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| Host city | Beijing, China |
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| Motto | Unity, friendship and progress (Chinese:团结、友谊、进步;pinyin:Tuánjié, yǒuyì, jìnbù)[1] |
| Nations | 31 |
| Athletes | 6,122 |
| Events | 308 in 27 sports |
| Opening | 22 September 1990 |
| Closing | 7 October 1990 |
| Opened by | Yang Shangkun President of China |
| Closed by | Roy de Silva Acting President ofOlympic Council of Asia |
| Athlete's Oath | Chen Longcan |
| Torch lighter | Xu Haifeng, Gao Min, and Zhang Rongfang |
| Main venue | Workers' Stadium |
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The1990Asian Games, also known as theXI Asiad and the11th Asian Games (第十一届亚洲运动会) or simplyBeijing 1990 (北京1990), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, inBeijing, China. This was the first Asian Games held in China.[2]
Along with the1993 East Asian Games, this event served as a precursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as before the city went on to bid for the2000 Summer Olympics (losing to Sydney) and eventually won the bids for the2001 Summer Universiade, the2008 Summer Olympics and the2022 Winter Olympics . In a fact with precedent, China dominated the games, grabbing 60% of the gold medals and 34% of the total medal count. China set a new record by becoming the first nation in the history of theAsian Games to cross the 100-gold medal mark and the 300-total medal mark in one edition.
This also marked Taiwan's first participation in the Asian Games as Chinese Taipei.
In 1983, Beijing andHiroshima demonstrated interest in hosting the 1990 Asian Games. The two cities made formal presentations before the Olympic Council of Asia board. They were evaluated in a meeting of the council inSeoul during 1984, which also served to evaluate the preparations for thenext Asian Games and also for the1988 Summer Olympics.
Beijing eventually won the right to host the 1990 edition, while the team from Hiroshima presented an excellent technical bid, and won the rights to host of the1994 Asian Games as compensation in an unprecedented move.[2]
34 votes were needed for selection.
| City | Country | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing |  China | 44 |
| Hiroshima |  Japan | 23 |
To commemorate the 11th Asian Games, three different sets of stamps were issued in 1988, 1989 and 1990.[3]
The officialmascot of this edition was Pan Pan (Chinese:盼盼), thepanda.
The following venues were used during the Games.[4][5]Yayuncun Subdistrict, the athlete's village was located inChaoyang District and is now a residential area.
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For the first time,all the participatingNational Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their officialIOC country codes in 1990. Note that Iraq was suspended by theOlympic Council of Asia from participating at the Asian Games due to theGulf War which killed first OCA presidentFahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Iraq would only return to compete inDoha 2006.[6]
Afghanistan (23)
Bahrain (21)
Bangladesh (26)
Bhutan (11)
Brunei (3) China (775)
Chinese Taipei (78)
Hong Kong (188)
India (195)
Indonesia (152)
Iran (102)
Japan (372)
Kuwait (8)
Laos (15)
Lebanon (22)
Macau (3)
Malaysia (173)
Maldives (9)
Mongolia (17)
Myanmar (31)
Nepal (67)
North Korea (86)
Oman (21)
Pakistan (144)
Palestine (4)
Philippines (285)
Qatar (92)
Saudi Arabia (161)
Singapore (237)
South Korea (371)
Sri Lanka (171)
Syria (61)
Thailand (414)
United Arab Emirates (222)
Vietnam (694)
Yemen (98)| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| CHN | China | 775 |
| VIE | Vietnam | 694 |
| THA | Thailand | 414 |
| JPN | Japan | 372 |
| KOR | South Korea | 371 |
| PHI | Philippines | 285 |
| SIN | Singapore | 237 |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | 222 |
| IND | India | 195 |
| HKG | Hong Kong | 188 |
| MAL | Malaysia | 173 |
| SRI | Sri Lanka | 171 |
| KSA | Saudi Arabia | 161 |
| INA | Indonesia | 152 |
| PAK | Pakistan | 144 |
| IRN | Iran | 102 |
| YEM | Yemen | 98 |
| QAT | Qatar | 92 |
| PRK | North Korea | 86 |
| TPE | Chinese Taipei | 78 |
| NEP | Nepal | 67 |
| SYR | Syria | 61 |
| MYA | Myanmar | 31 |
| BAN | Bangladesh | 26 |
| AFG | Afghanistan | 23 |
| LIB | Lebanon | 22 |
| BRN | Bahrain | 21 |
| OMA | Oman | 21 |
| MGL | Mongolia | 17 |
| LAO | Laos | 15 |
| BHU | Bhutan | 11 |
| MDV | Maldives | 9 |
| KUW | Kuwait | 8 |
| PLE | Palestine | 4 |
| BRU | Brunei | 3 |
| MAC | Macau | 3 |
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The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, China, is highlighted.
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN)* | 183 | 107 | 51 | 341 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 54 | 54 | 73 | 181 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 38 | 60 | 76 | 174 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 12 | 31 | 39 | 82 |
| 5 | Iran (IRN) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 |
| 8 | Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Malaysia (MAL) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11–25 | Remaining | 5 | 33 | 69 | 107 |
| Totals (25 entries) | 310 | 309 | 357 | 976 | |
| Preceded by | Asian Games Beijing XI Asian Games (1990) | Succeeded by |
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