1994 Asian Games

XII Asian Games

Host city	Hiroshima, Japan
Nations participating	42
Athletes participating	6,828
Events	337 in 34 sports
Opening ceremony	October 2
Closing ceremony	October 16
Officially opened by	HIM Emperor Akihito
Torch Lighter	Aki Ichijo Yasunori Uchitomi
Main venue	Hiroshima Big Arch
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The 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the First Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games.

There were a total number of 6,828 athletes and officials involved, from 42 countries, with a total number of 34 events. Debut sports at this edition of the Asiad were baseball, karate and modern pentathlon.

Mascot

The official mascot of the XII Asiad is a pair of white doves. Poppo and Cuccu, male and female respectively, represent peace and harmony - the main theme of this edition of the Asian Games.

Participating nations

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1994.

• 22x20px Afghanistan
• 22x20px Bahrain
•  Bangladesh
•  Bhutan
•  Brunei
•  Cambodia
•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
• 22x20px Hong Kong
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  Jordan

•  Kazakhstan
•  Kuwait
•  Kyrgyzstan
•  Laos
•  Lebanon
•  Macau
•  Malaysia
•  Maldives
•  Mongolia
•  Myanmar
•  Nepal
•  Oman
•  Pakistan
•  Palestine (1)

• 22x20px Philippines
•  Qatar
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Syria
•  Tajikistan
•  Thailand
•  Turkmenistan
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Uzbekistan
•  Vietnam
•  Yemen

Sports

• Archery ()
• Athletics ()
• Badminton ()
• Baseball ()
• Basketball ()
• Bowling ()
• Boxing ()
• Canoeing ()
• Cycling ()
• Diving ()
• Equestrian ()

• Fencing ()
• Field hockey ()
• Football ()
• Golf ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Handball ()
• Judo ()
• Kabaddi ()
• Karate ()
• Modern pentathlon ()
• Rowing ()

• Sailing ()
• Sepaktakraw ()
• Shooting ()
• Softball ()
• Swimming ()
• Table tennis ()
• Taekwondo ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()

Calendar

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Opening ceremony

Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

October 1994	1st Sat	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	9th Sun	10th Mon	11th Tue	12th Wed	13th Thu	14th Fri	15th Sat	16th Sun	Gold medals
Archery								1	1	2							4
Athletics									2	4	7	3		10	9	8	43
Badminton									2						5		7
Baseball														1			1
Basketball													1		1		2
Bowling					2	2		2	4		2						12
Boxing													12				12
Canoeing									7	6							13
Cycling – Road									1						2		3
Cycling – Track												2	2	3			7
Diving				2		2											4
Equestrian			1		1		1		1								4
Fencing			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1							8
Field hockey														1	1		2
Football												1				1	2
Golf									4								4
Gymnastics – Artistic			1	1	2	10											14
Gymnastics – Rhythmic										1							2
Handball													1	1			2
Judo												4	4	4	4		16
Kabaddi														1			1
Karate			4	4	3												11
Modern pentathlon											2						2
Rowing										12							12
Sailing											7						7
Sepaktakraw															1		1
Shooting							4	6	4	2	4	4	6	4			34
Soft tennis												2		2			4
Softball							1										1
Swimming			4	5	5	5	6	6									31
Synchronized swimming									2								2
Table tennis								1	1				3	2			7
Taekwondo								4	4								8
Tennis						1	1						5				7
Volleyball							1									1	2
Water polo															1		1
Weightlifting			3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2							19
Wrestling					5	5			5	5							20
Wushu												1	2	3			6
Total gold medals			14	16	22	28	17	23	41	35	22	17	36	32	24	10	337
Ceremonies		●														●
October 1994	1st Sat	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	9th Sun	10th Mon	11th Tue	12th Wed	13th Thu	14th Fri	15th Sat	16th Sun	Gold medals

Medal table

Main article: 1994 Asian Games medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Japan, is highlighted.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	126	83	57	266
2	Japan (JPN)	64	75	79	218
3	South Korea (KOR)	63	56	64	183
4	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	27	25	27	79
5	Uzbekistan (UZB)	11	12	19	42
6	Iran (IRI)	9	9	8	26
7	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	7	13	24	44
8	India (IND)	4	3	16	23
9	Malaysia (MAS)	4	2	13	19
10	Qatar (QAT)	4	1	5	10
Total		339	337	403	1079

Doping scandal

The Chinese had 11 athletes test positive for the banned drugs and anabolic steroids at the 1994 Asian Games. Less than a month before the Asian Games scandal at the 1994 world championships in Rome the Chinese had won 12 of the 16 women's swimming titles, with two of those world champions among those who tested positive at the Asian games.