1970 Asian Games
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Host city | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
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Nations participating | 18 | ||
Athletes participating | 2,400 | ||
Events | 135 in 13 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | December 9 | ||
Closing ceremony | December 20 | ||
Officially opened by |
Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand | ||
Torch lighter | Preeda Chullamondhol | ||
Main venue | Suphachalasai Stadium | ||
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The 6th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1970, to December 20, 1970, in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2][3] Originally Seoul, South Korea was selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea but eventually the city finally hosted in 1986. Previous host Thailand stepped in to save the Asiad and staged the Games using the funds of South Korea. A total number of 2,400 athletes, coming from 18 countries, competed in this Asiad, where yachting made its debut.
Participating nations
Burma
Ceylon
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Khmer Republic
Malaysia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of China
Singapore
South Korea
South Vietnam
Thailand
- Non-competing nations
The following only sent non-competing delegations:
Sports
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Athletics (35) ()
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Badminton (7) ()
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Basketball (1) ()
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Boxing (11) ()
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Cycling (11) ()
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Diving (4) ()
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Field hockey (1) ()
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Football (1) ()
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Sailing (5) ()
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Shooting (14) ()
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Swimming (24) ()
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Volleyball (2) ()
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Water polo (1) ()
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Weightlifting (8) ()
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Wrestling (10) ()
Calendar
In the following calendar for the 1970 Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. The numeral indicates the number of event finals for each sport held that day. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right, how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
December 1970 | 9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
19th Sat |
20th Sun |
Gold medals |
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5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 35 | ||||||
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● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 5 | 7 | |||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | 11 | 11 | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | ● | 4 | 8 | |||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 5 | ||||||
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||||
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6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
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● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
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● | ● | ● | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Total gold medals | 9 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||
Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||
December 1970 | 9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
19th Sat |
20th Sun |
Gold medals |
Medal table
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 74 | 47 | 23 | 144 |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 13 | 23 | 54 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 17 | 13 | 39 |
4 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 137 | 133 | 153 | 423 |
References
- ↑ "A-Games: 18 confirm". The Straits Times. 24 September 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Medals count". The Straits Times. 21 December 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "All the results". The Straits Times. 20 December 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.