1970 Asian Games

VI Asian Games
Host city Bangkok, Thailand
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

Non-competing nations

The following only sent non-competing delegations:

Sports

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.

OCOpening ceremony Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing 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
Athletics 5 6 6 5 5 8 35
Badminton 2 5 7
Basketball 1 1
Boxing 11 11
Cycling – Road 1 2 3
Cycling – Track 1 1 2 4 8
Diving 1 1 1 1 4
Field hockey 1 1
Football 1 1
Sailing 5 5
Shooting 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
Swimming 6 5 5 4 4 24
Volleyball 2 2
Water polo 1 1
Weightlifting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Wrestling 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
1 Japan (JPN)744723144
2 South Korea (KOR)18132354
3 Thailand (THA) 9171339
4 Iran (IRI)97723
5 India (IND)691025
6 Israel (ISR)66517
7 Malaysia (MAS)517 13
8 Burma (BIR)32712
9 Indonesia (INA)251320
10 Ceylon (CEY)2204
Total137133153423

References

  1. "A-Games: 18 confirm". The Straits Times. 24 September 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Medals count". The Straits Times. 21 December 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. "All the results". The Straits Times. 20 December 1970. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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