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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand}}
{{Infobox games
| name          = VIII Asian Games
| logo          = 8th asiad.png
| size          = 170
| caption       =
| host_city     = [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| nations       = 25
| athletes      = 3,842
| events        = 199 in 19 sports
| opening       = 9 December 1978
| closing       = 20 December 1978
| opened_by     = [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]]<br />{{small|[[King of Thailand]]}}
| athlete_oath  = 
| judge_oath    = 
| torch_lighter = 
| stadium       = [[National Stadium (Thailand)|National Stadium]]
| previous      = [[1974 Asian Games|Tehran 1974]]
| next          = [[1982 Asian Games|Delhi 1982]] 
|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120620003321/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g== ocasia.org (archived)]}}
The '''8th [[Asian Games]]''' ({{Langx|th|กีฬาเอเชียนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 8}}), also known as '''Bangkok 1978''' ({{langx|th|กรุงเทพมหานคร 1978}}), were held from 9 to 20 December  1978, in [[Bangkok]], Thailand. Originally, the host city was [[Singapore]] but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then [[Islamabad]], the capital of Pakistan, was decided to host the 8th Games.  But [[Islamabad]] also dropped its plan to host the [[Asian Games]] due to conflicts with [[Bangladesh]] and India. [[Pahlavi Iran|Kingdom of Iran]] withdraw because [[Iranian revolution|Iranian Islamists Rebellion]].

[[Thailand]] offered to help and the Asiad therefore was held in [[Bangkok]]. On the political front, [[Israel]] was expelled from the Asian Games. A total number of 3,842 athletes, coming from 25 countries, competed in these Asian Games. Debuting sports were [[archery]] and [[bowling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g==|title=8th Asian Games  Bangkok 1978|publisher=[[Olympic Council of Asia]]|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620003321/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g==|archive-date=2012-06-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sports==
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* {{GamesSport|Archery|Events=4}}
* {{GamesSport|Athletics|Events=39}}
* {{GamesSport|Badminton|Events=7}}
* {{GamesSport|Basketball|Events=2}}
* {{GamesSport|Bowling|Events=10}}
* {{GamesSport|Boxing|Events=11}}
* {{GamesSport|Cycling|Events=6}}
* {{GamesSport|Diving|Events=4}}
* {{GamesSport|Fencing|Events=8}}
* {{GamesSport|Field hockey|Events=1}}
* {{GamesSport|Football|Events=1}}
* {{GamesSport|Gymnastics|Events=14}}
* {{GamesSport|Sailing|Events=4}}
* {{GamesSport|Shooting|Events=22}}
* {{GamesSport|Swimming|Events=29}}
* {{GamesSport|Table tennis|Events=7}}
* {{GamesSport|Tennis|Events=7}}
* {{GamesSport|Volleyball|Events=2}}
* {{GamesSport|Water polo|Events=1}}
* {{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Events=10}}
* {{GamesSport|Wrestling|Events=10}}
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==Participating nations==
25 out of 32 [[Olympic Council of Asia]] members participated in these games. [[Iran]] sent only one official and did not participate in the games due to the [[Iranian Revolution|political situation]] in Iran at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781210.2.135.1.aspx|title=Pomp and Pageantry Fit for a King ...|date=10 December 1978|work=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>

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*{{flagIOC2|BRN|1978 Asian Games|45}}
*{{flagIOC2|BAN|1978 Asian Games|39}}
*{{flagIOC2|BIR|1978 Asian Games|42}}
*{{flagIOC2|CHN|1978 Asian Games|408}}
*{{flagIOC2|HKG|1978 Asian Games|112}}
*{{flagIOC2|IND|1978 Asian Games|283}}
*{{flagIOC2|INA|1978 Asian Games|104}}
*{{flagIOC2|IRQ|1978 Asian Games|17}}
*{{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games|460}}
*{{flagIOC2|KUW|1978 Asian Games|27}}
*{{flagIOC2|LIB|1978 Asian Games|3}}
*{{flagIOC2|MAL|1978 Asian Games|107}}
*{{flagIOC2|MGL|1978 Asian Games|20}}
*{{flagIOC2|NEP|1978 Asian Games|13}}
*{{flagIOC2|PRK|1978 Asian Games|111}}
*{{flagIOC2|PAK|1978 Asian Games|82}}
*{{flagIOC2|PHI|1978 Asian Games|316}}
*{{flagIOC2|QAT|1978 Asian Games|23}}
*{{flagIOC2|SAU|1978 Asian Games|103}}
*{{flagIOC2|SIN|1978 Asian Games|76}}
*{{flagIOC2|KOR|1978 Asian Games|253}}
*{{flagIOC2|SRI|1978 Asian Games|18}}
*{{flagIOC2|SYR|1978 Asian Games|40}}
*{{flagIOC2|THA|1978 Asian Games|948}}
*{{flagIOC2|UAE|1978 Asian Games|192}}
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;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="border:0;"
|-
! [[List of IOC country codes|IOC Letter Code]]
! Country
! Athletes
|-
| THA || {{flagIOC2|THA|1978 Asian Games}} || 948
|-
| JPN || {{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} || 460
|-
| CHN || {{flagIOC2|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} || 408
|-
| PHI || {{flagIOC2|PHI|1978 Asian Games}} || 316
|-
| IND || {{flagIOC2|IND|1978 Asian Games}} || 283
|-
| KOR || {{flagIOC2|KOR|1978 Asian Games}} || 253
|-
| UAE || {{flagIOC2|UAE|1978 Asian Games}} || 192
|-
| HKG || {{flagIOC2|HKG|1978 Asian Games}} || 112
|-
| PRK || {{flagIOC2|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} || 111
|-
| MAL || {{flagIOC2|MAL|1978 Asian Games}} || 107
|-
| INA || {{flagIOC2|INA|1978 Asian Games}} || 104
|-
| KSA || {{flagIOC2|KSA|1978 Asian Games}} || 103
|-
| PAK || {{flagIOC2|PAK|1978 Asian Games}} || 82
|-
| SIN || {{flagIOC2|SIN|1978 Asian Games}} || 76
|-
| BRN || {{flagIOC2|BRN|1978 Asian Games}} || 45
|-
| BIR || {{flagIOC2|BIR|1978 Asian Games}} || 42
|-
| SYR || {{flagIOC2|SYR|1978 Asian Games}} || 40
|-
| BAN || {{flagIOC2|BAN|1978 Asian Games}} || 39
|-
| KUW || {{flagIOC2|KUW|1978 Asian Games}} || 27
|-
| QAT || {{flagIOC2|QAT|1978 Asian Games}} || 23
|-
| MGL || {{flagIOC2|MGL|1978 Asian Games}} || 20
|-
| SRI || {{flagIOC2|SRI|1978 Asian Games}} || 18
|-
| IRQ || {{flagIOC2|IRQ|1978 Asian Games}} || 17
|-
| NEP || {{flagIOC2|NEP|1978 Asian Games}} || 13
|-
| LIB || {{flagIOC2|LIB|1978 Asian Games}} || 3
|-
|}

==Medal table==
{{main|1978 Asian Games medal table}}
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120620003321/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPe5ikIBubFL4g== www.ocasia.org]

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{{Succession box|title=''[[Asian Games]]'' <br /> [[Bangkok]]|before=[[1974 Asian Games|Tehran]]|after=[[1982 Asian Games|New Delhi]]|years=''VIII Asiad'' (1978)}}
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{{Asian Games}}
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[[Category:1978 Asian Games| ]]
[[Category:1978 sports events in Bangkok|Asian Games]]
[[Category:1978 in Thai sport|Asian Games]]
[[Category:1978 in Asian sport|Asian Games]]
[[Category:1978 in multi-sport events|Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games in Thailand|Summer]]
[[Category:Asian Games by year]]
[[Category:December 1978 sports events in Thailand|Asian Games]]