Asian Games sports

This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one event, although exemptions may be made. The first round of changes commenced with the 2014 Asian Games when the number of events was recommended to be restricted to 35 with 28 Olympic sports and up to a maximum of seven non-Olympic sports. Some events currently in the Asian Games programme may henceforth be relegated to the newly formed Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games which was first held in 2013 and/or to the Asian Beach Games.

Asian Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Aquatics –      Board games –      Canoeing –      Cycling –      Gymnastics –      Roller sports –      Volleyball

Sport (Discipline)		Body		51	54	58	62	66	70	74	78	82	86	90	94	98	02	06	10	14
		World	Asia
Diving		FINA	AASF	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	8	10	10	10
Swimming				8	13	21	21	23	24	25	29	29	29	31	31	32	32	38	38	38
Synchronized swimming															2	2	2	2	3	3
Water polo				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Archery		WA	AAF				•				4	4	12	4	4	4	4	4	4	8
Athletics		IAAF	AAA	33	30	31	32	34	35	35	39	40	42	43	43	45	45	45	47	47
Badminton		BWF	BAC			•	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Baseball		IBAF	BFA											•	1	1	1	1	1	1
Basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Chess		FIDE	ACF															3	4
Go		IGF	AGF																3
Xiangqi		WXF	AXF																2
Bodybuilding		IFBB	AFBF														8	8
Bowling		WTBA	ABF								10		12		12	10	10	12	12	12
Boxing		AIBA	ASBC		7	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	13
Slalom canoeing		ICF	ACC																4	4
Sprint canoeing														13	13	12	13	10	12	12
Cricket		ICC	ACC																2	2
Cue sports		WCBS	ACBS													10	10	10	10
BMX racing		UCI	ACC																2	2
Mountain biking																4	4		2	2
Road cycling				1		2	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4
Track cycling				3		4		8	8	4	4	5	6	8	7	7	12	12	10	10
Dancesport		WDSF	ADSF													•			10
Dragon boat		IDBF	ADBF																6
Equestrian		FEI	AEF									4	6		4	6	6	8	6	6
Fencing		FIE	FCA							8	8		8	10	8	10	12	12	12	12
Field hockey		FIH	AHF			1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Football		FIFA	AFC	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Golf		IGF	APGC									2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Artistic gymnastics		FIG	AGU							14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Rhythmic gymnastics															1	2	2	2	2	2
Trampoline																		2	2	2
Handball		IHF	AHF									1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Judo		IJF	JUA			•							8	16	16	14	16	16	16	16
Kabaddi		IKF	AKF											1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Karate		WKF	AKF												11	11	11	13	13	13
Modern pentathlon		UIPM	AMPC												2		6		4	4
Artistic roller skating		FIRS	CARS																3
Roller speed skating																			6
Rowing		FISA	ARF									4	8	14	12	11	13	10	14	14
Rugby union		IRB	ARFU													2	2	1	2	2
Sailing		ISAF	ASAF						5		4	4	5	7	7	16	15	14	14	14
Sepaktakraw		ISTAF	ASF											2	1	6	6	6	6	6
Shooting		ISSF	ASC		6	6	5	14	14	22	22	22	30	40	34	34	42	44	44	44
Soft tennis		ISTF	ASTF											•	4	4	7	7	7	7
Softball		ISF	SCA											1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Squash		WSF	ASF													2	2	2	4	4
Table tennis		ITTF	ATTU			7	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Taekwondo		WTF	ATU										8		8	16	16	16	16	16
Tennis		ITF	ATF			5	7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Triathlon		ITU	ASTC															2	2	3
Beach volleyball		FIVB	AVC												•	2	2	2	2	2
Volleyball						2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Weightlifting		IWF	AWF	7	7	8		8	8	27	10	10	10	19	19	15	15	15	15	15
Wrestling		UWW	AAWC		7	8	16	8	10	20	10	10	20	20	20	16	18	18	18	20
Wushu		IWUF	WFA											6	6	11	11	11	15	15
Total events				57	77	112	120	140	135	200	199	196	269	308	337	377	419	424	476	439

Demonstration Asian Games sports

The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Games program:

• Muay (1998)

Asian Winter Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Skating –      Skiing

Sport (Discipline)		Body		86	90	96	99	03	07	11	17
		World	Asia
Bandy		FIB								1
Biathlon		IBU		3	3	6	6	6	7	7	X
Curling		WCF						2	2		X
Ice hockey		IIHF	AIHF	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	X
Figure skating		ISU	ASU	4		4	4	4	4	4	X
Short track speed skating				8	10	10	10	10	8	8	X
Speed skating				9	9	9	9	9	10	12	X
Ski orienteering		IOF								8
Alpine skiing		FIS	ASF	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	X
Cross-country skiing				6	6	6	6	7	6	12	X
Freestyle skiing						2		2	2	6	X
Ski jumping				•	•	•		2		3	X
Snowboarding								3 •	2		X
Total events				35	33	43	43	51	47	69

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Board games –      Extreme sports –      Kabaddi

Sport (Discipline)		Body		05	07	09 (M)	09	13
		World	Asia
3-on-3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia		•		2
Aerobic gymnastics		FIG	AGU	4	4		4
Chess		FIDE	ACF		9		4	4
Go		IGF	AGF					4
Xiangqi		WXF	AXF		4		2
Bowling		FIQ	ABF		6		6	6
Boxing		AIBA	ASBC				8
Cue sports		WCBS	ACBS		8		10	10
Dancesport		WDSF	ADSF	12	12		10	10
Dragon & lion dance		IDLDF	DLDFA		6		6
Electronic sports		IeSF			3		6	6
BMX freestyle		IBMXFF	AXF	3	5
Inline skate				3	4
Skateboard		ISF		2	2
Finswimming		CMAS	AUF		8		16
Futsal		FIFA	AFC	2	2		2	2
Indoor archery		WA	AAF				8
Indoor athletics		IAAF	AAA	26	26		26
Indoor cycling		UCI	ACC	5	5
Indoor hockey		FIH	AHF		1
Judo		IJF	JUA			14
Ju-jitsu		JJIF	JJAU			7	•
Indoor kabaddi		IKF	AKF				1	2
Kabaddi					1
Karate		WKF	AKF			10
Kickboxing		WAKO	WAKO Asia		•	10	8	9
Kurash		IKA	KCA		•	14	8	8
Muay		IFMA	FAMA	17	9	15	9	9
Pencak silat		IPSF				11	15
Pétanque	17px	FIPJP	APSBC				4
Sepaktakraw		ISTAF	ASF	2	2		2
Short course swimming		FINA	AASF	40	30		30	30
Shuttlecock	17px	ISF					6
Sport climbing		IFSC	AFSC	4	4
Taekwondo		WTF	ATU			16
Vovinam		WVVF	AVF				14
Wushu		IWUF	WFA			11	8
Total events				120	151	108	215	100

Demonstration Asian Indoor Games sports

The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Indoor Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Indoor Games program:

• Belt wrestling (2009)

Asian Beach Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Air sports –      Aquatics –      Extreme sports –      Triathlon

Sport (Discipline)		Body		08	10	12	14	16
		World	Asia
3-on-3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia	2		2	2	X
Paragliding		FAI		8			4
Powered paragliding	17px					4	4
Beach water polo		FINA	AASF	1	1		1	X
Marathon swimming				4	4		4	X
Beach athletics		IAAF	AAA				12
Beach flag football		IFAF	IFAF Asia				1
Beach handball		IHF	AHF	2	2	2	2	X
Beach kabaddi		IKF	AKF	2	2	2	2	X
Beach kurash		IKA	KCA				8
Beach sambo		FIAS	ASF				7
Beach sepaktakraw		ISTAF	ASF	4	4	4	6	X
Beach soccer		FIFA	AFC	1	1	1	1	X
Beach volleyball		FIVB	AVC	2	2	2	2	X
Beach woodball		IWbF	AWbF	4	4	4	8	X
Beach wrestling		UWW	AAWC	4			6	X
Bodybuilding		IFBB	AFBF	6	6		5	X
Dragon boat		IDBF	ADBF	6		6
BMX freestyle		IBMXFF	AXF				4
Inline skate							3
Skateboard		ISF					3
Footvolley		FIFV	AFF				1
Jet ski		IJSBA		4	4		6	X
Ju-jitsu		JJIF	JJAU				12
Modern triathle		UIPM	AMPC				3
Muay		IFMA	FAMA				15
Pencak silat		IPSF		8				X
Pétanque	17px	FIPJP	APSBC				9	X
Roller speed skating		FIRS	CARS			8
Sailing		ISAF	ASAF	6	6	2	9
Shuttlecock	17px	ISF						X
Sport climbing		IFSC	AFSC			8	4
Squash		WSF	ASF				2
Surfing		ISA		5
Tent pegging		FEI	AEF		8
Duathlon		ITU	ASTC				3
Triathlon				2	2		3
Vovinam		WVVF	AVF					X
Waterskiing		IWWF	AAC		6	4	13
Total events				71	52	49	165

Asian Youth Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

     Aquatics

Sport (Discipline)		Body		09	13
		World	Asia
3-on-3 basketball		FIBA	FIBA Asia	2	2
Diving		FINA	AASF	4	4
Swimming				32	30
Athletics		IAAF	AAA	28	34
Badminton		BWF	BAC		3
Beach volleyball		FIVB	AVC	2
Bowling		FIQ	ABF	8
Fencing		FIE	FCA		6
Football		FIFA	AFC	1	1
Golf		IGF	APGC		2
Handball		IHF	AHF		2
Judo		IJF	JUA		6
Rugby sevens		IRB	ARFU		2
Sailing		ISAF	ASAF	5
Shooting		ISSF	ASC	4	8
Squash		WSF	ASF		4
Table tennis		ITTF	ATTU	4	2
Taekwondo		WTF	ATU		4
Tennis		ITF	ATF		3
Weightlifting		IWF	AWF		9
Total events				90	122

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia