1970 Asian Games

Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand October 2018 VI Asian Games 6th asiad.png 170 Ever Onward Bangkok, Thailand 18 2,400 135 in 13 sports 9 December 1970 20 December 1970 Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand Preeda Chullamondhol National Stadium Bangkok 1966 Tehran 1974 ocasia.org (archived) The 6th Asian Games also known as Bangkok 1970, were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19700924-1.1.26 A-Games: 18 confirm 24 September 1970 The Straits Times 8 August 2015- http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19701221.2.118.14.aspx Medals count 21 December 1970 The Straits Times 8 August 2015- https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19701220.2.151 All the results 20 December 1970 The Straits Times 8 August 2015 Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea (the city eventually hosted in 1986). The previous host, Thailand, stepped in to save the Asiad. 2,400 athletes from 18 countries competed in this Asiad, where yachting made its debut. Venue National Sport Complex Suphachalasai Stadium (Opening & Closing ceremonies, Athletics and Football) Chantanayingyong Gymnasium (Volleyball) Thephasadin Stadium (Hockey) Nimibutr Stadium (Basketball) Wisutarom Swimming Pool (Diving, Swimming) Sport Authority of Thailand Sport Complex (Hua Mark) Indoor Stadium (formerly Kittikachorn Indoor Stadium) (Badminton and Boxing) Shooting Range (Shooting) Velodrome (Cycling) Chulalongkorn University Sport Complex Chula Football Stadium (Football) Chula Swimming Stadium (Water Polo) Thammasat University (Thaprachan Centre) Thammasat Gymnasium (Volleyball) Other Venue in Bangkok Cultural Hall (Weightlifting) Amporn Garden Hall (Wrestling) Pattaya (Outside Bangkok) Pattaya Bay (Sailing) Participating nations 25em BIR 1970 Asian Games (14) CEY 1970 Asian Games (73) HKG 1970 Asian Games (106) IND 1970 Asian Games (177) INA 1970 Asian Games (95) IRN 1970 Asian Games (102) ISR 1970 Asian Games (53) JPN 1970 Asian Games (427) KHM 1970 Asian Games (8) MAL 1970 Asian Games (100) NEP 1970 Asian Games (30) PAK 1970 Asian Games (84) PHI 1970 Asian Games (302) ROC 1970 Asian Games (161) SIN 1970 Asian Games (75) KOR 1970 Asian Games (102) VNM 1970 Asian Games (19) THA 1970 Asian Games (472) Non-competing nations The following only sent non-competing delegations: Afghanistan 1930 Laos 1952 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest) IOC Letter Code Country Athletes THA THA 1970 Asian Games 472 JPN JPN 1970 Asian Games 427 PHI PHI 1970 Asian Games 302 IND IND 1970 Asian Games 177 ROC ROC 1970 Asian Games 161 HKG HKG 1970 Asian Games 106 IRN IRN 1970 Asian Games 102 KOR KOR 1970 Asian Games 102 MAL MAL 1970 Asian Games 100 INA INA 1970 Asian Games 95 PAK PAK 1970 Asian Games 84 SIN SIN 1970 Asian Games 75 CEY CEY 1970 Asian Games 73 ISR ISR 1970 Asian Games 53 NEP NEP 1970 Asian Games 30 VNM VNM 1970 Asian Games 19 BIR BIR 1970 Asian Games 14 KHM KHM 1970 Asian Games 8 Sports 30em Athletics 35 Badminton 7 Basketball 1 Boxing 11 Cycling 11 Diving 4 Field hockey 1 Football 1 Sailing 5 Shooting 14 Swimming 24 Volleyball 2 Water polo 1 Weightlifting 8 Wrestling 10 Calendar In the following calendar for the 1970 Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. The numeral indicates the number of event finals for each sport held that day. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right, how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader. OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony December 19709thWed10thThu11thFri12thSat13thSun14thMon15thTue16thWed17thThu18thFri19thSat20thSunGoldmedals 15px Athletics 5 6 6 5 5 8 35 15px Badminton ●●● 2●● 5 7 15px Basketball ●●● ●●● ● 1 1 15px Boxing ●●●● 11 11 15px Cycling – Road 1 2 3 15px Cycling – Track 1 1 2 ● 4 8 15px Diving 1 1 1 1 4 15px Field hockey ●●●●●●●●● 1 1 15px Football ●●●●●●●●●● 1 1 15px Sailing ●●●●● 5 5 15px Shooting 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 15px Swimming 6 5 5 4 4 24 15px Volleyball ●●●●●●● ● 2 2 15px Water polo ●●●● 1 1 15px Weightlifting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 15px Wrestling ●●● 10 10Total gold medals 9 9 15 25 16 27 13 5 2 13 1 135 Ceremonies OC CCDecember 19709thWed10thThu11thFri12thSat13thSun14thMon15thTue16thWed17thThu18thFri19thSat20thSunGoldmedals Medal table 1970 Asian Games medal table The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted. References External links OCA Website Asian Games Bangkok Bangkok Tehran VI Asiad (1970) Category:1970s in sport in Bangkok Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games Summer Category:Asian Games by year Asian Games