Overview
The Asian Games are the biggest sports event in Asia, held once every four years. They are organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), bringing together athletes from across Asia to compete in a diverse range of sports.
The event was born from a desire to heal the divisions among Asian nations torn apart by war and to foster lasting peace through sports. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951 shortly after the end of World War II, with just 11 countries participating. Since then, the Asian Games have grown into a major international event, promoting peace by building friendships and celebrating diversity.
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Nagoya will be the third Japanese city to host the Asian Games, following Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994, marking Japan’s third time hosting in 32 years.
Unveiling New SPORTS
The Asian Games include both Olympic sports and additional events that showcase Asia’s cultural diversity.
There are 43 sports in total:
32 from the 2024 Summer Olympics plus 11 others. Each region of Asia nominating one traditional sport, making five regional sports overall.
EAST ASIA - WUSHU : There are two forms of Wushu ; one is a full-contact combat sport following certain rules, known as Sanda, while the other is called Taolu and involves performing set of movements which are evaluated based on the performer's technical standards and performance.
SOUTHEAST ASIA - SEPAKTAKRAW : Also known as Kick Volleyball, is played using feet, head and other parts of the body. There are two-player, three-player and four –player varieties. When the ball is kicked over the net and lands within the opponents.
SOUTH ASIA - KABADDI : A contact sport played between two teams of seven players. One player of the attacking team charges into the opponent’s side of the court, repeatedly chanting “kabaddi” while holding their breath, and tries to touch a player of the opposing team. Then, if a player can successfully return to their own team’s side of the court without taking a breath, the team scores a point.
CENTRAL ASIA - KURASH : Players compete against each other using only throwing techniques. When a player throws their opponent and their opponent’s back touches the ground, the player wins by ippon ( a full point victory). Otherwise, the player who gains more points ins. Another characteristic of Kurash is belt wrestling, which occurs if neither player has gained any points after two minutes from the start of the match.
WEST ASIA - JU-JITSU : Focusing on kumi-waza ( contact techniques) and ne-waza ( ground grappling techniques ), one combatant in Ju-Jitsu aims to gain control over their opponent using kansetu-waza ( joint-locking techniques) and shime-waza ( choking techniques). A player wins by ippon or by scoring more points.
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