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table with 61 gold, 51 silver and 41
bronze medals relegatingJapan to
the second position in the final
standings for the first time in the
history of the Games. India
finished fifth with 13gold, 19silver
and 25 bronze medals behind the
two Koreas. India dominated the
twonew events golf and equestrian.
Other highlights of India's
performance included a gold by
M D Valsamana in women's 400M
hurdles and two silvers by the
budding runner P.T. Usha in the
sprints.
Seoul: In a fierce competition with
the hosts South Korea for the top
honours in the medals standings,
China emerged successful by a
whisker in the tenth Asian Games
held in Seoul from Sep. 20 to Oct,
5, 1986.China captured 94 gold, 82
silver, and 46 bronze, while South
Korea won 93 gold, 55 silverand 76
bronze. Japan was a respectable
third, but Iran and India finished
distant fourth and fifth respectively
in the medals table. India's P T
Usha wasthe undisputed star of the
Seoul Games as she captured 4 gold
including a relay gold and a silver
in athletics. India's only other gold
waswon bywrestler Kartar Singh in
100 kg category. In all, India won 5
gold, 9 silverand 23 bronze medals.
Beijing: The hosts China
demonstrated overwhelming
superiority over its main rivals
South Korea and japan in the
eleventh Asian Games held in
Beijing from Sep. 22 to Oct. 7,
1990. China totalled an amazing
tally of 183 gold, 107 silver and 51
bronze medals leaving South
Korea (54 gold, 54 silver, 73
bronze),japan (38 gold, 60 silver,
76 bronze) and North Korea (12
gold, 31 silver, 39 bronze) far
behind. This was India's worst ever
performance in the Asian Games
as it could win only one gold
medal, that too in the newly
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India In the Asian Games
Year Venue G S B Total Position
1951 New Delhi 15 16 21 52 2nd
1954 Manila 5 4 9 18 4th
1958 Tokyo 5 4 4 13 7th
1962 Jakarta 10 13 11 34 3rd
1966 Bangkok 7 3 11 21 5th
1970 Bangkok 6 9 10 25 5th
1974 Teheran 4 12 12 28 7th
1978 Bangkok 11 11 6 28 6th
1982 New Delhi 13 19 25 57 5th
1986 Seoul 5 9 23 37 5th
1990 Beijing 8 14 23 11th
1994 Hiroshima 4 3 15 22 8th
1998 Bangkok 7 11 17 35 9th
2002 Pusan
G = Gold, S = Silver,B = Bronze
introduced game ofKabaddi. Even
redoubtable P T Usha could not
win a gold this time, as she had to
be content with three silvermedals
including two relay medals.
Hiroshima: Athletes from 42
countries took part in 34 sports in
the twelfth Asian Games which
were held in Hiroshima from Oct.
2 to 16, 1994. China again
dominated the Games with an
impressive tally of 137 gold, 92
silverand 60 bronze medals despite
the fact that the presence of the
former Soviet Republics of
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Tajikistan in the. Asian Games for
the first time had; made the
competition more wide and stiff.
wiih 4 gold, 3 silver and 15 bronze
medals. India finished eighth in
the medals table. For the second
time in the successivegames, India
failed to win a gold in athletics.
P T Usha won her last medal-a
silver-in4 x400 m relay in the Asian
Games. In the four Asian Games
from 1982 to 1994, the Indian
legend had won 4 gold and 7 silver
medals. In Hiroshima Games,
apart from two tennis gold and a
gold in Kabaddi, youngjaspal Rana
won a gold in 25M centre fire pistol
event.
Bangkok: In the thirteenth Asian
Games held in Bangkok for a record
fourth time from Dec. 6 to 20, 1998,
athletes from 41 countries
competed in 36 sports. China's
domination of the Gamescontinued
unabated as the Asian powerhouse
captured 129 gold, 77 silver and 68
bronze medals. Though Indi.
finished only ninth in the medals
tables, its performance was much
better than its showing in the
Hiroshima, beijing and SeoulGames
as it won 7 gold, 11 silver and 17
bronze medals.
India's jyotirmoyee Sikdar was
toast of the nation as she won 800
M and 1500 M races in stylebesides
helping the women's 4x400M relay
team to capture a silver. Pugilist
Dingko Singh won the bantam
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