Asian Games sports

This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one event, although exemptions may be made.[1] The first round of changes commenced with the 2014 Asian Games when the number of events was recommended to be restricted to 35 with 28 Olympic sports and up to a maximum of seven non-Olympic sports. Some events currently in the Asian Games programme may henceforth be relegated to the newly formed Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games which was first held in 2013 or to the Asian Beach Games.

Asian Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Aquatics –      Baseball –      Basketball –      Board games –      Canoeing –      Cycling –      Gymnastics –      Roller sports –      Rugby union –      Volleyball

Sport (Discipline)		Body		51	54	58	62	66	70	74	78	82	86	90	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22
		World	Asia
Artistic swimming		FINA	AASF												2	2	2	2	3	3	2	X
Diving				2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	8	10	10	10	10	X
Open water swimming																						X
Swimming				8	13	21	21	23	24	25	29	29	29	31	31	32	32	38	38	38	41	X
Water polo				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	X
Archery		WA	WAA								4	4	12	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	X
Athletics		WA	AAA	33	30	31	32	34	35	35	39	40	42	43	43	45	45	45	47	47	48	X
Badminton		BWF	BA				6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	X
Baseball		WBSC	BFA											•	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	X
Softball			SCA											1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	X
3x3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia																		2	X
Basketball				1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Bridge		WBF	APBF																		6
Chess		FIDE	ACF															3	4			X
Go		IGF	AGF																3			X
Xiangqi		WXF	AXF																2			X
Bodybuilding		IFBB	AFBF														8	8
Bowling		WB	ABF								10		12		12	10	10	12	12	12	6
Boxing		AIBA	ASBC		7	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	10	X
Canoe polo		ICF	ACC																		•
Slalom canoeing																			4	4	4	X
Sprint canoeing														13	13	12	13	10	12	12	12	X
Cricket		ICC	ACC																2	2		X
Cue sports		WCBS	ACBS													10	10	10	10
BMX racing		UCI	ACC																2	2	2	X
Mountain biking																4	4		2	2	4	X
Road cycling				1		2	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	X
Track cycling				3		4		8	8	4	4	5	6	8	7	7	12	12	10	10	14	X
Dancesport		WDSF	DSA													•			10
Dragon boat		IDBF	ADBF																6		5	X
Equestrian		FEI	AEF									4	6		4	6	6	8	6	6	6	X
Fencing		FIE	FCA							8	8		8	10	8	10	12	12	12	12	12	X
Field hockey		FIH	AHF			1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Football		FIFA	AFC	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Golf		IGF	APGC									2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	X
Artistic gymnastics		FIG	AGU							14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	X
Rhythmic gymnastics															1	2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Trampoline																		2	2	2	2	X
Handball		IHF	AHF									1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Jet ski		IJSBA	AJSF																		4
Judo		IJF	JUA										8	16	16	14	16	16	16	16	15	X
Ju-jitsu		JJIF	JJAU																		8	X
Kabaddi		IKF	AKF											1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	X
Karate		WKF	AKF												11	11	11	13	13	13	12	X
Kurash		IKA	KCAO																		7	X
Modern pentathlon		UIPM	AMPC												2		6		4	4	2	X
Paragliding		FAI	AFA																		6
Pencak silat		IPSF	APSIF																		16
Artistic roller skating		WS	CARS																3
Roller speed skating																			6		2	X
Skateboarding																					4	X
Rowing		FISA	ARF									4	8	14	12	11	13	10	14	14	15	X
Rugby sevens		WR	AR													1	1	1	2	2	2	X
Rugby union																1	1
Sailing		WS	ASAF						5		4	4	5	7	7	16	15	14	14	14	10	X
Sambo		FIAS	SUA																		4
Sepak takraw		ISTAF	ASTAF											2	1	6	6	6	6	6	6	X
Shooting		ISSF	ASC		6	6	5	14	14	22	22	22	30	40	34	34	42	44	44	44	20	X
Soft tennis		ISTF	ASTF											•	4	4	7	7	7	7	5	X
Sport climbing		IFSC	IFSC Asia																		6	X
Squash		WSF	ASF													2	2	2	4	4	4	X
Table tennis		ITTF	ATTU			7	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	X
Taekwondo		WT	WT Asia										8		8	16	16	16	16	16	14	X
Tennis		ITF	ATF			5	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	X
Triathlon		ITU	ASTC															2	2	3	3	X
Beach volleyball		FIVB	AVC													2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Volleyball						2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	X
Weightlifting		IWF	AWF	7	7	8		8	8	27	10	10	10	19	19	15	15	15	15	15	15	X
Wrestling		UWW	AAWC		7	8	16	8	10	20	10	10	20	20	20	16	18	18	18	20	18	X
Wushu		IWUF	WFA											6	6	11	11	11	15	15	14	X
Total events				57	77	112	120	140	135	200	199	196	269	308	337	377	419	424	476	439	465

Demonstration Asian Games sports

The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Games program:

• Esports (2018)
• Muaythai (1998)

Asian Winter Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Skating –      Skiing

Sport (Discipline)		Body		86	90	96	99	03	07	11	17
		World	Asia
Bandy		FIB								1
Biathlon		IBU		3	3	6	6	6	7	7	7
Curling		WCF						2	2		2
Ice hockey		IIHF	AIHF	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Figure skating		ISU	ASU	4		4	4	4	4	4	4
Short track speed skating				8	10	10	10	10	8	8	8
Speed skating				9	9	9	9	9	10	12	14
Ski orienteering		IOF								8
Alpine skiing		FIS	ASF	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	4
Cross-country skiing				6	6	6	6	7	6	12	10
Freestyle skiing						2		2	2	6	4
Ski jumping				•	•	•		2		3	3
Snowboarding								3 •	2		6
Total events				35	33	43	43	51	47	69	64

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Board games –      Cycling –      Extreme sports –      Kabaddi –      Wrestling

Sport (Discipline)		Body		05	07	09 (M)	09	13	17	21
		World	Asia
3x3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia		•		2		2	X
Aerobic gymnastics		FIG	AGU	4	4		4
Badminton		BWF	BA							X
Chess		FIDE	ACF		9		4	4	10	X
Go		IGF	AGF					4
Xiangqi		WXF	AXF		4		2
Bowling		WB	ABF		6		6	6	6	X
Boxing		AIBA	ASBC				8
Cheerleading		IFC	AFC							X
Cue sports		WCBS	ACBS		8		10	10	13	X
BMX racing		UCI	ACC							X
Indoor cycling				5	5
Track cycling									9
Dancesport		WDSF	DSA	12	12		10	10	11	X
Dragon & lion dance		IDLDF	DLDFA		6		6
Equestrian		FEI	AEF						3
Esports		IeSF	AESF		3		6	6	•	X
Aggressive inline skating		WS	AXF	3	4
BMX freestyle		IBMXFF		3	5
Skateboarding		ISF		2	2
Finswimming		CMAS	AUF		8		16
Floorball		IFF	AOFC							X
Futsal		FIFA	AFC	2	2		2	2	2	X
Indoor archery		WA	WAA				8
Indoor athletics		WA	AAA	26	26		26		25	X
Indoor hockey		FIH	AHF		1					X
Indoor rowing		FISA	ARF							X
Judo		IJF	JUA			14
Ju-jitsu		JJIF	JJAU			7	•		25	X
Indoor kabaddi		IKF	AKF				1	2
Kabaddi					1
Karate		WKF	AKF			10				X
Kickboxing		WAKO	WAKO Asia		•	10	8	9	15	X
Kurash		IKA	KCAO		•	14	8	8	15	X
Muaythai		IFMA	FAMA	17	9	15	9	9	14	X
Netball		INF	NA							X
Pencak silat		IPSF	APSIF			11	15			X
Pétanque		FIPJP	APSBC				4
Roller speed skating		WS	CARS							X
Sambo		FIAS	SUA						23	X
Sepak takraw		ISTAF	ASTAF	2	2		2			X
Short course swimming		FINA	AASF	40	30		30	30	30	X
Shuttlecock		ISF					6
Sport climbing		IFSC	IFSC Asia	4	4					X
Taekwondo		WT	WT Asia			16			18	X
Tennis		ITF	ATF						5
Volleyball		FIVB	AVC							X
Vovinam		WVVF	AVF				14
Weightlifting		IWF	AWF						16
Alysh		UWW	AAWC						24
Belt wrestling							•		28
Kazakh kuresi									3
Pahlavani wrestling									3
Turkmen goresh									26
Wrestling									22
Wushu		IWUF	WFA			11	8
Total events				120	151	108	215	100	348

Asian Beach Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Air sports –      Aquatics –      Extreme sports –      Triathlon

Sport (Discipline)		Body		08	10	12	14	16	20
		World	Asia
3x3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia	2		2	2	2	2
Paragliding		FAI	AFA	8			4
Paramotoring						4	4		3
Beach water polo		FINA	AASF	1	1		1	1	2
Open water swimming				4	4		4	4	4
Beach athletics		WA	AAA				12	14	12
Beach flag football		IFAF	IFAF Asia				1
Beach handball		IHF	AHF	2	2	2	2	2	2
Beach kabaddi		IKF	AKF	2	2	2	2	2	2
Beach kurash		IKA	KCAO				8	10
Beach sambo		FIAS	SUA				7	8
Beach sepak takraw		ISTAF	ASTAF	4	4	4	6	6
Beach soccer		FIFA	AFC	1	1	1	1	1	2
Beach volleyball		FIVB	AVC	2	2	2	2	2	2
Beach woodball		IWbF	AWbF	4	4	4	8	11	8
Beach wrestling		UWW	AAWC	4			6	8	7
Bodybuilding		IFBB	AFBF	6	6		5	7
Coastal rowing		FISA	ARF					6
Dragon boat		IDBF	ADBF	6		6			9
Aggressive inline skating		WS	AXF				3
BMX freestyle		IBMXFF					4
Skateboarding		ISF					3
Footvolley		FIFv	AFF				1
Jet ski		IJSBA	AJSF	4	4		6		4
Ju-jitsu		JJIF	JJAU				12	18	4
Muaythai		IFMA	FAMA				15	16
Pencak silat		IPSF	APSIF	8				18
Pétanque		FIPJP	APSBC				9	9
Powerboating		UIM							4
Roller speed skating		WS	CARS			8
Sailing		WS	ASAF	6	6	2	9		10
Shuttlecock		ISF						7
Sport climbing		IFSC	IFSC Asia			8	4		4
Squash		WSF	ASF				2
Surfing		ISA	ASC	5					6
Tent pegging		ITPF	ATPC		8
Teqball		FITEQ							3
Triathle		UIPM	AMPC				3
Aquathlon		ITU	ASTC						3
Duathlon							3
Triathlon				2	2		3
Vocotruyen		WFVV	ASFVV					11
Vovinam		WVVF	AVF					9
Water skiing		IWWF	AWWF		6	4	13
Total events				71	52	49	165	172	93

Asian Youth Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Aquatics

Sport (Discipline)		Body		09	13	21
		World	Asia
3x3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia	2	2	X
Diving		FINA	AASF	4	4	X
Swimming				32	30	X
Artistic gymnastics		FIG	AGU			X
Athletics		WA	AAA	28	34	X
Badminton		BWF	BA		3	X
Beach volleyball		FIVB	AVC	2		X
Bowling		WB	ABF	8
Dancesport		WDSF	DSA			X
Dragon boat		IDBF	ADBF			X
Fencing		FIE	FCA		6
Football		FIFA	AFC	1	1	X
Golf		IGF	APGC		2	X
Handball		IHF	AHF		2	X
Judo		IJF	JUA		6
Rugby sevens		WR	AR		2	X
Sailing		WS	ASAF	5		X
Shooting		ISSF	ASC	4	8
Sport climbing		IFSC	IFSC Asia			X
Squash		WSF	ASF		4
Surfing		ISA	ASC			X
Table tennis		ITTF	ATTU	4	2	X
Taekwondo		WT	WT Asia		4	X
Tennis		ITF	ATF		3
Weightlifting		IWF	AWF		9
Wushu		IWUF	WFA			X
Total events				90	122

See also

• Commonwealth Games sports
• Olympic sports
• World Games sports

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia