Asian Games sports explained

This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organized by the Olympic Council of Asia. On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one event, although exemptions may be made.[1] The first round of changes commenced with the 2014 Asian Games when the number of events was recommended to be restricted to 35 with 28 Olympic sports and up to a maximum of seven non-Olympic sports. Some events currently in the Asian Games programme may henceforth be relegated to the newly formed Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games which was first held in 2013 or to the Asian Beach Games.

Asian Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Sport (Discipline)Body
World (Asia)		5154586266707478828690949802061014182226
 
AquaticsAQUA (AASF)X
X
X
X
X
WA (WAA)X
WA (AAA)X
BWF (BA)X
Baseball /
Softball		WBSC (BFA/SA)• X
3x3 FIBA (FIBA Asia)X
Basketball X
IFBB (AFBF)
IBF (ABF)
IBA (ASBC)X
WBF (APBF)
CanoeingCanoe polo ICF (ACC)
Slalom X
Sprint X
FIDE (ACF)
ICC (ACC)
WCBS (ACBS)
CyclingBMX freestyle UCI (ACC)X
BMX racing X
Mountain bike X
Road X
Track X
Ballroom WDSF (DSA)•
Breaking X
IDBF (ADBF)
FEI (AEF)X
EsportsIESF (AESF)• X
FIE (FCA)X
FIH (AHF)X
FIFA (AFC)X
IGF (AGF)
IGF (APGC)X
GymnasticsArtistic FIG (AGU)X
Rhythmic X
Trampoline X
IHF (AHF)X
Jet skiUIM
IJF (JUA)X
JJIF (JJAU)X
IKF (AKF)X
WKF (AKF)X
IKA (KCAO)X
UIPM (AMPC)X
ParaglidingFAI (AFA)
IPSF (APSIF)
Roller sportsArtistic WSK (WSA)
Inline freestyle
Skateboarding X
Speed
FISA (ARF)X
RugbySevens WR (AR)X
Union
WS (ASAF)X
FIAS (SUAO)
ISTAF (ASTAF)X
ISSF (ASC)X
ISTF (ASTF)• X
IFSC (IFSC Asia)X
WSF (ASF)X
ISA (ASF)X
ITTF (ATTU)X
WT (ATU)X
ITF (ATF)X
WT (AST)X
VolleyballFIVB (AVC)X
X
IWF (AWF)X
UWW (UWW Asia)X
IWUF (WFA)X
WXF (AXF)
 
Total events57 77 112 120 140 135 200 199 196 269 308 337 377 419 424 476 439 465 481

Demonstration Asian Games sports

The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Games program:

Asian Winter Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Sport (Discipline)Body
World (Asia)		869096990307111725
 
FIB
IBU4
WCF3
IIHF2
SkatingISU (ASU)4
9
14
ISMF (ASMF)3
IOF
SkiingFIS (ASF)2
6
11
• • •
6
 
Total events35 33 43 43 51 47 69 64 64

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Sport (Discipline)Body
World (Asia)		050709
091317
 
FIBA (FIBA Asia)• bgcolor=gray2
FIG (AGU)bgcolor=gray
IBF (ABF)bgcolor=gray6
BoxingIBA (ASBC)bgcolor=gray
ChessFIDE (ACF)9bgcolor=gray10
Cue sportsWCBS (ACBS)bgcolor=gray13
CyclingBMX freestyleUCI (ACC)bgcolor=gray
Indoorbgcolor=gray
Trackbgcolor=gray9
DancesportWDSF (DSA)bgcolor=gray11
Dragon & lion danceIDLDF (DLDFA)6bgcolor=gray
EquestrianFEI (AEF)bgcolor=gray
EsportsIESF (AESF)bgcolor=gray•
FinswimmingCMAS (AUF)bgcolor=gray
FIFA (AFC)bgcolor=gray
GoIGF (AGF)bgcolor=gray
Indoor archeryWA (WAA)bgcolor=gray
WA (AAA)bgcolor=gray25
FIH (AHF)bgcolor=gray
JudoIJF (JUA)bgcolor=gray
Ju-jitsuJJIF (JJAU)bgcolor=gray• 25
KabaddiIndoorIKF (AKF)bgcolor=gray
Standardbgcolor=gray
KarateWKF (AKF)bgcolor=gray
KickboxingWAKO (WAKO Asia)• bgcolor=gray15
KurashIKA (KCAO)• bgcolor=gray
IFMA (FAMA)bgcolor=gray14
Pencak silatIPSF (APSIF)bgcolor=gray
PétanqueFIPJP (ABSC)bgcolor=gray
Roller sportsRoller freestyleWSK (WSA)bgcolor=gray
Skateboardingbgcolor=gray
SamboFIAS (SUAO)bgcolor=gray
Sepak takrawISTAF (ASTAF)bgcolor=gray
AQUA (AASF)bgcolor=gray30
ShuttlecockISFbgcolor=gray
Sport climbingIFSC (IFSC Asia)bgcolor=gray
TaekwondoWT (ATU)bgcolor=gray
TennisITF (ATF)bgcolor=gray5
VovinamWVVF (AVF)bgcolor=gray
WeightliftingIWF (AWF)bgcolor=gray
WrestlingAlyshUWW (UWW Asia)bgcolor=gray
Beltbgcolor=gray•
Kazakh kuresibgcolor=gray
Pahlavanibgcolor=gray
Turkmen goreshbgcolor=gray
Wrestlingbgcolor=gray
Wushu IWUF (WFA)bgcolor=gray
XiangqiWXF (AXF)bgcolor=gray
 
Total events120 151 108 215 100 348

Asian Beach Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Sport (Discipline)Body
World (Asia)		0810121416
 
3x3 basketballFIBA (FIBA Asia)2
Air sportsParaglidingFAI (AFA)
Paramotoring
AquaticsBeach water poloAQUA (AASF)1
Open water swimming4
Beach athleticsWA (AAA)14
Beach flag footballIFAF (IFAF Asia)
IHF (AHF)2
IKF (AKF)2
Beach kurashIKA (KCAO)
Beach samboFIAS (SUAO)
Beach sepak takrawISTAF (ASTAF)6
FIFA (AFC)1
Beach volleyballFIVB (AVC)2
Beach woodballIWbF (AWbF)11
Beach wrestlingUWW (UWW Asia)8
BMX freestyleUCI (ACC)
BodybuildingIFBB (AFBF)7
Coastal rowingFISA (ARF)
Dragon boatIDBF (ADBF)
Footvolley(AFF)
Jet skiUIM
Ju-jitsuJJIF (JJAU)
Muaythai IFMA (FAMA)
Pencak silatIPSF (APSIF)18
PétanqueFIPJP (ABSC)
Roller sportsRoller freestyleWSK (WSA)
Skateboarding
Speed
SailingWS (ASAF)
Shuttlecock
Sport climbingIFSC (IFSC Asia)
SquashWSF (ASF)
SurfingISA (ASF)
Tent peggingITPF (ATPC)
TriathleUIPM (AMPC)
TriathlonDuathlonWT (AST)
Triathlon
VocotruyenWFVV11
VovinamWVVF (AVF)9
Water skiingIWWF (AWWF)
 
Total events71 52 49 165 172

Asian Youth Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Sport (Discipline)Body
World (Asia)		091325
 
3x3 basketballFIBA (FIBA Asia)X
AquaticsDivingAQUA (AASF)X
Swimming30
AthleticsWA (AAA)X
BadmintonBWF (BA)
Beach volleyballFIVB (AVC)X
Belbogli kurashWABKX
BowlingIBF (ABF)
BoxingIBA (ASBC)15
CanoeingICF (ACC)X
ChessFIDE (ACF)X
CyclingUCI (ACC)X
FencingFIE (FCA)X
FIFA (AFC)X
GolfIGF (APGC)
GymnasticsFIG (AGU)X
HandballIHF (AHF)X
Hand-to-hand fightingHSIFX
JudoIJF (JUA)X
Ju-jitsuJJIF (JJAU)X
KarateWKF (AKF)X
KurashIKA (KCAO)16
RowingFISA (ARF)X
Rugby sevensWR (AR)
SailingWS (ASAF)
SamboFIAS (SUAO)X
ShootingISSF (ASC)
SquashWSF (ASF)
Table tennisITTF (ATTU)
TaekwondoWT (ATU)X
TennisITF (ATF)
TriathlonWT (AST)X
WeightliftingIWF (AWF)X
WrestlingUWW (UWW Asia)X
 
Total events90 122 279

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Council of Asia : News . 2010-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224034450/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=395 . 2012-02-24 . dead .

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