Multi-sport games

Asian Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the Asian Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

20editions

82sports & disciplines

1951–2026years

55most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1951	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	2026	Editions
Association football																					20
Athletics																					20
Basketball																					20
Competitive swimming																					20
Diving																					20
Water polo																					20
Weightlifting																					19
Wrestling																					19
Badminton																					18
Boxing																					18
Field hockey																					18
Shooting sports																					18
Volleyball																					18
Cycle sport																					17
Table tennis																					17
Tennis																					17
Archery																					14
Gymnastics																					14
Fencing																					13
Golf																					12
Handball																					12
Judo																					11
Rowing																					11
Baseball																					10
Canoeing and kayaking																					10
Equestrian sport																					10
Sepak takraw																					10
Softball																					10
Taekwondo																					10
Kabaddi																					9
Soft tennis																					9
Synchronized swimming																					9
Wushu																					9
Beach volleyball																					8
Squash																					8
Artistic gymnastics																					7
Bowling																					7
Karate																					7
Rugby sevens																					7
Modern pentathlon																					6
Triathlon																					6
Cricket																					4
Cue sports																					4
Pool																					4
Road bicycle racing																					4
Chess																					3
Esports																					3
Rugby																					3
Sport climbing																					3
Kurash																					2
Bodybuilding																					2
Breakdance																					2
Canoeing																					2
Dragon boat sport																					2
Go																					2
Jujutsu																					2
Rugby union																					2
Skateboarding																					2
Snooker																					2
Ten-pin bowling																					2
Trampoline gymnastics																					2
Xiangqi																					2
3x3 basketball																					1
BMX																					1
Keirin																					1
Artistic roller skating																					1
Canoe polo																					1
Cross-country cycling																					1
Dancesport																					1
Hammer throw																					1
Hurdling																					1
Marathon swimming																					1
Padel																					1
Pole vault																					1
Rhythmic gymnastics																					1
Roller sport																					1
Sambo																					1
Shot put																					1
Sprinting																					1
Surfing																					1
Teqball																					1
Triple jump																					1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2026	2026 Asian Games	Aichi Prefecture	52	337
2023	2022 Asian Games	Hangzhou	55	458
2018	2018 Asian Games	Jakarta, Palembang	51	473
2014	2014 Asian Games	Incheon	43	431
2010	2010 Asian Games	Haixinsha Square	51	482
2006	2006 Asian Games	Doha	45	473
2002	2002 Asian Games	Busan	44	412
1998	1998 Asian Games	Bangkok	43	227
1994	1994 Asian Games	Hiroshima	36	49
1990	1990 Asian Games	Beijing	29	37
1986	1986 Asian Games	Seoul	26	39
1982	1982 Asian Games	Delhi	21	22
1978	1978 Asian Games	Bangkok	19	8
1974	1974 Asian Games	Tehran	18	10
1970	1970 Asian Games	Bangkok	14	8
1966	1966 Asian Games	Bangkok	15	9
1962	1962 Asian Games	Jakarta	17	41
1958	1958 Asian Games	Tokyo	15	35
1954	1954 Asian Games	Manila	10	7
1951	1951 Asian Games	New Delhi	8	—