The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India.An incredible 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, India, is highlighted.
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad,[clarification needed] is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
In its history, nine nations have hosted the Asian Games. 46 nations have participated in the Games, including Israel, which was excluded from the Games after their last participation in 1974.
The last Asian Games was held at Guangzhou, People's Republic of China last 12 November – 27 November 2010. The next Games will be held at Incheon, South Korea.
Before the Asian Games were held, there was a gathering known as the Far Eastern Games which was first mooted in 1912 between Empire of Japan, the Philippine Islands and China. The first Games were then held in Manila in 1913 and ten further gatherings were held until 1934. However, against the backdrop of the second Sino-Japanese War in 1934, in the face of Japan's insistence on including Manchu Empire as competitor nation in the Games, China announced its withdrawal from participation. The Games scheduled for 1938 were cancelled and the organization was discontinued thereafter.
Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শংকর; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on 7 April 1920), often referred to with the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the most known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.
In 1956, he began to tour Europe and America playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison of The Beatles. Shankar engaged Western music by writing concerti for sitar and orchestra and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992 he served as a nominated member of the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999, and received three Grammy Awards. He continues to perform in the 2000s, often with his daughter Anoushka.
Chand Ram is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal at 1982 Asian Games at Delhi in 20 kilometre road walk event. He also represented India at the 1984 Olympics. He was presented the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri.
Li Yuejiu (Chinese: 李月久; born July 4, 1957, Liaoning Province) is a former male Chinese gymnast.
Li competed at 1984 Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in Men's Team competition. He was China's first World Champion on floor exercise in 1981. Li retired in October 1984. He went to study in Canada, and became a coach in Canadian national gymnastic team. He got married in 1986. Later, the couple coached in Las Vegas in the United States.
He was the coordinator of the 2008 Chinese men's and women's Olympic teams and led both teams to the Olympic gold medal, as well as the 2006 World Championship team title.
His straddled 3/2 salto sideway, 1/4 twist to roll forward was named Yuejiu Airspring by the International Gymnastic Federation.
Li's wife is Wu Jiani, also a famed Chinese gymnast. One of their daughters is Anna Li, who competed for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team during the 2007 through 2010 seasons and at the same Pauley Pavilion where her parents won the Olympic medals. Following the Visa Championships and two selection camps at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly, Texas, Anna Li was named to the U.S. 2011 World Championship Team.
Asian Games Delhi 1982 Opening Ceremony
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - Swaagatam (Hymn of the Asiad) by Ravi Shankar
Praveen Jolly Asian Games 1982 Hurdles 110Mtrs
Floor Exercise By Sanjeevani Karandikar(India) At 1982 Asian Games
Asian Games Delhi 1982 - OC - Lighting of the Cauldron
1982 asian games first GOLD MEDELIST(Mr.CHAND RAM)
Li Yuejiu FX 1982 Asian Games
Li Jong Ae UB - 1982 Asian Games
1982 Asian Games Badminton-Syed Modi vs Sze Yu
Asian Games 1982 - jump off
Sepaktakraw was first demonstrated in 1982 Asian Games
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - Swaagatam (Instrumental Version)
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - The Asiad March Past by Harold Joseph
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - Fanfare for the President by Harold Joseph
Asian Games Delhi 1982 Opening Ceremony
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - Swaagatam (Hymn of the Asiad) by Ravi Shankar
Praveen Jolly Asian Games 1982 Hurdles 110Mtrs
Floor Exercise By Sanjeevani Karandikar(India) At 1982 Asian Games
Asian Games Delhi 1982 - OC - Lighting of the Cauldron
1982 asian games first GOLD MEDELIST(Mr.CHAND RAM)
Li Yuejiu FX 1982 Asian Games
Li Jong Ae UB - 1982 Asian Games
1982 Asian Games Badminton-Syed Modi vs Sze Yu
Asian Games 1982 - jump off
Sepaktakraw was first demonstrated in 1982 Asian Games
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - Swaagatam (Instrumental Version)
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - The Asiad March Past by Harold Joseph
IX Asian Games Delhi 1982 - Fanfare for the President by Harold Joseph
Asian Games 1982
Perolehan medali Indonesia di Asian Games 2014
1982 - IX ASIAN GAMES (DELHI) COMMEMORATIVE - 2 rupee coin- india
1982 Commonwealth Games Mens Marathon
1998 Asian Games Basketball: Philippines vs China
India vs Pakistan Final Match 2 October 2014 - Hockey final Asian Games 2014
Ang Peng Siong: "1982 World's Fastest Swimmer" [22.69secs]
[HD] 2014 Asian Games - WT - F - WS1 - LI Xuerui (CHN) vs SUNG Ji Hyun (KOR)
SMB vs Crispa Game 3 (1982 PBA Invitational Finals)