| 11th Asian Group Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Capas [lower-alpha 1] , Philippines |
| Date(s) | February 26 – March 9, 2024 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Athletes participating | 1,400 |
| Website | 11thasianagegroup |
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The 11th Asian Group Aquatics Championships is scheduled to be held from February 26 to March 9, 2024, at New Clark City in Capas, Philippines. [1]
| Year | Number | Host City | Host Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
| 2002 | 2 | Zhuhai |  China |
| 2003 | 3 | Macau |  Macau |
| 2005 | 4 | Bangkok |  Thailand |
| 2007 | 5 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
| 2009 | 6 | Narashino |  Japan |
| 2011 | 7 | Palembang | Indonesia |
| 2015 | 8 | Bangkok | Thailand |
| 2017 | 9 | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |
| 2019 | 10 | Bangalore |  India |
Source: [2]
Last Update: 6 March 2024 [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 43 | 21 | 8 | 72 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan | 25 | 18 | 7 | 50 |
| 3 | Thailand | 18 | 13 | 24 | 55 |
| 4 |  Vietnam | 15 | 21 | 30 | 66 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 15 | 19 | 16 | 50 |
| 6 | China | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | India | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 |  Malaysia | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | 16 | 17 | 37 |
| 10 |  Iran | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 12 | Macau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Philippines | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Qatar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Singapore | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 |  Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brunei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 149 | 147 | 148 | 444 | |
The Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) said they were looking at three Asian countries as the possible host of the event: Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. In the end, the Philippines was chosen because of the newly built and the first FINA-certified facility of the country, the New Clark City Aquatic Center, which was used as a venue for aquatics events at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games previously. [4] [5] In December 2019, the AASF, Philippine Swimming (later replaced by Philippine Aquatics), the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, and the Philippine Sports Commission signed a partnership agreement for the Philippines to host the event. [6]
The Asian Swimming Championships was originally scheduled to be held from November 7 to 17, 2020. [4] [5] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was rescheduled to November 7–17, 2021. [7] [8] It was then further postponed to 2023. [9]
In October 2023, a request was made by the local organizing committee to Asia Aquatics to further postpone the competition to February 2024. [10]
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