1994 Asian Games
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Host city | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
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Nations participating | 42 | ||
Athletes participating | 6,828 | ||
Events | 337 in 34 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | October 2 | ||
Closing ceremony | October 16 | ||
Officially opened by |
Akihito Emperor of Japan | ||
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 1991 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
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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]
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Calendar
● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
October 1994 | 1st Sat |
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Total gold medals | 14 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 41 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 337 | ||
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October 1994 | 1st Sat |
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6th Thu |
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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 |
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1 | ![]() | 126 | 83 | 57 | 266 |
2 | ![]() | 64 | 75 | 79 | 218 |
3 | ![]() | 63 | 56 | 64 | 183 |
4 | ![]() | 27 | 25 | 27 | 79 |
5 | ![]() | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
6 | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 13 | 24 | 44 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Total | 339 | 337 | 403 | 1079 |
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 nine world champions among those who tested positive at the Asian games.[4][5][6][7][8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Past Asian Games – Hiroshima 1994 Asian Games". beijing2008.cn (official website of 2008 Beijing Olympics). November 22, 2006. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- 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.
- ↑ "10 Drug Scandals–Chinese swim team". cbc.ca (CBC Sports Online). January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Parr, Derek (July 13, 2000). "Chinese World Record-Holder Tests Positive for Steroids". swimmingworldmagazine.com (Swimming World Magazine). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Wolff, Alexandra (October 16, 1995). "The China Syndrome". sportsillustrated.com (Sports Illustrated). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ "OLYMPICS; Drug Sleuths' Surprise Produces a Breakthrough". The New York Times. 18 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "Swimming: Two-year ban for Chinese". The Independent. HighBeam Research. 13 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "Asian Games". The Washington Post. HighBeam Research. 5 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.