1978 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand

VIII Asian Games

Host city| Bangkok, Thailand
Nations| 25
Athletes| 3,842
Events| 199 in 19 sports
Opening| 9 December 1978
Closing| 20 December 1978
Opened by| Bhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand
Main venue| National Stadium
Website| ocasia.org (archived)

← Tehran 1974

Delhi 1982 →

The 8th Asian Games (Thai: กีฬาเอเชียนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 8), also known as Bangkok 1978 (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร 1978), were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was decided to host the 8th Games. But Islamabad also dropped its plan to host the Asian Games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India. The Imperial State of Iran withdrew because of the Iranian revolution.

Thailand offered to help and the Asiad therefore was held in Bangkok. On the political front, Israel was expelled from the Asian Games. A total number of 3,842 athletes, coming from 25 countries, competed in these Asian Games. Debuting sports were archery and bowling.[1]

## Sports

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*  Archery (4) (details)
*  Athletics (39) (details)
*  Badminton (7) (details)
*  Basketball (2) (details)
*  Bowling (10) (details)
*  Boxing (11) (details)
*  Cycling (6) (details)
*  Diving (4) (details)
*  Fencing (8) (details)
*  Field hockey (1) (details)
*  Football (1) (details)
*  Gymnastics (14) (details)
*  Sailing (4) (details)
*  Shooting (22) (details)
*  Swimming (29) (details)
*  Table tennis (7) (details)
*  Tennis (7) (details)
*  Volleyball (2) (details)
*  Water polo (1) (details)
*  Weightlifting (10) (details)
*  Wrestling (10) (details)

## Participating nations

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25 out of 32 Olympic Council of Asia members participated in these games. Iran sent only one official and did not participate in the games due to the political situation in Iran at the time.[2]

*  Bahrain (45)
*  Bangladesh (39)
*  Burma (42)
*  China (408)
*  Hong Kong (112)
*  India (283)
*  Indonesia (104)
*  Iraq (17)
*  Japan (460)
*  Kuwait (27)
*  Lebanon (3)
*  Malaysia (107)
*  Mongolia (20)
*  Nepal (13)
*  North Korea (111)
*  Pakistan (82)
*  Philippines (316)
*  Qatar (23)
*  Saudi Arabia (103)
*  Singapore (76)
*  South Korea (253)
*  Sri Lanka (18)
*  Syria (40)
*  Thailand (948)
*  United Arab Emirates (192)

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
IOC Letter Code | Country  | Athletes

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THA |  Thailand | 948
JPN |  Japan | 460
CHN |  China | 408
PHI |  Philippines | 316
IND |  India | 283
KOR |  South Korea | 253
UAE |  United Arab Emirates | 192
HKG |  Hong Kong | 112
PRK |  North Korea | 111
MAL |  Malaysia | 107
INA |  Indonesia | 104
KSA |  Saudi Arabia | 103
PAK |  Pakistan | 82
SIN |  Singapore | 76
BRN |  Bahrain | 45
BIR |  Burma | 42
SYR |  Syria | 40
BAN |  Bangladesh | 39
KUW |  Kuwait | 27
QAT |  Qatar | 23
MGL |  Mongolia | 20
SRI |  Sri Lanka | 18
IRQ |  Iraq | 17
NEP |  Nepal | 13
LIB |  Lebanon | 3

## Medal table

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Main article: 1978 Asian Games medal table

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

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1|  Japan (JPN)| 70| 59| 49| 178
2|  China (CHN)| 51| 54| 46| 151
3|  South Korea (KOR)| 18| 20| 31| 69
4|  North Korea (PRK)| 15| 13| 15| 43
5|  Thailand (THA)*| 11| 12| 19| 42
6|  India (IND)| 11| 11| 6| 28
7|  Indonesia (INA)| 8| 7| 18| 33
8|  Pakistan (PAK)| 4| 4| 9| 17
9|  Philippines (PHI)| 4| 4| 6| 14
10|  Iraq (IRQ)| 2| 4| 6| 12
11–19| Remaining| 7| 11| 21| 39
Totals (19 entries)| 201| 199| 226| 626

## References

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1. ^ "8th Asian Games Bangkok 1978". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
2. ^ "Pomp and Pageantry Fit for a King ..." The Straits Times. 10 December 1978. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

## External links

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* www.ocasia.org

Preceded by

Tehran

|  Asian Games
Bangkok
VIII Asiad (1978)  | Succeeded by

New Delhi

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Nations at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Burma
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* North Korea
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* Syria
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Events at the 1978 Asian Games (Bangkok)

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Bowling
* Boxing
* Cycling
* Diving
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Gymnastics
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* Water polo
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

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