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Experience the Asian Games as a spectator, an athlete, a manager, or a coach. Summer Asian Games Events (Based on 2026 Aichi-Nagoya): Athletics, Swimming, Archery, Badminton, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Sport Climbing, Squash, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Wushu, Breaking, eSports, Surfing, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Padel, Teqball, Dance Sport, Inline Skating, Chess. Winter Asian Games Events (Based on 2025 Harbin): Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Short Track Speed Skating, Ski Mountaineering, Snowboarding, Speed Skating. History of Summer Asian Games: 1st 1951 New Delhi, India 2nd 1954 Manila, Philippines 3rd 1958 Tokyo, Japan 4th 1962 Jakarta, Indonesia 5th 1966 Bangkok, Thailand 6th 1970 Bangkok, Thailand 7th 1974 Tehran, Iran 8th 1978 Bangkok, Thailand 9th 1982 New Delhi, India 10th 1986 Seoul, South Korea 11th 1990 Beijing, China 12th 1994 Hiroshima, Japan 13th 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 14th 2002 Busan, South Korea 15th 2006 Doha, Qatar 16th 2010 Guangzhou, China 17th 2014 Incheon, South Korea 18th 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia 19th 2022 Hangzhou, China 20th 2026 Aichi-Nagoya, Japan 21st 2030 Doha, Qatar 22nd 2034 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia History of Winter Asian Games: 1st 1986 Sapporo, Japan 2nd 1990 Sapporo, Japan 3rd 1996 Harbin, China 4th 1999 Gangwon, South Korea 5th 2003 Aomori, Japan 6th 2007 Changchun, China 7th 2011 Astana-Almaty, Kazakhstan 8th 2017 Sapporo, Japan 9th 2025 Harbin, China 10th 2029 Almaty, Kazakhstan Eligible Nations: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (45 total). Former Participants (Defunct): South Vietnam, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, Khmer Republic. Renamed Participants: Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Nations No Longer Eligible (Moved to other continental bodies): Israel (moved from Asia to Europe).