(article by Martin Rixx)
ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Biannual event first held in outskirts of Manila in 1973.
The 1977 event was cancelled by the IAAF due to political issues
surrounding Israel’s participation, and, consequently, were downgraded to title of
"Asian Track and Field Meeting" from 1979-89. The People’s Republic of China first competed in 1979.
Venues: 1973 Marikina (PHI),
1975 Seoul (KOR),
1979-81 Tokyo (JPN),
1983 Kuwait City (KUW),
1985 Djakarta (INA),
1987 Singapore (SIN),
1989 New Delhi (IND),
1991 Kuala Lumpur (MAS), 1993 Manila (PHI),
1995 Djakarta (INA),
1998 Fukuoka (JPN),
2000 Djakarta (INA)
ASIAN GAMES:
Multi-sport event, commonly referred to as the "Asiad", first held in 1951
The People’s Republic of China first competed, and Israel last competed, in 1974.
The IAAF did not sanction the 1978 event due to the organisers refusal to invite the latter.
Venues: 1951 New Delhi (IND), 1954 Manila (PHI),
1958 Tokyo (JPN),
1962 Djakarta (INA),
1966-70 Bangkok (THA), 1974 Tehran (IRN),
1978 Bangkok
(THA), 1982 New Delhi
(IND), 1986 Seoul (KOR),
1990 Beijing
(CHN),
1994 Hiroshima (JPN), 1998 Bangkok
(THA)
SOUTH ASIAN FEDERATION GAMES:
The biannual multi-sport South Asian Federation Games were first held in 1984. The 2001 event,
scheduled for Islamabad (PAK), was cancelled.
Venues: 1984 Kathmandu (NEP), 1985 Dhaka (BAN),
1987 Calcutta (IND),
1989 Islamabad (PAK),
1991
Colombo (SRI), 1993 Dhaka (BAN),
1995 Madras
(IND), 1999 Kathmandu (NEP)
JUNIOR ASIAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The Asian Junior Track and Field Meeting was first held in 1986 and given full Championship status in 1992
The women’s age group changed from under 19 to under 20 in 1988.
Venues: 1986 Djakarta (INA),
1988 Singapore (SIN) 1990 Beijing (CHN),
1992 New Delhi
(IND), 1994 Djakarta (INA),
1996 New Delhi (IND)
1997 Bangkok
(THA), 1999 Singapore
(SIN) 2001 Begawan (BRU)
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