1994 Asian Games


















































XII Asian Games
12th asiad.png
Country Japan
Motto Asian Harmony
Nations participating 42
Athletes participating 6,828
Events 338 in 34 sports
Opening ceremony 2 October
Closing ceremony 16 October
Officially opened by
Akihito
Emperor of Japan
Officially closed by
Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah
President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Torch lighter
Aki Ichijo
Yasunori Uchitomi



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The 1994 Asian Games (Japanese: 1994年アジア競技大会, 1994-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games, were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games.[1][2]


There were a total number of 6,828 athletes and officials involved, from 42 countries, with a total number of 34 events. Debut sports at this edition of the Asiad were baseball, karate and modern pentathlon.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Bidding process


  • 2 Development and preparation


    • 2.1 Venues




  • 3 Marketing


    • 3.1 Logo


    • 3.2 Mascot




  • 4 The games


    • 4.1 Participating nations


    • 4.2 Sports


    • 4.3 Calendar


    • 4.4 Medal table




  • 5 Doping scandal


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Bidding process


In 1983, two cities in Asia demonstrated interest to host the 1990 Asian Games, one was Beijing in the People's Republic of China and the other was Hiroshima in Japan.The two appeared before the Olympic Council of Asia, during a meeting of the same, the following year in Seoul, that also served as a previous meeting to evaluate the preparations of the city for the next Asian Games and also for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Beijing eventually won the right to host the 1990 edition, while Hiroshima, when presenting an excellent technical level application, was ratified as the venue of the 1994 Games.[3]


34 votes were needed for selection.



















1990 Asian Games bidding result
City
 Country
Votes
Beijing
 China
44
Hiroshima
 Japan
 23


Development and preparation



Venues




1994 Asian Games is located in Japan

Hiroshima

Hiroshima



Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi




Host cities of the 1994 Asian Games



Hiroshima


Hiroshima Big Arch




  • Main Stadium - Opening and closing ceremonies, Athletics, Football (finals)

  • Regional Park Stadium Field 1 - Football (Group stage)

  • Regional Park Stadium Field 2 - Hockey

  • Tennis court - Tennis


Hiroshima Institute of Technology


  • Tsuru Memorial Center - Badminton

  • Equestrian ground - Equestrian, Modern pentathlon (Equestrian)


Others



  • Hiroshima Municipal Stadium - Baseball


  • Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park - Baseball

  • Hiroshima Velodrome - Cycling (Track)

  • Hiroshima Sun Plaza - Gymnastics, Judo

  • Hiroshima Big Wave Pool - Aquatics, Modern pentathlon (Swimming)


  • Hiroshima Shudo University - Softball, Kabaddi


  • Hiroshima University of Economics - Basketball


  • Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center - Gymnastics, Volleyball

  • Naka Ward Sports Center - Boxing

  • Higashi To Ward Sports Center - Handball

  • Aki Ward Sports Center - Karate, Taekwondo, Wushu

  • Saeki Ward Sports Center - Sepak takraw, Weightlifting

  • Asakita Ward Sports Center - Table tennis

  • Higashi Stadium East Hiroshima Park - Wrestling

  • Seibu Kyuryo Toshi Clay Shooting Range - Shooting

  • Hiroden bowl - Bowling

  • Hiroshima Kanon Marina - Sailing

  • Central Tennis Stadium - Soft tennis

  • Fukuyama Ashida River - Rowing

  • Senogawa Park - Archery

  • Otake Stadium - Basketball

  • Kure Nikoh Baseball Stadium - Baseball


  • Haji Dam - Canoeing

  • Tsutsuga Rifle Shooting Range - Shooting, Modern pentathlon (Shooting)

  • Hiroshima Country Club - Golf

  • Municipal central forest park - Cycling (Individual time trial)

  • Mihara Region Plaza - Fencing, Modern Pentathlon (Fencing, Running)


  • Hiroshima Stadium - Football (Group Stage)


  • Miyoshi Athletic Stadium - Football (Group Stage)


  • Bingo Athletic Stadium - Football (Group stage)


  • Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium - Football (Women)


Yamaguchi


  • UBE Highway - Cycling (Road race)


Marketing





The emblem of the games is an abstract image of a dove, symbol of peace, which resembles the letter 'H' initial as in the host city name Hiroshima, reflecting Hiroshima's desire for peace. The OCA emblem is the symbol of Asian Games as a whole which resembles athlete in motion.[4]



Mascot




Official mascots


The official mascot of the XII Asiad is a pair of white doves. Poppo and Cuccu, male and female respectively, represent peace and harmony - the main theme of this edition of the Asian Games.[2] They were designed by well-known manga artist and character designer Susumu Matsushita.




The games



Participating nations


National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1994.[1]












Sports












Calendar











 OC  Opening ceremony
     Event competitions
  1  Gold medal events
  CC  Closing ceremony






























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































October 1994
 1st
Sat
 2nd
Sun
 3rd
Mon
 4th
Tue
 5th
Wed
 6th
Thu
 7th
Fri
 8th
Sat
 9th
Sun
 10th
Mon
 11th
Tue
 12th
Wed
 13th
Thu
 14th
Fri
 15th
Sat
 16th
Sun
 Events

Archery pictogram.svg Archery






1
 1
 2





4

Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics







2
 4
 7
 3
10
 9
 8
 43

Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton







2




5
7

Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball












1

1

Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball











1
1
2

Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling



2
 2
2
 4
2




12

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing











12


12

Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoeing







7
 6





13

Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling – Road







1




2
3

Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Cycling – Track










2
 2
 3

7

Diving pictogram.svg Diving


2
2









4

Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian

1
1
1
1






4

Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing

1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1





8

Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey












1
 1
2

Football pictogram.svg Football










1


1
 2

Golf pictogram.svg Golf







4






4

Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics – Artistic

1
 1
 2
 10









14

Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics – Rhythmic







1
 1





2

Handball pictogram.svg Handball











1
 1

2

Judo pictogram.svg Judo










4
 4
 4
 4
16

Kabaddi pictogram.svg Kabaddi












1

1

Karate pictogram.svg Karate

4
 4
 3










11

Modern pentathlon pictogram.svg Modern pentathlon









2




2

Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing








12





12

Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing









7




7

Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepaktakraw













1
1

Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting





4
 6
 4
 2
 4
 4
 6
 4

34

Soft tennis pictogram.svg Soft tennis










2
2

4

Softball pictogram.svg Softball





1








1

Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming

4
 5
 5
 5
 6
 6







31

Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming







2






2

Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis






1
 1


3
 2

7

Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo






4
 4






8

Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis




1
 1




5


7

Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball





1







1
 2

Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo













1
1

Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting

3
 3
 3
 2
 2
 2
 2
 2





19

Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling



5
 5

5
 5





20

Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu










1
 2
 3

6
Daily medal events 14 16 22 28 17 23 42 35 22 17 36 32 24 10 338
Ceremonies OC CC
October 1994
 1st
Sat
 2nd
Sun
 3rd
Mon
 4th
Tue
 5th
Wed
 6th
Thu
 7th
Fri
 8th
Sat
 9th
Sun
 10th
Mon
 11th
Tue
 12th
Wed
 13th
Thu
 14th
Fri
 15th
Sat
 16th
Sun
 Total
events




Medal table


Main article: 1994 Asian Games medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Japan, is highlighted.


  *   Host nation (Japan)













































































































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 China (CHN)
 126 83 57 266
2
 Japan (JPN)*		 64 75 79 218
3
 South Korea (KOR)
 63 56 64 183
4
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)
 27 25 27 79
5
 Uzbekistan (UZB)
 11 12 19 42
6
 Iran (IRI)
 9 9 8 26
7
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 7 13 24 44
8
 India (IND)
 4 3 16 23
9
 Malaysia (MAS)
 4 2 13 19
10
 Qatar (QAT)
 4 1 5 10
11–32 Remaining 20 58 91 169
Totals (32 nations) 339 337 403 1079


Doping scandal


The Chinese had 11 athletes test positive for the banned drugs and anabolic steroids at the 1994 Asian Games.[5] Less than a month before the Asian Games scandal at the 1994 world championships in Rome the Chinese had won 12 of the 16 women's swimming titles, with two of those nine world champions among those who tested positive at the Asian games.[6][7][8][9][10]



References





  1. ^ abc "Past Asian Games – Hiroshima 1994 Asian Games". beijing2008.cn (official website of 2008 Beijing Olympics). November 22, 2006. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994 - Poppo & CuCCu". GAGOC. gz2010.cn (official website of 2010 Asian Games). April 27, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2011.


  3. ^ "The 11th Asian Games : Beijing, China". Hangzhou 2022 Official Website. 4 September 2018.


  4. ^ "Outline". Archived from the original on 1998-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-21.


  5. ^ "10 Drug Scandals–Chinese swim team". cbc.ca (CBC Sports Online). January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2011.


  6. ^ Parr, Derek (July 13, 2000). "Chinese World Record-Holder Tests Positive for Steroids". swimmingworldmagazine.com (Swimming World Magazine). Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved May 26, 2011.


  7. ^ Wolff, Alexandra (October 16, 1995). "The China Syndrome". sportsillustrated.com (Sports Illustrated). Retrieved May 26, 2011.


  8. ^ "OLYMPICS; Drug Sleuths' Surprise Produces a Breakthrough". The New York Times. 18 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.


  9. ^ "Swimming: Two-year ban for Chinese". The Independent. HighBeam Research. 13 December 1994. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.


  10. ^ "Asian Games". The Washington Post. HighBeam Research. 5 December 1994. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.




External links


  • Hiroshima city university Asian Games page





Preceded by
Beijing
Asian Games
Hiroshima
XII Asian Games (1994)
 Succeeded by
Bangkok









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