Asian Games sports

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.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Aquatics – Baseball – Basketball – Board games – Canoeing – Cycling – Gymnastics – Roller sports – Rugby union – Volleyball

Sport (Discipline)	Body		51	54	58	62	66	70	74	78	82	86	90	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22
Sport (Discipline)	World	Asia	51	54	58	62	66	70	74	78	82	86	90	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22

Artistic swimming	FINA	AASF												2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Diving			2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	8	10	10	10	10
Open water swimming
Swimming			8	13	21	21	23	24	25	29	29	29	31	31	32	32	38	38	38	41
Water polo			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Archery	WA	WAA								4	4	12	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	10
Athletics	WA	AAA	33	30	31	32	34	35	35	39	40	42	43	43	45	45	45	47	47	48	48
Badminton	BWF	BA				6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Baseball	WBSC	BFA											•	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Softball	WBSC												1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

3x3 basketball	FIBA	FIBA Asia																		2	2
Basketball	FIBA	FIBA Asia	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Bridge	WBF																			6
Chess	FIDE	ACF															3	4			4
Go	IGF																	3
Xiangqi	WXF																	2

Bodybuilding	IFBB															8	8
Bowling	IBF									10		12		12	10	10	12	12	12	6
Boxing	AIBA	ASBC		7	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	10	13

Canoe polo	ICF	ACC																		•
Slalom canoeing																		4	4	4	4
Sprint canoeing													13	13	12	13	10	12	12	12	12

Cricket	ICC	ACC																2	2		2
Cue sports	WCBS														10	10	10	10

BMX racing	UCI	ACC																2	2	2	2
Mountain biking															4	4		2	2	4	2
Road cycling			1		2	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Track cycling			3		4		8	8	4	4	5	6	8	7	7	12	12	10	10	14	12

Dancesport	WDSF														•			10
Dragon boat	IDBF																	6		5
Equestrian	FEI	AEF									4	6		4	6	6	8	6	6	6	6
	IeSF	AESF																		•	8
Fencing	FIE	FCA							8	8		8	10	8	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Field hockey	FIH	AHF			1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Football	FIFA	AFC	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Golf	IGF	APGC									2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Artistic gymnastics	FIG	AGU							14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Rhythmic gymnastics														1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Trampoline																	2	2	2	2	2

Handball	IHF	AHF									1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
																				4
Judo	IJF	JUA										8	16	16	14	16	16	16	16	15	15
Ju-jitsu	JJIF																			8
Kabaddi	IKF												1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Karate	WKF	AKF												11	11	11	13	13	13	12
Kurash																				7
Modern pentathlon	UIPM													2		6		4	4	2
	FAI																			6
Pencak silat	PERSILAT																			16

Artistic roller skating	WS	WS Asia																3
Inline freestyle skating
Roller speed skating																		6		2
Skateboarding																				4

Rowing	FISA										4	8	14	12	11	13	10	14	14	15	14

Rugby sevens	WR	AR													1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Rugby union	WR	AR													1	1

Sailing	WS	ASAF						5		4	4	5	7	7	16	15	14	14	14	10	14
Sambo	FIAS																			4
Sepak takraw	ISTAF												2	1	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Shooting	ISSF	ASC		6	6	5	14	14	22	22	22	30	40	34	34	42	44	44	44	20	33
Soft tennis	ISTF													4	4	7	7	7	7	5
Sport climbing	IFSC																			6
Squash	WSF	ASF													2	2	2	4	4	4	5
Table tennis	ITTF	ATTU			7	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	7
Taekwondo	WT	WT Asia										8		8	16	16	16	16	16	14	13
Tennis	ITF	ATF			5	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5
Triathlon	ITU	ASTC															2	2	3	3	3

Beach volleyball	FIVB	AVC													2	2	2	2	2	2
Volleyball	FIVB	AVC			2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Weightlifting	IWF	AWF	7	7	8		8	8	27	10	10	10	19	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Wrestling	UWW			7	8	16	8	10	20	10	10	20	20	20	16	18	18	18	20	18	18
Wushu	IWUF												6	6	11	11	11	15	15	14

Total events			57	77	112	120	140	135	200	199	196	269	308	337	377	419	424	476	439	465	482

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:

Muaythai ()

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.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Skating – Skiing

Sport (Discipline)	Body		86	90	96	99	03	07	11	17
Sport (Discipline)	World	Asia	86	90	96	99	03	07	11	17

Bandy	FIB								1
Biathlon	IBU		3	3	6	6	6	7	7	7
Curling	WCF						2	2		2
Ice hockey	IIHF		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

Figure skating	ISU	ASU	4		4	4	4	4	4	4
Short track speed skating			8	10	10	10	10	8	8	8
Speed skating			9	9	9	9	9	10	12	14

Ski orienteering	IOF								8

Alpine skiing	FIS		4	4	4	6	4	4	6	4
Cross-country skiing			6	6	6	6	7	6	12	10
Freestyle skiing					2		2	2	6	4
Ski jumping			•	•	•		2		3	3
Snowboarding							3 •	2		6

Total events			35	33	43	43	51	47	69	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.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Aquatics – Board games – Cycling – Kabaddi – Roller sports – Wrestling

Sport (Discipline)	Body		05	07	09 (M)	09	13	17	21
Sport (Discipline)	World	Asia	05	07	09 (M)	09	13	17	21

3x3 basketball	FIBA	FIBA Asia		•		2		2	2
Aerobic gymnastics	FIG	AGU	4	4		4

Short course swimming	FINA	AASF	40	30		30	30	30	30
	FINA	AASF

	BWF	BA							5

	FIDE	ACF		9		4	4	10	6
	IGF						4
	WXF			4		2

Bowling	IBF			6		6	6	6	8
	AIBA	ASBC				8
	IFC								4
	WCBS			8		10	10	13	15

	UCI	ACC	3	5
			5	5
								9

	WDSF		12	12		10	10	11	14
				6		6
	FEI	AEF						3
	IeSF	AESF		3		6	6	•	4
	CMAS			8		16
	IFF	AOFC							2
Futsal	FIFA	AFC	2	2		2	2	2	2
	WA	WAA				8
Indoor athletics	WA	AAA	26	26		26		25	27
Indoor hockey	FIH	AHF		1					2
	FISA								10
	IJF	JUA			14
	JJIF				7	•		25	20

	IKF					1	2
	IKF			1

	WKF	AKF			10				13
	WAKO			•	10	8	9	15	7
				•	14	8	8	15	10
	IFMA		17	9	15	9	9	14	20
	INF	NA							1
	PERSILAT				11	15			11
						4

	WS	WS Asia							4
			3	4					3
			2	2					5

	FIAS							23	8
	ISTAF		2	2		2
	ISSF	ASC							5
						6
	IFSC		4	4
	WT	WT Asia			16			18	20
	ITF	ATF						5
	FIVB	AVC							2
						14
	IWF	AWF						16

	UWW							24
						•		28
								3
								3
								26
								22	18

	IWUF				11	8

Total events			120	151	108	215	100	348	297

Demonstration Asian Games sports

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

Drone racing ()
Teqball (2021)

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.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Air sports – Aquatics – Extreme sports – Triathlon

Sport (Discipline)	Body		08	10	12	14	16	20
Sport (Discipline)	World	Asia	08	10	12	14	16	20

	FIBA	FIBA Asia	2		2	2	2

	FAI		8			4
	FAI				4	4

	FINA	AASF	1	1		1	1
	FINA	AASF	4	4		4	4

	WA	AAA				12	14
	IFAF	IFAF Asia				1
Beach handball	IHF	AHF	2	2	2	2	2
Beach kabaddi	IKF		2	2	2	2	2
						8	10
	FIAS					7	8
	ISTAF		4	4	4	6	6
Beach soccer	FIFA	AFC	1	1	1	1	1	2
	FIVB	AVC	2	2	2	2	2
			4	4	4	8	11
	UWW		4			6	8
	IFBB		6	6		5	7
	FISA						6
	IDBF		6		6

	WS					3
						4
						3

						1
			4	4		6
	JJIF					12	18
	IFMA					15	16
	PERSILAT		8				18
						9	9
	UIM
	WS	WS Asia			8
	WS	ASAF	6	6	2	9
							7
	IFSC				8	4
	WSF	ASF				2
	ISA		5
	ITPF			8
	FITEQ
	UIPM					3

	ITU	ASTC
						3
			2	2		3

							11
							9
	IWWF			6	4	13

Total events			71	52	49	165	172	93

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.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

Aquatics

Sport (Discipline)	Body		09	13	21
Sport (Discipline)	World	Asia	09	13	21

	FIBA	FIBA Asia	2	2

	FINA	AASF	4	4
			32	30


	FIG	AGU
	WA	AAA	28	34
	BWF	BA		3
	FIVB	AVC	2
	IBF		8
	WDSF
	IDBF
	FIE	FCA		6
Football	FIFA	AFC	1	1
	IGF	APGC		2
	IHF	AHF		2
	IJF	JUA		6
	WR	AR		2
	WS	ASAF	5
	ISSF	ASC	4	8
	IFSC
	WSF	ASF		4
	ISA
	ITTF	ATTU	4	2
	WT	WT Asia		4
	ITF	ATF		3
	IWF	AWF		9
	IWUF

Total events			90	122	161

References[]

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External links[]

Olympic Council of Asia

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v t Sports at the Asian Games
Summer sports	Archery Artistic swimming Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach volleyball Board games Boxing Canoeing Cricket Cycling Dancesport Diving Dragon boat Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Ju-jitsu Kabaddi Karate Kurash Modern pentathlon Roller sports Rowing Rugby union Sailing Sepak takraw Shooting Soft tennis Softball Sport climbing Squash Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu
Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Short track speed skating Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating
Discontinued sports	Bandy Bodybuilding Bowling Cue sports Martial arts Ski orienteering

v t Asian Games
Sports Bids OCA NOCs Medal table (summer winter) Mascots
Summer Games	1951 New Delhi 1954 Manila 1958 Tokyo 1962 Jakarta 1966 Bangkok 1970 Bangkok 1974 Tehran 1978 Bangkok 1982 New Delhi 1986 Seoul 1990 Beijing 1994 Hiroshima 1998 Bangkok 2002 Busan 2006 Doha 2010 Guangzhou 2014 Incheon 2018 Jakarta & Palembang 2022 Hangzhou 2026 Aichi & Nagoya 2030 Doha 2034 Riyadh
Winter Games	1986 Sapporo 1990 Sapporo 1996 Harbin 1999 Kangwon 2003 Aomori 2007 Changchun 2011 Astana & Almaty 2017 Sapporo
Far Eastern Championship Games Afro-Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Youth Games Asian Para Games

Asian Games sports

Contents

Asian Games[]

Asian Winter Games[]

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games[]

Asian Beach Games[]

Asian Youth Games[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]