Popular sports in Asia include football, cricket, basketball, badminton and table tennis among others.
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Cricket is one of the most popular sports
The Asian Cricket Council is a cricket organization which was established in 1983, to promote and develop the sport of cricket in Asia . Membership in the Asian Cricket Council is divided between four Test Status members, seven associate members and eleven affiliate members.
The associate members are Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and United Arab Emirates.
The affiliate members are Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, China, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Four Asian countries, namely Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and South Korea are members of ICC East Asia-Pacific instead of the Asian Cricket Council, although Indonesia has applied for membership in the Asian Cricket Council.
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Asian Games are the world's second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.[1][2]