Asian Games

The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a sporting event on the lines of the Olympic Games held every four years among atheletes from all over Asia. India played a leading role in starting an event for the Asian nations. The motto of the Asian Games is ‘Ever Onward’. The table below gives the details of Asian Games till date.

Year	Venue
1951	New Delhi
1954	Manila
1958	Tokyo
1962	Jakarta
1966	Bangkok
1970	Bangkok (originally had to be hosted by Seoul)
1974	Tehran
1978	Bangkok (originally had to be hosted by Karachi)
1982	New Delhi
1986	Seoul
1990	Beijing
1994	Hiroshima
1998	Bangkok
2002	Busan
2006	Doha
2010	Guangzhou (scheduled)