1986 Asian Games

X Asian Games

Host city	Seoul, South Korea
Nations participating	27
Athletes participating	4,839
Events	296 in 25 sports
Opening ceremony	September 20
Closing ceremony	October 5
Officially opened by	President Chun Doo-hwan
Torch Lighter	Chang Jae Guen
Main venue	Olympic Stadium

The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities used in the 1988 Summer Olympics two years later because this was considered a test event.

All socialist countries including North Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan and South Yemen except Mainland China boycotted the Games due to political conditions. A spy detonated a bomb behind a vending machine in Gimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a technician, just few days before the Games started.

Participating nations

Mascot

The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori.

Hodori, the official mascot of the 1986 Asian Games

Sports

Calendar

September / October 1986	20th Sat	21st Sun	22nd Mon	23rd Tue	24th Wed	25th Thu	26th Fri	27th Sat	28th Sun	29th Mon	30th Tue	1st Thu	2nd Fri	3rd Sat	4th Sun	5th Mon	Gold medals
Archery										4	8						12
Athletics										4	9	10		6	8	5	42
Badminton										2					5		7
Basketball													1	1			2
Bowling							2	2		6		2					12
Boxing															12		12
Cycling – Road		1							2								3
Cycling – Track				1	1	1		3									6
Diving			1	1		1	1										4
Equestrian							2		1			1	1		1		6
Fencing						1	2	1		2		2					8
Field hockey										1	1						2
Football																1	1
Golf					2												2
Gymnastics		1	1	2	10												14
Handball									1								1
Judo												2	2	2	2		8
Rowing						8											8
Sailing										5							5
Shooting		4	5	7		2	4	5	3								30
Swimming		4	5	5	5	5	5										29
Table tennis						2					5						7
Taekwondo											2	2	2	2			8
Tennis						2						2	2	1			7
Volleyball														1	1		2
Water polo													1				1
Weightlifting		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1					10
Wrestling								5	5					5	5		20
Total gold medals		11	13	17	19	23	16	17	13	25	26	22	9	18	34	6	269
Ceremonies	●															●
September / October 1986	20th Sat	21st Sun	22nd Mon	23rd Tue	24th Wed	25th Thu	26th Fri	27th Sat	28th Sun	29th Mon	30th Tue	1st Thu	2nd Fri	3rd Sat	4th Sun	5th Mon	Gold medals

Medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	94	82	46	222
2	South Korea (KOR)	93	55	76	224
3	Japan (JPN)	58	76	77	211
4	Iran (IRI)	6	6	10	22
5	India (IND)	5	9	23	37
6	Philippines (PHI)	4	5	9	18
7	Thailand (THA)	3	10	13	26
8	Pakistan (PAK)	2	3	4	9
9	Indonesia (INA)	1	5	14	20
10	Hong Kong (HKG)	1	1	3	5
Total		270	268	310	848

See also

• 1988 Summer Olympics
• 2002 Asian Games
• 2014 Asian Games
• 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
• 1984 Summer Olympics boycott

References

• Ocasia