Asian Games sports
Introduction This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organized by the Olympic Council of Asia. On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one event, although exemptions may be made. The first round of changes commenced with the 2014 Asian Games when the number of events was recommended to be restricted to 35 with 28 Olympic sports and up to a maximum of seven non-Olympic sports. Some events currently in the Asian Games programme may henceforth be relegated to the newly formed Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games which was first held in 2013 or to the Asian Beach Games.
Asian Games The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet ('''•''') denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color: Aquatics – Baseball – Basketball – Canoeing – Cycling – Gymnastics – Roller sports – Rugby union – Volleyball Sport (Discipline) Body 51 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26WorldAsia   Artistic swimming  17px AQUA AASF            2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  X Diving  17px 2  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  8  4  4  8  10  10  10  10  10  X Open water swimming  17px                   2  X Swimming  17px 8  13  21  21  23  24  25  29  29  29  31  31  32  32  38  38  38  41  41  X Water polo  17px 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  X   Archery  17px WA WAA        4  4  12  4  4  4  4  4  4  8  8  10  X Athletics  17px WA AAA 33  30  31  32  34  35  35  39  40  42  43  43  45  45  45  47  47  48  48  X Badminton  17px BWF BA    6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  X   Baseball  17pxWBSC BFA           '''•'''  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  X Softball  17px SA           1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  X    3x3 basketball  17pxFIBAFIBA Asia                  2  2  X Basketball  17px 1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X   Bodybuilding  17px IFBB AFBF              8  8      Bowling  17px IBF ABF        10   12   12  10  10  12  12  12  6   Boxing  17px IBA ASBC  7  10  10  11  11  11  11  12  12  12  12  12  12  11  13  13  10  13  X Bridge  17px WBF APBF                  6  3    Canoe polo  17px ICF ACC                  •   Slalom canoeing  17px                4  4  4  4  X Sprint canoeing  17px           13  13  12  13  10  12  12  12  12  X   Chess  17px FIDE ACF               3  4    4  Cricket  17px ICC ACC                2  2   2  Cue sports  17px WCBS ACBS             10  10  10  10       BMX freestyle  17px UCI ACC                    X BMX racing  17px                2  2  2  2  X Mountain biking  17px             4  4   2  2  4  2  X Road cycling  17px 1   2  4  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  X Track cycling  17px 3   4   8  8  4  4  5  6  8  7  7  12  12  10  10  14  12  X   Dancesport  17px WDSF DSA             '''•'''    10    2  X Dragon boat  17px IDBF ADBF                6   5  6  Equestrian  17px FEI AEF         4  6   4  6  6  8  6  6  6  6  X Esports 17px IESF AESF                  '''•'''  7  X Fencing  17px FIE FCA       8  8   8  10  8  10  12  12  12  12  12  12  X Field hockey  17px FIH AHF   1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X Football  17px FIFA AFC 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X Go  17px IGF AGF                3    3  Golf  17px IGF APGC         2  2  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  X   Artistic gymnastics  17px FIG AGU       14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  X Rhythmic gymnastics  17px            1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X Trampoline  17px               2  2  2  2  2  X   Handball  17px IHF AHF         1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X Jet ski 17px UIM                   4   Judo  17px IJF JUA          8  16  16  14  16  16  16  16  15  15  X Ju-jitsu  17px JJIF JJAU                  8  8  X Kabaddi  17px IKF AKF            1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  X Karate  17px WKF AKF            11  11  11  13  13  13  12  14  X Kurash  17px IKA KCAO                  7  7  X Modern pentathlon  17px UIPM AMPC            2   6   4  4  2  4  X Paragliding 17px FAI AFA                  6   Pencak silat  17px PERSILAT APSIF                  16     Artistic roller skating  17px WSK WSA                3    1  Inline freestyle skating                     3  Roller speed skating  17px                6   2  6  Skateboarding  17px                  4  4  X   Rowing  17px WR ARF         4  8  14  12  11  13  10  14  14  15  14  X   Rugby sevens  17pxWRAR             1  1  1  2  2  2  2  X Rugby union  17px             1  1         Sailing  17px WS ASAF      5   4  4  5  7  7  16  15  14  14  14  10  14  X Sambo  17px FIAS SUAO                  4   Sepak takraw  17px ISTAF ASTAF           2  1  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  X Shooting  17px ISSF  ASC  6  6  5  14  14  22  22  22  30  40  34  34  42  44  44  44  20  33  X Soft tennis  17px ISTF ASTF           '''•'''  4  4  7  7  7  7  5  5  X Sport climbing  17px IFSC IFSC Asia                  6  6  X Squash  17px WSF ASF             2  2  2  4  4  4  5  X Surfing  17px ISA ASF                    X Table tennis  17px ITTF ATTU   7  7  7   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  7  X Taekwondo  17px WT ATU          8   8  16  16  16  16  16  14  13  X Tennis  17px ITF ATF   5  7  7   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  X Triathlon  17px WT AST               2  2  3  3  3  X   Beach volleyball  17px FIVB AVC             2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X Volleyball  17px   2  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  X   Weightlifting  17px IWF AWF 7  7  8   8  8  27  10  10  10  19  19  15  15  15  15  15  15  14  X Wrestling  17px UWW UWW Asia  7  8  16  8  10  20  10  10  20  20  20  16  18  18  18  20  18  18  X Wushu  17px IWUF WFA           6  6  11  11  11  15  15  14  15  X Xiangqi  17px WXF AXF                2    3    Total events 57  77  112  120  140  135  200  199  196  269  308  337  377  419  424  476  439  465  481 '''Demonstration Asian Games sports'''The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Games program:*17px Muaythai (1998)
Asian Winter Games The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet ('''•''') denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color: Skating –  Skiing Sport (Discipline) Body 86 90 96 99 03 07 11 17 25WorldAsia   Bandy  17px FIB        1   Biathlon  17px IBU  3  3  6  6  6  7  7  7  4 Curling  17px WCF      2  2   2  3 Ice hockey  17px IIHF  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   Figure skating  17px ISU ASU 4   4  4  4  4  4  4  4 Short-track speed skating  17px 8  10  10  10  10  8  8  8  9 Speed skating  17px 9  9  9  9  9  10  12  14  14   Ski mountaineering  17px  ISMF ASMF         3 Ski orienteering  17px  IOF        8     Alpine skiing  17px FIS ASF 4  4  4  6  4  4  6  4  2 Cross-country skiing  17px 6  6  6  6  7  6  12  10  6 Freestyle skiing  17px   2   2  2  6  4  11 Ski jumping  17px '''•'''  '''•'''  '''•'''   2   3  3  Snowboarding  17px     3 '''•'''  2    6  6   Total events 35  33  43  43  51  47  69  64  64
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet ('''•''') denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color: Aquatics – Cycling – Kabaddi – Roller sports – Wrestling Sport (Discipline) Body 05 07 09() 09 13 17 21WorldAsia   3x3 basketball  17px FIBA FIBA Asia  '''•'''   2   2  2 Aerobic gymnastics  17px FIG AGU 4  4   4      Short course swimming  17px AQUA AASF 40  30   30  30  30  30 Water polo 17px       2   Badminton 17px BWF BA       5 Bowling  17px IBF ABF  6   6  6  6  8 Boxing 17px IBA ASBC    8    Cheerleading 17px ICU ACU       4 Chess 17px FIDE ACF  9  4  4  10  6 Cue sports 17px WCBS ACBS  8   10  10  13  15   BMX freestyle 17px UCI ACC 3  5       Indoor cycling 17px 5  5      Track cycling 17px      9    Dancesport 17px WDSF DSA 12  12   10  10  11  14 Dragon & lion dance IDLDF DLDFA  6  6    Equestrian 17px FEI AEF      3  Esports 17px IESF AESF  3   6  6  '''•'''  4 Finswimming 17px CMAS AUF  8   16    Floorball 17px IFF AOFC       2 Futsal  17px FIFA AFC 2  2   2  2  2  2 Go 17px IGF AGF      4   Indoor archery 17px WA WAA    8    Indoor athletics  17px WA AAA 26  26   26   25  27 Indoor hockey  17px FIH AHF  1      2 Indoor rowing 17px WR ARF       10 Judo 17px IJF JUA  14     Ju-jitsu 17px JJIF JJAU  7  '''•'''   25  20   Indoor kabaddi 17pxIKFAKF    1  2   Kabaddi 17px  1         Karate 17px WKF AKF  10     13 Kickboxing 17px WAKO WAKO Asia  '''•''' 10  8  9  15  7 Kurash 17px IKA KCAO  '''•''' 14  8  8  15  10 Mixed martial arts 17px IMMAF AMMAF       12 Muaythai  17px IFMA FAMA 17  9 15  9  9  14  20 Netball 17px WN AN       1 Pencak silat 17px PERSILAT APSIF  11 15    11 Pétanque 17px FIPJP APSBC    4      Inline freestyle skatingWSKWSA       4 Roller freestyle skating 17px 3  4      3 Skateboarding 17px 2  2      5   Sambo 17px FIAS SUAO      23  8 Sepak takraw 17px ISTAF ASTAF 2  2   2    11 Shooting 17px ISSF  ASC       5 Shuttlecock 17px ISF     6    Sport climbing 17px IFSC IFSC Asia 4  4      6 Taekwondo 17px WT ATU  16    18  20 Tennis 17px ITF ATF      5  Volleyball 17px FIVB AVC       2 Vovinam17px  WVVF AVF    14    Weightlifting 17px IWF AWF      16    Alysh 17pxUWWUWW Asia      24  Belt wrestling 17px    '''•'''   28   Kazakh kuresi 17px      3  Pahlavani wrestling 17px      3  Turkmen goresh 17px      26  Wrestling 17px      22  18   Wushu 17px IWUF WFA  11  8    Xiangqi 17px WXF AXF  4   2      Total events 120  151  108  215  100  348  309'''Demonstration Asian Games sports'''The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Games program:*Drone racing (2021)*Teqball (2021)
Asian Beach Games The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet ('''•''') denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color: Air sports – Aquatics – Extreme sports – Triathlon Sport (Discipline) Body 08 10 12 14 16WorldAsia   3x3 basketball 17px FIBA FIBA Asia 2    2  2  2   Paragliding 17px FAI AFA 8    4  Paramotoring 17px    4  4     Beach water polo 17px AQUA AASF 1  1   1  1 Open water swimming 17px 4  4    4  4   Beach athletics 17px WA AAA    12  14 Beach flag football 17px IFAF IFAF Asia    1  Beach handball  17px IHF AHF 2  2  2  2  2 Beach kabaddi  17px IKF AKF 2  2  2  2  2 Beach kurash 17px IKA KCAO    8  10  Beach sambo 17px FIAS SUAO    7  8  Beach sepak takraw 17px ISTAF ASTAF 4  4  4  6  6 Beach soccer  17px FIFA AFC 1  1  1  1  1 Beach volleyball 17px FIVB AVC 2  2  2  2  2 Beach woodball 17px IWbF AWbF 4  4  4  8  11 Beach wrestling 17px UWW UWW Asia 4    6  8 Bodybuilding 17px IFBB AFBF 6  6   5  7 Coastal rowing 17px WR ARF     6  Dragon boat 17px IDBF ADBF 6   6      Aggressive inline skating 17px WSKAXF    3   BMX freestyle 17px IBMXFF    4   Skateboarding 17px ISF    3    Footvolley 17px FIFv AFF    1   Jet ski 17px UIM  4  4   6   Ju-jitsu 17px JJIF JJAU    12  18  Muaythai  17px IFMA FAMA    15  16  Pencak silat 17px PERSILAT APSIF 8     18 Pétanque 17px FIPJP APSBC    9  9  Roller speed skating 17px WSK WSA    8    Sailing 17px WS ASAF 6  6  2  9   Shuttlecock 17px ISF      7  Sport climbing 17px IFSC IFSC Asia    8  4   Squash 17px WSF ASF    2   Surfing 17px ISA ASF 5      Tent pegging 17px ITPF ATPC  8    Triathle 17px UIPM AMPC    3     Duathlon 17pxWTAST    3  Triathlon 17px 2  2    3    Vocotruyen 17px WFVV ASFVV     11 Vovinam 17px WVVF AVF     9 Water skiing 17px IWWF AWWF  6  4  13     Total events 71  52  49  165  172
Asian Youth Games The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet ('''•''') denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color: Aquatics Sport (Discipline) Body 09 13WorldAsia   3x3 basketball 17px FIBA FIBA Asia 2  2   Diving 17px AQUA AASF 4  4 Swimming 17px 32  30   Athletics 17px WA AAA 28  34 Badminton 17px BWF BA  3 Beach volleyball 17px FIVB AVC 2  Bowling 17px IBF ABF 8  Fencing 17px FIE FCA  6 Football  17px FIFA AFC 1  1 Golf 17px IGF APGC  2 Handball 17px IHF AHF  2 Judo 17px IJF JUA  6 Rugby sevens 17px WR AR  2 Sailing 17px WS ASAF 5   Shooting 17px ISSF ASC 4  8 Squash 17px WSF ASF  4  Table tennis 17px ITTF ATTU 4  2 Taekwondo 17px WT ATU  4 Tennis 17px ITF ATF  3 Weightlifting 17px IWF AWF  9   Total events 90  122
See also *Commonwealth Games sports*Olympic sports*World Games sports
References
External links *  Olympic Council of Asia