Asian Games 1954

Asian Games 1954
venue	Manila , Philippines
countries	18th
Athletes	970
Competitions	77 in eight sports
Opening ceremony	May 1, 1954
Closing ceremony	May 9, 1954
Opened by	Ramon Magsaysay

The 2nd Asian Games took place in Manila from May 1 to 9, 1954 .

970 athletes from 18 different member associations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part. The Games featured 77 competitions in eight sports. The Games were opened by Ramon Magsaysay , the third president of the Philippines after independence in 1946. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila .

The official logo of the games shows a red sun with 16 rays, which was also used in the last Asian Games , and including 20 gold rings. The red or black lettering "Second Asian Games" stands above the sun and "Ever Onward" underneath . Under the rings is the red lettering "Manila 1954" .

sports

Three sports - boxing , wrestling and shooting  - were added, while competitions in cycling were no longer held. All other sports were played in 1951 .

• basketball
• Boxing
• Soccer
• Weightlifting
• athletics
• Wrestling
• shoot
• swim
• Water polo
• Diving

Participating Nations

States participating in the 1954 Asian Games

Nine states made their debut in 1954, while two states - Iran and Nepal  - stopped participating after 1951.

•  Afghanistan
•  Burma
•  Ceylon
•  Hong Kong *
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  Israel *
•  Japan
•  Cambodia *
•  Malaya *
• North Borneo *
•  Pakistan *
•  Philippines
•  Taiwan *
•  Singapore
•  South Korea *
•  State of Vietnam *
•  Thailand

* participated in the Asian Games for the first time in 1954

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Japan	38	36	24	98
2	Philippines	14th	14th	17th	45
3	South Korea	8th	6th	5	19th
4th	Pakistan	5	6th	2	13
5	India	5	4th	8th	17th
6th	Taiwan	2	4th	7th	13
7th	Israel	2	1	1	4th
8th	Burma	2	0	2	4th
9	Singapore	1	4th	4th	9
10	Ceylon	0	1	1	2
11	Afghanistan	0	1	0	1
12	Indonesia	0	0	3	3
13	Hong Kong	0	0	1	1
Total		77	77	75	229

Web links

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