defeating japan gold medal tally become defending winning team since host nation india asian game asian game commonwealth game ix asian game olympic council asia website asian game mascot appu celebrity elephant asiad appu died aanakotta elephant yard guruvayur devaswom punnathurkotta