1994 Asian Games

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XII Asian Games
1994 Asian Games logo.svg
Host city Hiroshima, Japan
MottoAsian Harmony
Nations42
Athletes6,828
Events337 in 34 sports
Opening2 October 1994
Closing16 October 1994
Opened by Akihito
Emperor of Japan
Closed by Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah
President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Athlete's Oath Ryohei Koba
Torch lighter Aki Ichijo
Yasunori Uchitomi
Main venue Hiroshima Park Main Stadium
Website hiroshima-cu.ac.jp (archived)
Summer
Winter

The 1994 Asian Games (1994年アジア競技大会), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games (第12回アジア競技大会) or simply Hiroshima 1994 (広島1994), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan.This is first on Games'history that a country non-capital city hosted the event. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. This concept was used due the historical fact that the city was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games. The games debuted the five Asian former republics of the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. [1] [2]

Contents

There were a total number of 6,828 athletes and officials involved, from 42 countries, with a total number of 34 sports. Debut sports at this edition of the Asiad were baseball, karate and modern pentathlon. [1]

Bidding process

In 1983, two cities in Asia demonstrated interest to host the 1990 Asian Games, one was Beijing in the People's Republic of China and the other was Hiroshima in Japan. The two presented before an Olympic Council of Asia committee, during a meeting of the same, during the following year in Seoul, that also served as a previous meeting to evaluate the preparations of the city for the next Asian Games and also for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Beijing eventually won the right to host the 1990 edition. But the Hiroshima authorities were surprised to learn that even though it was defeated, it would receive the next edition because of the excellent technical level of the project. [3]

34 votes were needed for selection.

1994 Asian Games bidding result
CityCountryVotes
Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44
Hiroshima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 23

Marketing

The emblem of the games is an abstract image of a dove, symbol of peace, which resembles the letter 'H' initial as in the host city name Hiroshima, reflecting Hiroshima's desire for peace. The OCA emblem is the symbol of Asian Games as a whole which resembles athlete in motion. [4]

Mascot

Official mascots 12th asiad mascot.png
Official mascots

The official mascot of the XII Asiad is a pair of white doves. Poppo and Cuccu, male and female respectively, represent peace and harmony - the main theme of this edition of the Asian Games. [2] They were designed by well-known manga artist and character designer Susumu Matsushita.

Participating nations

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1994. [1]

Sports

Calendar

OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitions1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
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CeremoniesOCCC
 
Archery pictogram.svg Archery 1124
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 2473109843
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 257
Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball 11
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 112
Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling 2224212
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 1212
Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoeing 7613
Cycling Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road 123
Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track 2237
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian 11114
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 111111118
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 112
Football pictogram.svg Football 112
Golf pictogram.svg Golf 44
Gymnastics Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic 1121014
Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic 11
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 112
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 444416
Kabaddi pictogram.svg Kabaddi 11
Karate pictogram.svg Karate 44311
Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg Modern pentathlon 22
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 1212
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing 77
Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepak takraw 11
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 4642446434
Soft tennis pictogram.svg Soft tennis 224
Softball pictogram.svg Softball 11
Swimming Diving pictogram.svg Diving 224
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 45556631
Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming 22
Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo 11
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 11327
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 448
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 1157
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball 112
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 3332222219
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 555520
Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu 1236
Total gold medals1416222817234135221736322410337
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Medal table

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

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1268357266
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)*647579218
3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)635664183
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)27252779
5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)11121942
6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)99826
7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)7132444
8Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)431623
9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)421319
10Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)41510
11–32Remaining205891169
Totals (32 entries)3393374031,079

Doping scandal

The Chinese had 11 athletes test positive for banned drugs and anabolic steroids at the 1994 Asian Games. [5] Less than a month before the Asian Games, a scandal at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, when the Chinese had won 12 of the 16 women's swimming titles, with two of those nine world champions among those who tested positive at the Asian games. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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