Bids for the Asian Games is the process whereNational Olympic Committees select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host anAsian Games.
| Games | Year | Candidate cities | Non-candidate applicant cities | OCA assembly | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host city | Others | |||||
| I | 1986 details | Only bid | 3rd (1984) | [14] | ||
| II | 1990 details | Only bid | [24] | |||
| Only bid | 8th (1989) | |||||
| III | 1995 | Only bid | ||||
| 1996 details | 12th (1993-12-02) | [25] | ||||
| IV | 1999 details | Only bid | ||||
| V | 2003 details | Only bid | 16th (1997-12-14) | |||
| VI | 2007 details | 21st (2002-10-02) | [25][26] | |||
| VII | 2009 | Only bid | ||||
| 2011 details | Only bid | 25th (2006-03-04) | [27] | |||
| VIII | 2017 details | Only bid | 30th (2011-01-31) | [28] | ||
| IX | 2025 details | Only bid | 42rd
| [29] | ||
| X | 2029 details | Only bid | 41st (2022-10-04) | |||
| Only bid | No (2026-02-05) | [30] | ||||
| Games | Year | Candidate cities | Non-candidate applicant cities | OCA assembly | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host city | Others | |||||
| I | 2009 details | Only bid | ||||
| II | 2013 details | Only bid | 29th (2010-11-13) | [31] | ||
| III | 2017 | Only bid | No (2012-06-12) | [32] | ||
| Only bid | 34th (2015-09-16) | [33] | ||||
| 2021 details | Only bid | 31st (2012-11-08) | [20] | |||
| Only bid | 38th (2019-03-03) | [33] | ||||
| 2025 | Only bid | No (2019-09-28) | [34] | |||
| Only bid | No (2024-12-26) | [35] | ||||
| IV | 2029 | Only bid | 40th (2021-11-22) | [36] | ||
| Only bid | No (2025-10-31) | [37] | ||||