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The 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games.[1][2]

There were a total number of 6,828 athletes and officials involved, from 42 countries, with a total number of 34 events. Debut sports at this edition of the Asiad were baseball, karate and modern pentathlon.[1]

Mascot

Official mascots
Official mascots

The official mascot of the XII Asiad is a pair of white doves. Poppo and Cuccu, male and female respectively, represent peace and harmony - the main theme of this edition of the Asian Games.[2]

Participating nations

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1994.[1]

Sports

Calendar

 ●  Opening ceremony     Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
October 1994 1st
Sat 		2nd
Sun 		3rd
Mon 		4th
Tue 		5th
Wed 		6th
Thu 		7th
Fri 		8th
Sat 		9th
Sun 		10th
Mon 		11th
Tue 		12th
Wed 		13th
Thu 		14th
Fri 		15th
Sat 		16th
Sun 		Gold
medals
Archery 1 1 2 4
Athletics 2 4 7 3 10 9 8 43
Badminton 2 5 7
Baseball 1 1
Basketball 1 1 2
Bowling 2 2 2 4 2 12
Boxing 12 12
Canoeing 7 6 13
Cycling – Road 1 2 3
Cycling – Track 2 2 3 7
Diving 2 2 4
Equestrian 1 1 1 1 4
Fencing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Field hockey 1 1 2
Football 1 1 2
Golf 4 4
Gymnastics – Artistic 1 1 2 10 14
Gymnastics – Rhythmic 1 2
Handball 1 1 2
Judo 4 4 4 4 16
Kabaddi 1 1
Karate 4 4 3 11
Modern pentathlon 2 2
Rowing 12 12
Sailing 7 7
Sepaktakraw 1 1
Shooting 4 6 4 2 4 4 6 4 34
Soft tennis 2 2 4
Softball 1 1
Swimming 4 5 5 5 6 6 31
Synchronized swimming 2 2
Table tennis 1 1 3 2 7
Taekwondo 4 4 8
Tennis 1 1 5 7
Volleyball 1 1 2
Water polo 1 1
Weightlifting 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 19
Wrestling 5 5 5 5 20
Wushu 1 2 3 6
Total gold medals 14 16 22 28 17 23 41 35 22 17 36 32 24 10 337
Ceremonies ● ●
October 1994 1st
Sat 		2nd
Sun 		3rd
Mon 		4th
Tue 		5th
Wed 		6th
Thu 		7th
Fri 		8th
Sat 		9th
Sun 		10th
Mon 		11th
Tue 		12th
Wed 		13th
Thu 		14th
Fri 		15th
Sat 		16th
Sun 		Gold
medals


Medal table

Main article: 1994 Asian Games medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Japan, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)1268357266
2 Japan (JPN)*647579218
3 South Korea (KOR)635664183
4 Kazakhstan (KAZ)27252779
5 Uzbekistan (UZB)11121942
6 Iran (IRI)99826
7 Chinese Taipei (TPE)7132444
8 India (IND)431623
9 Malaysia (MAS)421319
10 Qatar (QAT)41510
11–32Remaining205891169
Totals (32 entries)3393374031,079

Doping scandal

The Chinese had 11 athletes test positive for the banned drugs and anabolic steroids at the 1994 Asian Games.[3] Less than a month before the Asian Games scandal at the 1994 world championships in Rome the Chinese had won 12 of the 16 women's swimming titles, with two of those world champions among those who tested positive at the Asian games.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Past Asian Games – Hiroshima 1994 Asian Games". beijing2008.cn (official website of 2008 Beijing Olympics). November 22, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994 - Poppo & CuCCu". GAGOC. gz2010.cn (official website of 2010 Asian Games). April 27, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "10 Drug Scandals–Chinese swim team". cbc.ca (CBC Sports Online). January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Parr, Derek (July 13, 2000). "Chinese World Record-Holder Tests Positive for Steroids". swimmingworldmagazine.com (Swimming World Magazine). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  5. ^ Wolff, Alexandra (October 16, 1995). "The China Syndrome". sportsillustrated.com (Sports Illustrated). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  6. ^ "OLYMPICS; Drug Sleuths' Surprise Produces a Breakthrough". The New York Times. 18 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Swimming: Two-year ban for Chinese". The Independent. HighBeam Research. 13 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Asian Games". The Washington Post. HighBeam Research. 5 December 1994. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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