Asian Games 1951

Asian Games 1951
venue	New Delhi , India
countries	11
Athletes	489
Competitions	57 in eight sports
Opening ceremony	March 4th 1951
Closing ceremony	March 11, 1951
Opened by	Rajendra Prasad

The 1st Asian Games took place in New Delhi from March 4th to 11th .

489 athletes from eleven different member associations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part. The motto of the games was "Play the game, in the spirit of the game" . 57 competitions in eight sports were held. The Games were opened by Rajendra Prasad , the first President of India . They were played at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi .

The official logo of the games shows a red sun with 16 rays with a white circle in the middle, which is still the logo of the Asian Games today, and under this sun 11 rings, which stood for the participating nations and should symbolize peace.

The next Asian Games to be held in India were the 1982 Asian Games . They took place 31 years later.

Participating Nations

Participating Nations

•  Afghanistan
•  Burma
•  Ceylon
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  Nepal
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Thailand

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Japan	24	21st	15th	60
2	India	15th	16	20th	51
3	Iran	8th	6th	2	16
4th	Singapore	5	7th	2	14th
5	Philippines	5	6th	8th	19th
6th	Ceylon	0	1	0	1
7th	Indonesia	0	0	5	5
8th	Burma	0	0	3	3
Total		57	57	55	169

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