1998 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand XIII Asian Games 1998 Asian Games logo.svg 162px Friendship Beyond Frontiers(Thai: มิตรภาพไร้พรมแดน)Mitrp̣hāph rị̂ phrmdæn Bangkok, Thailand 41Saudi Arabia boycotted from the event due to Blue Diamond Affair 6,554(4,454 men, 2,100 women) 377 in 36 sports 6 December 1998 20 December 1998 Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand VajiralongkornCrown Prince of Thailand Preeda Chulamonthol Songsak Charoenpong Somluck Kamsing Rajamangala National Stadium Hiroshima 1994 Busan 2002 Harbin 1996 Gangwon 1999 asiangames.th (archived) The 1998 Asian Games (th เอเชียนเกมส์ 2541 or เอเชียนเกมส์ 1998 ), officially known as the 13th Asian Games (th กีฬาเอเชียนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 13) and the XIII Asiad,May 2018, or simply Bangkok 1998 (th กรุงเทพมหานคร 1998), were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 athletes across the continent. The sporting events commenced on 30 November 1998, a week earlier than the opening ceremony. It is a last time that the multi-sport event would be held in Bangkok until the 2007 Summer Universiade. Bangkok was awarded the right on September 26, 1990, defeating Taipei, Taiwan and Jakarta, Indonesia to host the Games. It was the first city to hosted the Asian Games for four times, but was the first time that the city make a bid to host. The last three editions it hosted were in 1966, 1970 and 1978 (in the latter two cases stepping in to prevent the Games from being cancelled due to problems with the elected hosts). The event was opened by Bhumibol Adulyadej, the king of Thailand, at the Rajamangala Stadium.Thailand's King Lights Asian Games Flames https://web.archive.org/web/20180630110613/http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/AsianGames/daily/daily.html 30 June 2018 The final medal tally was led by China, followed by South Korea, Japan and the host Thailand. Thailand set a new record with 24 gold medals. Japanese Athletics Koji Ito was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games. For Thailand, it was considered one of its remarkable achievement in sports development throughout the country's modern history. Bidding process Three cities placed a bid for the Games. All three, Taipei (Taiwan), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Bangkok (Thailand) submitted their formal bid in 1989. It was the first time that Thailand has presented a bid for host the Asian Games, as Bangkok was the default host of previous three games. The vote was held on September 27, 1990, at the China Palace Tower Hotel in Beijing, China, during the 9th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly held during the 1990 Asian Games. All 37 members voted, with voting held in secret ballot. It was announced that Bangkok won an Asian Games bid process for the first time. Though the vote results were not released, was leaked to the press that Bangkok won by 20–10–7. Bangkok became the first city to have staged the Asian Games for four editions, following 1966, 1970 and 1978, and this was the first time that the city had put a bid for the event.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/09/27/Bangkok-to-host-1998-Asian-games/3094654408000/ Bangkok to host 1998 Asian games 27 September 1990 United Press Internationalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB912976208511823000 What an Imperfect Time To Rethink Games Funding 19 votes were needed for selection. + 1998 Asian Games bidding result City CountryVotesBangkok Thailand 20Taipei Taiwan 10Jakarta Indonesia 7 Development and preparation Costs According to United Press International news report, preparations for the games including the construction and renovation of three main stadiums and an athletes' village, cost an estimated 6 billion Thai baht (US$167 million). Venues http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/asiad3.html Sadec Asiad 1998 venues 2017-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20141220200114/http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/asiad3.html 2014-12-20 deadhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/12/06/Thailands-King-Bhumibol-Adulyadej-BOOM-ee-pon-Ah-doon-ya-det-formally-opened-the/3263912920400/ Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej ('BOOM-ee-pon Ah-doon-ya-det') formally opened the... upi.com 6 December 1998 thumb|Cauldron for the Games at Rajamangala Stadium. Bang Kapi district Rajmangala Stadium (Opening & Closing ceremonies, Football) Indoor Stadium (Sepak Takraw) Velodrome (Cycling track) Shooting Range (Shooting) Clay Target Shooting Range (Clay Target Shooting) Muang Thong Thani IMPACT Arena: Hall 1-5 (Boxing, Billiards & Snooker, Gymnastics, Volleyball) Thunder Dome (Weightlifting) SCG Stadium (Rugby, Football) Tennis Centre (Tennis, Soft Tennis) Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus) Main Stadium (Athletics and Football) Gymnasium 1 (Basketball, Judo, Wrestling) Gymnasium 2 (Badminton) Gymnasium 3 (Handball) Gymnasium 4 (Fencing) Gymnasium 5 (Table Tennis) Gymnasium 6 (Wushu) Gymnasium 7 (Karate, Taekwondo) Tennis Court (Soft Tennis) Field 1 (Archery) Field 2 (Softball) Aquatic Center (Aquatics) Athletes Village Other venues Bangkok and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Kasetsart University (Hockey) PS Bowling Bangkapi (Bowling) Suphachalasai Stadium (Football) Thai Army Sports Stadium (Rugby) Thai-Japanese Stadium (Football) Thupatemee Stadium (Football) Chiang Mai 700th Anniversary Stadium (Football) Chonburi Ambassador Sport Center (Squash) Ao-Dongtarn Jomtien Beach (Sailing) Jomtien Beach (Beach Volleyball) Map Prachan Reservoir (Canoeing, Rowing) Nakhon Nayok Srinakharinwirot University (Ongkarak Campus) (Handball, Softball, Kabaddi) Nakhon Ratchasima Khao Yai Rimtarn Resort (Cycling Mountain bike) Phahonyothin Road – (Cycling Road) Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan Province Central Stadium (Football) Pathum Thani Alpine Golf and Sports Club (Golf) Queen Sirikit Sport Complex (Baseball, Hockey preliminaries) Saraburi Fort Adhisorn Riding Club (Equestrian) Sisaket Sisaket Province Central Stadium (Football) Songkhla Suwannawong Gymnasium, Hat Yai (Sepak Takraw) Tinasulanon Stadium (Football) Suphan Buri Municipal Gymnasium (Basketball) Suphan Buri Province Central Stadium (Football) Surat Thani Surat Thani Province Central Stadium (Football) Trang Trang Province Central Stadium (Football) Municipal Gymnasium (Sepak Takraw) Marketing Emblem The official emblem of the games combines elements from Thai stupas and pagodas, the letter "A", which means either "Asia" or "Athletes", and the logo of the Olympic Council of Asia. It symbolises the knowledge, intelligence and athletic prowess of Thailand.http://www.asiangames.th:80/welcome/eblem.html https://web.archive.org/web/19980115234904/http://www.asiangames.th/welcome/eblem.html dead 1998-01-15 Emblem (Official website) 2019-02-22 Mascot thumb|right|"Chai-Yo", the mascot of the games The official mascot of the games is an elephant named Chai-Yo (th ไชโย), the equivalent of "hurrah" in Thai. Elephants are known and admired among Thais for their strength and nobility.http://www.gz2010.cn/08/0427/17/4AI89GL10078003F.html 13th Asian Games Bangkok 1998 - Chai-Yo gz2010.cn (official website of 2010 Asian Games) GAGOC April 27, 2008 May 26, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111028061707/http://www.gz2010.cn/08/0427/17/4AI89GL10078003F.html October 28, 2011 http://www.asiangames.th:80/welcome/mascot.html https://web.archive.org/web/19980115234919/http://www.asiangames.th/welcome/mascot.html dead 1998-01-15 Mascot (official website) 2019-02-22 The Games Opening ceremony The opening ceremony started at 17:00 local time on December 6, 1998. It was attended by King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch and President of the OCA Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. The nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in Thai during the parade of nations. Participating National Olympic Committees National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1998. Participating National Olympic Committees15em BRN 1998 Asian Games 15 BAN 1998 Asian Games 44 BHU 1998 Asian Games 21 BRU 1998 Asian Games 57 CAM 1998 Asian Games 104 CHN 1998 Asian Games 828 HKG 1998 Asian Games 290 IND 1998 Asian Games 328 INA 1998 Asian Games 213 IRI 1998 Asian Games 318 JPN 1998 Asian Games 965 JOR 1998 Asian Games 55 KAZ 1998 Asian Games 462 KUW 1998 Asian Games 209 KGZ 1998 Asian Games 147 LAO 1998 Asian Games 113 LIB 1998 Asian Games 79 MAC 1998 Asian Games 97 MAS 1998 Asian Games 229 MDV 1998 Asian Games 50 MGL 1998 Asian Games 198 MYA 1998 Asian Games 76 NEP 1998 Asian Games 93 PRK 1998 Asian Games 299 OMA 1998 Asian Games 52 PAK 1998 Asian Games 139 PLE 1998 Asian Games 37 PHI 1998 Asian Games 386 QAT 1998 Asian Games 206 KSA Asian GamesNote SIN 1998 Asian Games 194 KOR 1998 Asian Games 754 SRI 1998 Asian Games 116 SYR 1998 Asian Games 58 TPE 1998 Asian Games 508 TJK 1998 Asian Games 163 THA 1998 Asian Games 1055 (host) TKM 1998 Asian Games 77 UAE 1998 Asian Games 119 UZB 1998 Asian Games 275 VIE 1998 Asian Games 188 YEM 1998 Asian Games 32 Note Saudi Arabia boycotted using the argument that the event was being held during Ramadan, but latter was discovered that the real motive of the action the tense diplomatic relations between Thailand who were deteriorated by the Blue Diamond Affair.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/222641.stm World: Asia-Pacific – Saudis pull out of Asian Games 26 November 1998 BBC However, a Saudi representative still paraded in the Opening Ceremony.part 8 Opening Ceremony Asian Game 1998(bangkok) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F83lz-wA6qM https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/F83lz-wA6qM 2021-12-21 live YouTube Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest) IOC Letter Code Country Athletes THA THA 1998 Asian Games 1055 JPN JPN 1998 Asian Games 965 CHN CHN 1998 Asian Games 828 KOR KOR 1998 Asian Games 754 TPE TPE 1998 Asian Games 508 KAZ KAZ 1998 Asian Games 462 PHI PHI 1998 Asian Games 386 IND IND 1998 Asian Games 328 IRI IRI 1998 Asian Games 318 PRK PRK 1998 Asian Games 299 HKG HKG 1998 Asian Games 290 UZB UZB 1998 Asian Games 275 MAS MAS 1998 Asian Games 229 INA INA 1998 Asian Games 213 KUW KUW 1998 Asian Games 209 QAT QAT 1998 Asian Games 206 MGL MGL 1998 Asian Games 198 SIN SIN 1998 Asian Games 194 VIE VIE 1998 Asian Games 188 TJK TJK 1998 Asian Games 163 KGZ KGZ 1998 Asian Games 147 PAK PAK 1998 Asian Games 139 UAE UAE 1998 Asian Games 119 SRI SRI 1998 Asian Games 116 LAO LAO 1998 Asian Games 113 CAM CAM 1998 Asian Games 104 MAC MAC 1998 Asian Games 97 NEP NEP 1998 Asian Games 93 LIB LIB 1998 Asian Games 79 TKM TKM 1998 Asian Games 77 MYA MYA 1998 Asian Games 76 SYR SYR 1998 Asian Games 58 BRU BRU 1998 Asian Games 57 JOR JOR 1998 Asian Games 55 OMA OMA 1998 Asian Games 52 MDV MDV 1998 Asian Games 50 BAN BAN 1998 Asian Games 44 PLE PLE 1998 Asian Games 37 YEM YEM 1998 Asian Games 32 BHU BHU 1998 Asian Games 21 BRN BRN 1998 Asian Games 15 Sports 22em Aquatics Diving (4) Swimming (32) Synchronized swimming (2) Water polo (1) Archery (4) Athletics (45) Badminton (7) Baseball (1) Basketball (2) Bowling (10) Boxing (12) Canoeing (12) Cue sports (10) Cycling (15) Equestrian (6) Fencing (10) Field hockey (2) Football (2) Golf (4) Gymnastics (16) Handball (2) Judo (14) Kabaddi (1) Karate (11) Rowing (11) Rugby union (2) Sailing (16) Sepak takraw (6) Shooting (34) Softball (1) Soft tennis (4) Squash (2) Table tennis (7) Taekwondo (16) Tennis (7) Volleyball Volleyball (2) Beach volleyball (2) Weightlifting (15) Wrestling (16) Wushu (11) Demonstration Dancesport (2) Muaythai (11) Medal table 1998 Asian Games medal table The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted. Notes See also 1999 FESPIC Games 2025 SEA Games, similar premise where Cambodia will be withdraw from the event due to political issues. References 2 External links 1998 Asian Games official website (archived) 1998 Asian Games result system (archived) Sadec 1998 Asian Games Site (archived) Kompas Indonesia Games Coverage site (archived) Asian Games Language Selection Site (archived) Hiroshima Asian GamesBangkok XIII Asian Games (1998) Busan Category:1998 in Thailand Category:1990s in sport in Bangkok Category:1998 in Bangkok Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games Summer Category:Asian Games by year Asian Games