The origin of Asian Games goes back to 1947, when the
Asian Relations Conference held in New Delhi decided to organize an
International games meet for Asian Countries, on the lines of Olympic Games
once in four years. Since then the games have grown to become the Asia the
biggest sports festival in Asia.
The First Asian Games were held in 1951 at the
National Stadium New Delhi and were inaugurated by Dr Rajendra Prasad. About 489
participants from 11 different nations participated in the Games. Pt Jawaharlal
Nehru’s Message to the Participants of the First Asian Games ‘Play the game in
the spirit of the game’
Year 2018
Venue Jakarta
(Indonesia)
Year 1951
Venue New
Delhi (India)
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