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17 unusual facts about Asian Games


BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar

Its players have been members of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

Buta Singh

He was also the chairperson of Asian Games organizing committee when the competition was held in India in 1982.

CCTV-1

In special programmes in occasions such as the Chinese National Day, Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Taiwanese Earthquake, 11 September 2001, Sichuan Earthquake, Asian Games and Summer Olympic Games the show was extended to live television.

CCTV-7

In special programmes in occasional such as the Chinese National Day, Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Taiwanese Earthquake, 11 September 2001, Sichuan Earthquake, Asian Games and Summer Olympic Games the show was extended to live television.

DZSR

It also covers the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian Games and the Olympic Games on a limited basis such as reporting and covering important events.

Gloria Chan sex scandal

Prior to the scandal, Gloria Chan is mostly known in Hong Kong as a boat rower who participated at the Bangkok 1998 Asian Games at the age of 15.

The Gloria Chan sex scandal is a popular case that began publicizing in Hong Kong December 2010 between former Asian Games athlete Gloria Chan Hok-yan (陳學殷) and a mysterious man with no name referred to by the media as "rich tycoon X" (富商X).

Gretchen Malalad

She is among one of the elite athletes in the country to have captured 4 gold medals in four Southeast Asian Games competitions.

Malalad won gold medals in 2001 and 2003 Southeast Asian Games and additional two gold medals in the 2005 SEA Games, the 60 kg Individual Kumite and Open Weight Individual Kumite competitions and captured a gold medal in the 2006 Korean Grand Open Championship in Busan, Korea on November 11 and 12, 2006.

Gretchen Malalad (born 1980) is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme.

James Eade

He pointed out that chess was already in the African Games, the Asian Games, and the Central American Games, and that recognition by National Olympic Committees had led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in new contributions to chess.

Jasmine Chen

In 2006 Jasmine Chen competed in the Asian Games with her horse, an Oldenburg named Comodoro, placing 2nd in the singles and 7th place in the team competition.

Nurul Huda Abdullah

She won the gold medal of the swimming events at both Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) from 1985 to 1989.

Ram Niwas Mirdha

He was chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, during 1976–1980 and 1990–1995, and was also involved with the National Institute of Sports and the Delhi Urban Arts Commission, He was deputy chairman of the Special Organizing Committee for the 9th Asian Games and president of the Youth Hostel Association of India.

Roddy Lee

While running for the university, he was approached by a Chinese official to run in the 1970 Asian Games.

Shahrdad Rohani

In December 1998 Rohani was commissioned by the government of Thailand and the committee of the 13th Asian Games to compose and conduct the music for opening ceremonies.

Zhang Guangning

Guangzhou will also host the 16th Asian Games in 2010, for which Zhang is the secretary-general.


Boxing in India

India has not produced a world champion in any weight class, although it is a regular medal-holder at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

Cheonan Girls' High School

Several students excel in gymnastics and attend national and international competitions including most recently, the Asian Games.

Eri Yamanoi

In 1998, she finished third in the 800m freestyle at the Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Khushi Ram

In the same year he was again selected to captain the Indian team for 6th Asian Games at Bangkok, but due to a severe eye injury at the training camp in NIS Patiala he could not participate in the Asian Games.

Lee Yu Wen

Lee then hit his career high, winning a Gold medal for Trios (with Remy Ong and Sam Goh) at the 14th Asian Games.

Sepak takraw

All world, international, and regional competitions sanctioned by International Sepak Takraw Federation, including but not limited to, the Olympic Games, World Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, must be played with ISTAF approved sepak takraw balls.

Southeast Asian Games

On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian peninsula attending the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sport organization.

Zhang Bo

In December 2006, he served as the international volunteer of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Katar.