Opening date:
24 May 1958

Closing date:
01 June 1958

Country of the host city:
Japan (JPN)

TOKYO 1958

Participating Nations

20

Participants

1422

 

Sports/Events

13 / 97
Athletics, Swimming, Soccer, Basketball, Boxing, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Shooting, Tennis, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Hockey and Cycling

The Japanese gave a new meaning to “Perfection” during 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Total of 13 sports were competed, an increase of 5 from the previous one. Also, the torch relay was introduced as a new tradition of the Asian Games. The relay was commenced from the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, the venue of the previous Games in Manila. In Japan, the torch was relayed from the U.S. occupied Okinawa to Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, for a journey through Japanese archipelago. At the Opening Ceremony on May 24, the Sacred Flame was ignited by Mikio Oda, the first Asian to win an Olympic gold medal in triple jump event at 1928 Amsterdam Olympiad.

• New sports added: Tennis, Volleyball, Table Tennis,
  Hockey and Cycling. Badminton and Judo were
  included as demonstration sports.

• Torch relay was performed for the 1st time.

• Total of 13 sports and 97 events

Medals Tally