| Myanmar at the Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | MYA |
| NOC | Myanmar Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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Myanmar (also known asBurma) is a member of theSoutheast Asian Zone of theOlympic Council of Asia (OCA), and has participated in theAsian Games since the inception of the Games in1951. TheMyanmar Olympic Committee, established in 1947 and recognised in the same year by theInternational Olympic Committee, is theNational Olympic Committee for Myanmar.[1]
Myanmar was one of the first five founding members of theAsian Games Federation on 13 February 1949, inNew Delhi; the organisation was disbanded on 26 November 1981 and replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.[2][3]
Myanmar is a member of the South East Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body of all the sports in Asia, recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the continental association of Asia.[4][5][a] Being a member of the South East Asian Zone, Myanmar also participates in theSouth East Asian Games, sub-regional Games for South East Asia.[6]
The OCA organises five major continental-level multi-sport events: the Asian Summer Games (which are commonly known as the Asian Games), Asian Winter Games, Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, and Asian Youth Games. Before 2009,Indoor andMartial Arts were two separate events, specialised for indoor and martial arts sports respectively. However, since then the OCA has amalgamated them into a single event, theAsian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, which will be debuted in2013 inIncheon,South Korea.[7] As a member of OCA, Myanmar is privileged to participate in all these multi-sport events.
Myanmar has participated in all the editions of the Asian Games except in the1986 Games in Seoul. As of the latest Games, inJakarta and Palembang in 2018, Myanmar has won a total of 16 gold, 31 silver, and 53 bronze medals.[8][9]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Delhi 1951 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 Manila 1954 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 Tokyo 1958 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
 Jakarta 1962 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
 Bangkok 1966 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Bangkok 1970 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
 Tehran 1974 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Bangkok 1978 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| New Delhi 1982 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Seoul 1986 | did not participate | |||||
 1990 Beijing | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1994 Hiroshima | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 1998 Bangkok | 76 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 2002 Busan | 63 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
 2006 Doha | 40 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 2010 Guangzhou | 69 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 2014 Incheon | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 2018 Jakarta-Palembang | 112 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| 2022 Hangzhou | 117 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Future event | |||||
| Doha 2030 | Future event | |||||
 Riyadh 2034 | Future event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 28 | 57 | 102 | 24 | |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Ba Thein | 1951 New Delhi |  Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight (75kg) | ||
| Bronze | Thein Han | 1951 New Delhi | Weightlifting | Men's Light Heavyweight (82.5kg) | ||
| Bronze | Maung Manug Lwin | 1951 New Delhi | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight (90kg) | ||
Myanmar has sent its delegates to all editions of the Asian Indoor Games. The2007 Games in Macau, held from 26 October to 3 November 2007, were the only revision of the Games in which Myanma athletes won medals (two silver).[10] Myanmar did not medal at the2005 and2009 Asian Indoor Games.[11][12]
Myanma contingents have competed in both the editions of the Asian Beach Games—a biennial multi-sport event which features sporting events played on sea beach. Myanmar finished in ninth place in the2008 Games in Bali, winning a total of five medals (including two gold).[13] Two silvers were won by Myanma athletes during the2010 Games in Muscat, and the nation fell to the 17th spot in the final medal table standings.[14]
Myanmar competed in theFirst Asian Martial Arts Games held inBangkok,Thailand, from 1 to 9 August 2009. Two medals were won by Myanmar in the Games, one silver and a bronze, leading to the country finishing 28th in the medal table.[15]
Myanmar sent a delegation to the2009 Asian Youth Games, the first edition of the Games, held inSingapore from 29 June to 7 July 2009. Myanmar won a bronze medal in the Games, finishing in last place (21st) in the medal table.[16]
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