1966 Asian Games

V Asian Games

Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Motto	Ever Onward
Nations	18
Athletes	1,945
Events	142 in 16 sports
Opening	9 December
Closing	20 December
Opened by	Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand
Main venue	National Stadium
← Jakarta 1962 Bangkok 1970 →

The 1966 Asian Games, also known as the V Asiad or Bangkok 1966, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 16 sports were contested by athletes during the games. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision taken by Indonesia in the previous Asiad to debar the two countries. A total number of 2,500 athletes and officials from 18 countries, were involved in this Asiad.

The 5th Asiad was the first one where women's volleyball was played.

• Suphachalasai Stadium (Opening & Closing ceremonies, Athletics and Football)
• Chantanayingyong Gymnasium (Volleyball)
• Dhephatsadin Stadium (Hockey)
• Nimibutr Indoor Stadium (Basketball)
• Tennis Stadium (Tennis)
• Wisutarom Swimming Pool (Diving, Swimming)

• Indoor Stadium (formerly Kittikachorn Indoor Stadium) (Badminton and Boxing)
• Shooting Range (Shooting)
• Velodrome (Cycling)

• Chula Football Stadium (Football)
• Sala Phrakieo (Table Tennis)
• Chula Swimming Stadium (Water Polo)

• Thammasat Gymnasium (Volleyball)

• Cultural Hall (Weightlifting)
• Amporn Garden Hall (Wrestling)

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

IOC Letter Code	Country	Athletes
THA	Thailand	307
ROC	Republic of China	306
JPN	Japan	296
KOR	South Korea	268
IND	India	259
INA	Indonesia	257
IRN	Iran	254
PHI	Philippines	173
MAL	Malaysia	150
VNM	South Vietnam	141
SIN	Singapore	103
ISR	Israel	90
BIR	Burma	70
NEP	Nepal	61
CEY	Ceylon	43
PAK	Pakistan	42
AFG	Afghanistan	34
HKG	Hong Kong	21

Japan led the medal table for the fifth consecutive time, and they gained a new record for the most gold medals in a single Asian Games since 1962 in Jakarta. The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	78	53	33	164
2	South Korea (KOR)	12	18	21	51
3	Thailand (THA)*	12	14	11	37
4	Malaysia (MAL)	7	5	6	18
5	India (IND)	7	3	11	21
6	Iran (IRN)	6	8	17	31
7	Indonesia (INA)	5	5	12	22
8	Republic of China (ROC)	5	4	10	19
9	Israel (ISR)	3	5	3	11
10	Philippines (PHI)	2	15	25	42
11–16	Remaining	3	10	21	34
Totals (16 entries)		140	140	170	450

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