Dancesport at the Asian Games

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Dancesport is a competitive team sport which includes ballroom dancing. The sport became a part of the Asian Games (Asian Summer Games) as a medal sport in 2010 in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. International governing body of Dancesport, World DanceSport Federation, was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1995, and subsequently in 1997 the Asian representative of the sport, Asian DanceSport Federation, was recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia. After the recognition of the Asian DanceSport Federation, the sport was demonstrated at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Inclusion

World DanceSport Federation, the international governing body of dancesport, was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in September 1995. [1] After two years, the Asian representative of the sport, Asian DanceSport Federation, gained recognition from the Olympic Council of Asia, and dancesport became a part of the Asian Games sports. [1] [2] [3] It was subsequently featured at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, as a demonstration sport. Dancesport was included as one of the 42 medal sports in the 2010 Asian Games, held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. [4]

Exclusion

Olympic Council of Asia dropped six sports from the Asian Games program: roller sports, chess, cue sports, softball, dancesport and dragon boat. Out of these six, three—roller sports, dancesport and dragon boat—were included only once in the Games, at the Guangzhou 2010. Thus, the dancesport has not been scheduled to be in the program of the 2014 Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea. [5]

Events

Event 98 10 22 26 Years
Standard
Five dancesd X 1
Quickstep X 1
Slow foxtrot X 1
Tango X 1
Waltz X 1
Latin
Five dancesd X 1
Cha-cha-cha X 1
Jive X 1
Paso doble X 1
Samba X 1
Breaking
B-Boys X X 2
B-Girls X X 2
Total01022

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)110112
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)14510
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)08311
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)0022
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0011
Totals (5 entries)12121236

Participating nations

Nation 98 10 22 Years
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 81243
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 61243
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4243
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 41
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1242
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1232
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 41
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 41
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 81
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 61
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 31
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 81233
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 81
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1242
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 41
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 81043
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 31
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 842
Number of nations81213
Number of athletes5210845

List of medalists

References

  1. 1 2 "Important milestones of the Asian DanceSport Federation". adsf.org. Asian DanceSport Federation. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "Sports – DanceSport". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. "China's best Latin dance couples prepare for Asian Games". People's Daily . 10 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  4. "Home – Sports". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  5. "Incheon Asian Games to Feature 36 Sports". english.chosun.com. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.