1990 Asian Games

XI Asian Games

Host city	Beijing, China
Nations participating	36
Athletes participating	6,122
Events	308 in 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 venue	Workers Stadium

The 11th Asian Games (Chinese: 第十一届亚洲运动会) also known as XI Asiad, were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. This is the first Asian Games held in China.

The games served as a precursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as the country went on to bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics (losing to Sydney) in 1993 and eventually won the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in 2001. 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]

Mascot

Mascot

The official mascot of this edition was PanPan, the panda.

Participating NOCs

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1990.

Sports

Demonstration sports

• Baseball ()
• Soft tennis ()

Medal table

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	183	107	51	341
2	South Korea (KOR)	54	54	73	181
3	Japan (JPN)	38	60	76	174
4	North Korea (PRK)	12	31	39	82
5	Iran (IRI)	4	6	8	18
6	Pakistan (PAK)	4	1	7	12
7	Indonesia (INA)	3	6	21	30
8	Qatar (QAT)	3	2	1	6
9	Thailand (THA)	2	7	8	17
10	Malaysia (MAS)	2	2	4	8
Total		310	309	357	976

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