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Seoul, the capital of South Korea , hosted the X Asiad. Its great success was a prelude to Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 and her economic prosperity of early nineties. Although the weather on the day of the Opening Ceremony was not kind, the Olympic Stadium with capacity of 100,000 was filled to the brim. The 10th Asiad was the first one to be supervised by the Olympic Council of Asia, OCA .
Hinting at titanic evolution of future Asiad, Bowling, fencing, Judo and Taekwondo were added from the last one to make up 25 disciplines at this time.
In medal tally, South Korea showed splendid effort against China and won in total number of medals but lost in the race for gold. On the other hand, Japan slipped further in ranking, placing 3rd. The era of China-Korea domination begun.
Participating Nations
25
Participants
4835
Sports/Events
25
Athletics, Swimming, Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian, Golf, Fencing, Soccer, Judo, Hockey, Gymnastics, Handball, Canoeing, Shooting, Table Tennis, Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Yacht Racing.
4,835 athletes and officials were involved.
There were 25 sports and 270 events.
Sports added: judo and taekwondo.
The importance of the Games attracted media attention.
New World and Asian records were set.
The top three winners were: China , Japan and Korea.
Medal Tally of X Asian Games
|
Rank
|
Nation
|
Medals
|
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
|
1
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China
|
94
|
82
|
46
|
222
|
|
2
|
South Korea
|
93
|
55
|
76
|
224
|
|
3
|
Japan
|
58
|
76
|
77
|
211
|
|
4
|
Iran
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
22
|
|
5
|
India
|
5
|
9
|
23
|
37
|
|
6
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Philippines
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
18
|
|
7
|
Thailand
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3
|
10
|
13
|
26
|
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
|
9
|
Indonesia
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
10
|
|
10
|
Hong Kong
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
|
11
|
Qatar
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
4
|
|
12
|
Lebanon
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
13
|
Bahrain
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
14
|
Malaysia
|
-
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
|
15
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Iraq
|
-
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
|
16
|
Jordan
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
17
|
Kuwait
|
-
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
|
18
|
Singapore
|
-
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
19
|
Saudi Arabia
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
20
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Nepal
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
8
|
|
21
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Bangladesh
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
22
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Oman
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
Total
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270
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268
|
299
|
837
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Pakistan Medal Tally in X Asian Games
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S.No.
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Discipline
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Medals
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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1.
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Boxing
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-
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2
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3
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5
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2.
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Hockey
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-
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1
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-
|
1
|
|
3.
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Wrestling
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
|
4.
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Yachting
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Total
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2
|
4
|
3
|
9
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S.No.
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Player
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Name of Event
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Medal
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| Boxing |
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1.
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Syed Hussain Shah
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Light Heavy
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Silver
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2.
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Mr. Kasur
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Heavy Weight
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Silver
|
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3.
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Mr. Yousaf
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Super Heavy
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Bronze
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4.
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Mr. Syed Ibrar Hussain
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Middle Weight
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Bronze
|
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5.
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Mr. Latif
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Fly Weight
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Bronze
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| Hockey |
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1.
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Pakistan Team
|
Hockey (Men)
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Gold
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| Wrestling |
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1.
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Mr. Abdul Majeed
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90 Kg
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Gold
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2.
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Mr. Shahid Butt
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100 Kg
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Silver
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| Yachting |
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1.
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Lt. Cdr. Munir Sadiq & Lt. Zaka Ullah
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Enterprise Class
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Gold
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