| XI Asian Games | |
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| Host city | Beijing, China |
| Nations participating | 36 |
| Athletes participating | 6,122 |
| Events | 27 sports |
| Opening ceremony | September 22, 1990 |
| Closing ceremony | October 7, 1990 |
| Officially opened by | President Yang Shangkun |
| Athlete's Oath | Chen Longcan (Table Tennis) |
| Torch Lighter | Xu Haifeng(Shooting), Gao Min(Diving) and Zhang Rongfang(Volleyball) |
| Main Stadium | Workers Stadium |
The 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. It was the first large-scale international sports event to be held in the People's Republic of China. A total number of 6,122 athletes, coming from 37 countries, competed in 29 sports. Debuting sports included softball, sepak takraw, wushu, kabaddi and canoeing.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) lost its president, Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait of the same year, creating the most shocking news surrounding the 11th Asiad. OCA headquarters were temporarily moved to the United Kingdom, until Kuwait was liberated in 1991.
Seven world records (six in archery, one in cycling) and 89 Asian records were broken, while one world record and eleven Asian records were equalled in the Beijing Asiad.
The games served as a pre-cursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as the country went on to bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics (losing to Sydney) and eventually win the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics. China dominated the games, grabbing 60% of the gold medals and 34% of the total medal count.
To commemorate the 11th Asian Games, three different sets of stamps were issued in 1988, 1989 and 1990[1].
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The official mascot of this edition was PanPan, the Panda.
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1990.
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Source : Overall Medal Standings - Beijing 1990
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 183 | 107 | 51 | 341 |
| 2 | Korea | 54 | 54 | 73 | 181 |
| 3 | Japan | 38 | 60 | 76 | 174 |
| 4 | DPR Korea | 12 | 31 | 39 | 82 |
| 5 | Iran | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Thailand | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | India | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| 12 | Mongolia | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | Philippines | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Syria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Oman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 310 | 309 | 357 | 976 | |
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