1994 Asian Games
asian game 年アジア競技大会 also known xii asiad th asian game 第回アジア競技大会 simply hiroshima 広島 held october hiroshima japanthis first gameshistory country noncapital city hosted eventthe main theme edition promote peace harmony among asian nation concept used due historical fact city site first atomic bomb attack year earlier due gulf war iraq suspended game game debuted five asian former republic soviet union kazakhstan kyrgyzstan tajikistan turkmenistan uzbekistan total number athlete official involved country total number sport debut sport edition asiad baseball karate modern pentathlon two city asia demonstrated interest host asian game one beijing people republic china hiroshima japan two presented olympic council asia committee meeting following year seoul also served previous meeting evaluate preparation city next asian game also summer olympics beijing eventually right host edition hiroshima authority surprised learn even though defeated would receive next edition excellent technical level project vote needed selection emblem game abstract image dove symbol peace resembles letter h initial host city name hiroshima reflecting hiroshima desire peace oca emblem symbol asian game whole resembles athlete motion official mascot xii asiad pair white dove poppo cuccu male female respectively represent peace harmony main theme edition asian game designed wellknown manga artist character designer susumu matsushita national olympic committee noc named according official ioc designation arranged according official ioc country code top ten ranked noc game listed host nation japan highlighted host nation japan chinese athlete test positive banned drug anabolic steroid asian game less month asian game scandal world aquatic championship rome chinese womens swimming title two nine world champion among tested positive asian game hiroshima city university asian game page