Asian Games sports

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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.

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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)		 51 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26
 
Aquatics Artistic swimming Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg AQUA (AA) 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2
Diving Diving pictogram.svg 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
Open water swimming Open water swimming pictogram.svg 2
Swimming Swimming pictogram.svg 8 13 21 21 23 24 25 29 29 29 31 31 32 32 38 38 38 41 41 41
Water polo Water polo pictogram.svg 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Archery Archery pictogram.svg WA (WAA) 4 4 12 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 10 10
Athletics Athletics pictogram.svg WA (AAA) 33 30 31 32 34 35 35 39 40 42 43 43 45 45 45 47 47 48 48 50
Badminton Badminton pictogram.svg BWF (BA) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Baseball /
Softball		 Baseball Baseball pictogram.svg WBSC (BFA/SA) • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Softball Softball pictogram.svg 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Basketball 3x3 3x3 basketball pictogram.svg FIBA (FIBA Asia) 2 2 2
Basketball Basketball pictogram.svg 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Bodybuilding Bodybuilding pictogram.svg IFBB (AFBF) 8 8
Bowling Bowling pictogram.svg IBF (ABF) 10 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 6
Boxing Boxing pictogram.svg IBA (ASBC) 7 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 13 10 13 11
Bridge Contract bridge pictogram.svg WBF (APBF) 6 3
Canoeing Canoe polo Canoe polo pictogram.svg ICF (ACC) •
Slalom Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg 4 4 4 4 6
Sprint Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg 13 13 12 13 10 12 12 12 12 12
Chess Chess pictogram.svg FIDE (ACF) 3 4 4
Cricket Cricket pictogram.svg ICC (ACC) 2 2 2 2
Cue sports Cue sports pictogram.svg WCBS (ACBS) 10 10 10 10
Cycling BMX freestyle Cycling (BMX freestyle) pictogram.svg UCI (ACC) 2
BMX racing Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg 2 2 2 2 2
Mountain bike Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg 4 4 2 2 4 2 2
Road Cycling (road) pictogram.svg 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
Track Cycling (track) pictogram.svg 3 4 8 8 4 4 5 6 8 7 7 12 12 10 10 14 12 12
Dancesport Ballroom DanceSport pictogram.svg WDSF (DSA) • 10
Breaking Breakdancing pictogram.svg 2 2
Dragon boat Dragon boat pictogram.svg IDBF (ADBF) 6 5 6
Equestrian Equestrian pictogram.svg FEI (AEF) 4 6 4 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 7
Esports Electronic sports pictogram.svg (AESF) • 7 11
Fencing Fencing pictogram.svg FIE (FCA) 8 8 8 10 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Field hockey Field hockey pictogram.svg FIH (AHF) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Football Football pictogram.svg FIFA (AFC) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Go Go (game) pictogram.svg IGF (AGF) 3 3
Golf Golf pictogram.svg IGF (APGC) 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg FIG (AGU) 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Rhythmic Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Trampoline Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg 2 2 2 2 2 2
Handball Handball pictogram.svg IHF (AHF) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Jet ski Jet Ski pictogram.svg UIM 4
Judo Judo pictogram.svg IJF (JUA) 8 16 16 14 16 16 16 16 15 15 15
Ju-jitsu Jujitsu pictogram.svg JJIF (JJAU) 8 8 7
Kabaddi Kabaddi pictogram.svg IKF (AKF) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Karate Karate pictogram.svg WKF (AKF) 11 11 11 13 13 13 12 14 15
Kurash Kurash pictogram.svg IKA (KCAO) 7 7 6
Mixed martial arts MMA pictogram.svg (AMMA) 6
Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon pictogram (running only).svg UIPM (AMPC) 2 6 4 4 2 4 4
Paragliding Paragliding pictogram.svg FAI (AFA) 6
Pencak silat Pencak silat pictogram.svg IPSF (APSIF) 16
Roller sports Artistic Artistic roller skating pictogram.svg WSK (WSA) 3 1
Inline freestyle 3
Skateboarding Skateboarding pictogram.svg 4 4 4
Speed Inline speed skating pictogram.svg 6 2 6
Rowing Rowing pictogram.svg FISA (ARF) 4 8 14 12 11 13 10 14 14 15 14 14
Rugby Sevens Rugby sevens pictogram.svg WR (AR) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Union Rugby union pictogram.svg 1 1
Sailing Sailing pictogram.svg WS (ASAF) 5 4 4 5 7 7 16 15 14 14 14 10 14 14
Sambo Sambo pictogram.svg FIAS (SUAO) 4
Sepak takraw Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg ISTAF (ASTAF) 2 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Shooting Shooting pictogram.svg ISSF (ASC) 6 6 5 14 14 22 22 22 30 40 34 34 42 44 44 44 20 33 28
Soft tennis Soft tennis pictogram.svg ISTF (ASTF) • 4 4 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
Sport climbing Climbing pictogram.svg IFSC (IFSC Asia) 6 6 6
Squash Squash pictogram.svg WS (ASF) 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5
Surfing Surfing pictogram.svg ISA (ASF) 2
Table tennis Table tennis pictogram.svg ITTF (ATTU) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7
Taekwondo Taekwondo pictogram.svg WT (ATU) 8 8 16 16 16 16 16 14 13 10
Tennis Tennis pictogram.svg ITF (ATF) 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
Triathlon Triathlon pictogram.svg TRI (AST) 2 2 3 3 3 3
Volleyball Beach Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg FIVB (AVC) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Indoor Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Weightlifting Weightlifting pictogram.svg IWF (AWF) 7 7 8 8 8 27 10 10 10 19 19 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 16
Wrestling Wrestling pictogram.svg UWW (UWW Asia) 7 8 16 8 10 20 10 10 20 20 20 16 18 18 18 20 18 18 18
Wushu Wushu pictogram.svg IWUF (WFA) 6 6 11 11 11 15 15 14 15 15
Xiangqi Xiangqi pictogram.svg WXF (AXF) 2 3
 
Total events5777112120140135200199196269308337377419424476439465481460

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)		 86 90 96 99 03 07 11 17 25
 
Bandy Bandy pictogram.svg FIB 1
Biathlon Biathlon pictogram.svg IBU 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 4
Curling Curling pictogram.svg WC 2 2 2 3
Ice hockey Ice hockey pictogram.svg IIHF 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Skating Figure Figure skating pictogram.svg ISU (ASU) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Short-track speed Short track speed skating pictogram.svg 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 9
Speed Speed skating pictogram.svg 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 14
Ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering pictogram.svg ISMF (ASMF) 3
Ski orienteering Ski-orienteering pictogram.svg IOF 8
Skiing Alpine Alpine skiing pictogram.svg FIS (ASF) 4 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 2
Cross-country Cross country skiing pictogram.svg 6 6 6 6 7 6 12 10 6
Freestyle Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg 2 2 2 6 4 11
Ski jumping Ski jumping pictogram.svg • • • 2 3 3
Snowboarding Snowboarding pictogram.svg 3 • 2 6 6
 
Total events353343435147696464

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)		 05 07 09
(M)		 09 13 17
 
3x3 basketball 3x3 basketball pictogram.svg FIBA (FIBA Asia) • 2 2
Aerobic gymnastics Gymnastics (aerobic) pictogram.svg FIG (AGU) 4 4 4
Bowling Bowling pictogram.svg IBF (ABF) 6 6 6 6
Boxing Boxing pictogram.svg IBA (ASBC) 8
Chess Chess pictogram.svg FIDE (ACF) 9 4 4 10
Cue sports Cue sports pictogram.svg WCBS (ACBS) 8 10 10 13
CyclingBMX freestyle BMX freestyle pictogram.svg UCI (ACC) 3 5
Indoor Cycling artistic pictogram.svg 5 5
Track Cycling (track) pictogram.svg 9
Dancesport DanceSport pictogram.svg WDSF (DSA) 12 12 10 10 11
Dragon & lion dance IDLDF (DLDFA) 6 6
Equestrian Equestrian pictogram.svg FEI (AEF) 3
Esports Electronic sports pictogram.svg (AESF) 3 6 6 •
Finswimming Finswimming pictogram.svg CMAS (AUF) 8 16
Futsal Futsal pictogram.svg FIFA (AFC) 2 2 2 2 2
Go Go (game) pictogram.svg IGF (AGF) 4
Indoor archery Indoor archery pictogram.svg WA (WAA) 8
Indoor athletics Indoor athletics pictogram.svg WA (AAA) 26 26 26 25
Indoor hockey Indoor hockey pictogram.svg FIH (AHF) 1
Judo Judo pictogram.svg IJF (JUA) 14
Ju-jitsu Jujitsu pictogram.svg JJIF (JJAU) 7 • 25
KabaddiIndoor Indoor kabaddi pictogram.svg IKF (AKF) 1 2
Standard Kabaddi pictogram.svg 1
Karate Karate pictogram.svg WKF (AKF) 10
Kickboxing Kickboxing pictogram.svg WAKO (WAKO Asia) • 10 8 9 15
Kurash Kurash pictogram.svg IKA (KCAO) • 14 8 8 15
Muaythai Muay Thai pictogram.svg IFMA (FAMA) 17 9 15 9 9 14
Pencak silat Pencak silat pictogram.svg IPSF (APSIF) 11 15
Pétanque Petanque pictogram.svg FIPJP (ABSC) 4
Roller sportsRoller freestyle Inline extreme skating pictogram.svg WSK (WSA) 3 4
Skateboarding Skateboarding pictogram.svg 2 2
Sambo Sambo pictogram.svg FIAS (SUAO) 23
Sepak takraw Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg ISTAF (ASTAF) 2 2 2
Short course swimming Short course swimming pictogram.svg AQUA (AA) 40 30 30 30 30
Shuttlecock Shuttlecock pictogram.svg ISF 6
Sport climbing Climbing pictogram.svg IFSC (IFSC Asia) 4 4
Taekwondo Taekwondo pictogram.svg WT (ATU) 16 18
Tennis Tennis pictogram.svg ITF (ATF) 5
Vovinam Vovinam pictogram.svg WVVF (AVF) 14
Weightlifting Weightlifting pictogram.svg IWF (AWF) 16
WrestlingAlysh Alysh pictogram.svg UWW (UWW Asia) 24
Belt Belt wrestling pictogram.svg • 28
Kazakh kuresi Kazakh kuresi pictogram.svg 3
Pahlavani Pahlavani wrestling pictogram.svg 3
Turkmen goresh Turkmen goresh pictogram.svg 26
Wrestling Wrestling pictogram.svg 22
Wushu Wushu pictogram.svg IWUF (WFA) 11 8
Xiangqi Xiangqi pictogram.svg WXF (AXF) 4 2
 
Total events120151108215100348

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)		 08 10 12 14 16 26
 
3x3 basketball 3x3 basketball pictogram.svg FIBA (FIBA Asia) 2 2 2 2 2
Air sportsParagliding Paragliding pictogram.svg FAI (AFA) 8 4
Paramotoring Paramotoring pictogram.svg 4 4
AquaticsBeach water polo Beach water polo pictogram.svg AQUA (AA) 1 1 1 1 2
Open water swimming Open water swimming pictogram.svg 4 4 4 4 3
Beach athletics Beach athletics pictogram.svg WA (AAA) 12 14 10
Beach flag football Beach flag football pictogram.svg IFAF (IFAF Asia) 1
Beach handball Beach handball pictogram.svg IHF (AHF) 2 2 2 2 2 2
Beach kabaddi Beach kabaddi pictogram.svg IKF (AKF) 2 2 2 2 2 2
Beach kurash Beach kurash pictogram.svg IKA (KCAO) 8 10
Beach sambo Beach sambo pictogram.svg FIAS (SUAO) 7 8
Beach sepak takraw Beach sepaktakraw pictogram.svg ISTAF (ASTAF) 4 4 4 6 6
Beach soccer Beach soccer pictogram.svg FIFA (AFC) 1 1 1 1 1 2
Beach volleyball Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg FIVB (AVC) 2 2 2 2 2 2
Beach woodball Beach woodball pictogram.svg IWbF (AWbF) 4 4 4 8 11
Beach wrestling Beach wrestling pictogram.svg UWW (UWW Asia) 4 6 8 8
BMX freestyle BMX freestyle pictogram.svg UCI (ACC) 4
Bodybuilding Bodybuilding pictogram.svg IFBB (AFBF) 6 6 5 7
Coastal rowing Coastal rowing pictogram.svg FISA (ARF) 6
Dragon boat Dragon boat pictogram.svg IDBF (ADBF) 6 6 6
Footvolley Footvolley pictogram.svg (AFF) 1
Jet ski Jet Ski pictogram.svg UIM 4 4 6
Ju-jitsu Jujitsu pictogram.svg JJIF (JJAU) 12 18 4
Muaythai Muay Thai pictogram.svg IFMA (FAMA) 15 16
Pencak silat Pencak silat pictogram.svg IPSF (APSIF) 8 18
Pétanque Petanque pictogram.svg FIPJP (ABSC) 9 9
Roller sportsRoller freestyle Inline extreme skating pictogram.svg WSK (WSA) 3
Skateboarding Skateboarding pictogram.svg 3
Speed Inline speed skating pictogram.svg 8
Sailing Sailing pictogram.svg WS (ASAF) 6 6 2 9 8
Shuttlecock Shuttlecock pictogram.svg ISF 7
Sport climbing Climbing pictogram.svg IFSC (IFSC Asia) 8 4 4
Squash Squash pictogram.svg WS (ASF) 2
Surfing Surfing pictogram.svg ISA (ASF) 5
Tent pegging Tent pegging pictogram.svg ITPF (ATPC) 8
Teqball Teqball pictogram.svg FITEQ 3
Triathle Modern triathle pictogram.svg UIPM (AMPC) 3
TriathlonAquathlon Aquathlon pictogram.svg TRI (AST) 3
Duathlon Duathlon pictogram.svg 3
Triathlon Triathlon pictogram.svg 2 2 3
Vocotruyen Vocotruyen pictogram.svg WFVV 11
Vovinam Vovinam pictogram.svg WVVF (AVF) 9
Water skiing Water skiing pictogram.svg IWWF (AWWF) 6 4 13
 
Total events71524916517261

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)		 09 13 25
 
3x3 basketball 3x3 basketball pictogram.svg FIBA (FIBA Asia) 2 2 4
AquaticsDiving Diving pictogram.svg AQUA (AA) 4 4
Swimming Swimming pictogram.svg 32 30 34
Athletics Athletics pictogram.svg WA (AAA) 28 34 42
Badminton Badminton pictogram.svg BWF (BA) 3 3
Bowling Bowling pictogram.svg IBF (ABF) 8
Boxing Boxing pictogram.svg IBA (ASBC) 14
Camel racing WCS 2
Cycling Cycling (road) pictogram.svg UCI (ACC) 5
Equestrian Equestrian pictogram.svg FEI (AEF) 4
Esports Electronic sports pictogram.svg (AESF) 6
Fencing Fencing pictogram.svg FIE (FCA) 6
Football Football Football pictogram.svg FIFA (AFC) 1 1
Futsal Futsal pictogram.svg 2
Golf Golf pictogram.svg IGF (APGC) 2 4
Handball Handball pictogram.svg IHF (AHF) 2 2
Judo Judo pictogram.svg IJF (JUA) 6 16
Ju-jitsu Jujitsu pictogram.svg JJIF (JJAU) 9
Kabaddi Kabaddi pictogram.svg IKF (AKF) 2
Mixed martial arts MMA pictogram.svg (AMMA) 15
Muaythai Muay Thai pictogram.svg IFMA (FAMA) 17
Rugby sevens Rugby Sevens pictogram.svg WR (AR) 2
Sailing Sailing pictogram.svg WS (ASAF) 5
Shooting Shooting pictogram.svg ISSF (ASC) 4 8
Squash Squash pictogram.svg WS (ASF) 4
Table tennis Table tennis pictogram.svg ITTF (ATTU) 4 2 3
Taekwondo Taekwondo pictogram.svg WT (ATU) 4 17
Tennis Tennis pictogram.svg ITF (ATF) 3
Teqball Teqball pictogram.svg FITEQ 5
Triathlon Triathlon pictogram.svg TRI (AST) 3
VolleyballBeach Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg FIVB (AVC) 2 2
Indoor Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg 2
Weightlifting Weightlifting pictogram.svg IWF (AWF) 9 16
WrestlingBeach Beach wrestling pictogram.svg UWW (UWW Asia) 8
Wrestling Wrestling pictogram.svg 16
 
Total events90122251

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Council of Asia : News". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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