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Fourth Asian Games |
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Opening
date:
24 August 1962
Closing date:
04 September 1962
Country of the host city:
Indonesia
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JAKARTA 1962 |
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Participating Nations
16
Participants
1545
Sports/Events
13 / 88
Athletics, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball,
Table Tennis, Cycling, Boxing, Wrestling, Shooting, Hockey and
Badminton
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It was the best of
times, and it was the worst of times for 4th Asian Games held
in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The Asian Games Movement
experienced severe strain when the Indonesian authorities
refused entries of delegations from Israel and Taiwan.
However, 17 new Games records were achieved in athletics,
swimming and others to prove that the Asian Games’
indispensable role in promotion of sports in Asia.
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Negative
political impact on the Asian Olympic
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Movement, when
Indonesia opposed the participation
of Chinese Taipei and Israel
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IWF withdrawn
weightlifting events
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Badminton
included for the first time as new
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Medals Tally
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Rank |
Nation |
G |
S |
B |
Total |
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1 |
Japan |
73 |
56 |
23 |
152 |
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2 |
India |
10 |
13 |
10 |
33 |
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3 |
Indonesia |
9 |
12 |
27 |
48 |
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4 |
Philippines |
7 |
4 |
16 |
27 |
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5 |
Korea |
4 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
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6 |
Pakistan |
3 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
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7 |
Thailand |
2 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
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8 |
Malaysia |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
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9 |
Burma |
2 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
Singapore |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
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11 |
Ceylon |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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12 |
Hong
Kong |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
113 |
103 |
108 |
324 |
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