1994 Asian Games

XII Asian Games
Host city Hiroshima, Japan
Nations participating 42
Athletes participating 6,828
Events 337 in 34 sports
Opening ceremony October 2
Closing ceremony October 16
Officially opened by HIM Emperor Akihito
Torch Lighter Aki Ichijo
Yasunori Uchitomi
Main venue Hiroshima Big Arch
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The 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the First Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games.[1][2]

There were a total number of 6,828 athletes and officials involved, from 42 countries, with a total number of 34 events. Debut sports at this edition of the Asiad were baseball, karate and modern pentathlon.[1]

Mascot

The official mascot of the XII Asiad is a pair of white doves. Poppo and Cuccu, male and female respectively, represent peace and harmony - the main theme of this edition of the Asian Games.[2]

Participating nations

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1994.[1]

  • Afghanistan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Jordan

Sports

Calendar

 ● Opening ceremony    Event competitions  ● Event finals  ● Closing ceremony
October 1994 1st
Sat		 2nd
Sun		 3rd
Mon		 4th
Tue		 5th
Wed		 6th
Thu		 7th
Fri		 8th
Sat		 9th
Sun		 10th
Mon		 11th
Tue		 12th
Wed		 13th
Thu		 14th
Fri		 15th
Sat		 16th
Sun		 Gold
medals
Archery 1 1 2 4
Athletics 2 4 7 3 10 9 8 43
Badminton 2 5 7
Baseball 1 1
Basketball 1 1 2
Bowling 2 2 2 4 2 12
Boxing 12 12
Canoeing 7 6 13
Cycling – Road 1 2 3
Cycling – Track 2 2 3 7
Diving 2 2 4
Equestrian 1 1 1 1 4
Fencing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Field hockey 1 1 2
Football 1 1 2
Golf 4 4
Gymnastics – Artistic 1 1 2 10 14
Gymnastics – Rhythmic 1 2
Handball 1 1 2
Judo 4 4 4 4 16
Kabaddi 1 1
Karate 4 4 3 11
Modern pentathlon 2 2
Rowing 12 12
Sailing 7 7
Sepaktakraw 1 1
Shooting 4 6 4 2 4 4 6 4 34
Soft tennis 2 2 4
Softball 1 1
Swimming 4 5 5 5 6 6 31
Synchronized swimming 2 2
Table tennis 1 1 3 2 7
Taekwondo 4 4 8
Tennis 1 1 5 7
Volleyball 1 1 2
Water polo 1 1
Weightlifting 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 19
Wrestling 5 5 5 5 20
Wushu 1 2 3 6
Total gold medals 14 16 22 28 17 23 41 35 22 17 36 32 24 10 337
Ceremonies ● ●
October 1994 1st
Sat		 2nd
Sun		 3rd
Mon		 4th
Tue		 5th
Wed		 6th
Thu		 7th
Fri		 8th
Sat		 9th
Sun		 10th
Mon		 11th
Tue		 12th
Wed		 13th
Thu		 14th
Fri		 15th
Sat		 16th
Sun		 Gold
medals

Medal table

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

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN)1268357266
2 Japan (JPN)647579218
3 South Korea (KOR)635664183
4 Kazakhstan (KAZ)27252779
5 Uzbekistan (UZB)11121942
6 Iran (IRI)99826
7 Chinese Taipei (TPE)7132444
8 India (IND)431623
9 Malaysia (MAS)421319
10 Qatar (QAT)41510
Total3393374031079

Doping scandal

The Chinese had 11 athletes test positive for the banned drugs and anabolic steroids at the 1994 Asian Games.[3] Less than a month before the Asian Games scandal at the 1994 world championships in Rome the Chinese had won 12 of the 16 women's swimming titles, with two of those world champions among those who tested positive at the Asian games.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Past Asian Games – Hiroshima 1994 Asian Games". beijing2008.cn (official website of 2008 Beijing Olympics). November 22, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994 - Poppo & CuCCu". GAGOC. gz2010.cn (official website of 2010 Asian Games). April 27, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "10 Drug Scandals–Chinese swim team". cbc.ca (CBC Sports Online). January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ Parr, Derek (July 13, 2000). "Chinese World Record-Holder Tests Positive for Steroids". swimmingworldmagazine.com (Swimming World Magazine). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  5. ↑ Wolff, Alexandra (October 16, 1995). "The China Syndrome". sportsillustrated.com (Sports Illustrated). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ "OLYMPICS; Drug Sleuths' Surprise Produces a Breakthrough". The New York Times. 18 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Swimming: Two-year ban for Chinese". The Independent. HighBeam Research. 13 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Asian Games". The Washington Post. HighBeam Research. 5 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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