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(Redirected from Syria at the 1978 Asian Games) Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand
VIII Asian Games
Host cityBangkok, Thailand
Nations25
Athletes3,842
Events199 in 19 sports
Opening9 December 1978
Closing20 December 1978
Opened byBhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand
Main venueNational Stadium
Websiteocasia.org (archived)
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The 8th Asian Games (Thai: กีฬาเอเชียนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 8), also known as Bangkok 1978 (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร 1978), were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was decided to host the 8th Games. But Islamabad also dropped its plan to host the Asian Games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India. Kingdom of Iran withdraw because Iranian Islamists Rebellion.

Thailand offered to help and the Asiad therefore was held in Bangkok. On the political front, Israel was expelled from the Asian Games. A total number of 3,842 athletes, coming from 25 countries, competed in these Asian Games. Debuting sports were archery and bowling.

Sports

Participating nations

25 out of 32 Olympic Council of Asia members participated in these games. Iran sent only one official and did not participate in the games due to the political situation in Iran at the time.

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
IOC Letter Code Country Athletes
THA  Thailand 948
JPN  Japan 460
CHN  China 408
PHI  Philippines 316
IND  India 283
KOR  South Korea 253
UAE  United Arab Emirates 192
HKG  Hong Kong 112
PRK  North Korea 111
MAL  Malaysia 107
INA  Indonesia 104
KSA  Saudi Arabia 103
PAK  Pakistan 82
SIN  Singapore 76
BRN  Bahrain 45
BIR  Burma 42
SYR  Syria 40
BAN  Bangladesh 39
KUW  Kuwait 27
QAT  Qatar 23
MGL  Mongolia 20
SRI  Sri Lanka 18
IRQ  Iraq 17
NEP  Nepal 13
LIB  Lebanon 3

Medal table

Main article: 1978 Asian Games medal table

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

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)705949178
2 China (CHN)515446151
3 South Korea (KOR)18203169
4 North Korea (PRK)15131543
5 Thailand (THA)*11121942
6 India (IND)1111628
7 Indonesia (INA)871833
8 Pakistan (PAK)44917
9 Philippines (PHI)44614
10 Iraq (IRQ)24612
11–19Remaining7112139
Totals (19 entries)201199226626

References

  1. "8th Asian Games Bangkok 1978". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. "Pomp and Pageantry Fit for a King ..." The Straits Times. 10 December 1978. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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Preceded byTehran Asian Games
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VIII Asiad (1978) 		Succeeded byNew Delhi
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