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- Singaporean swimmer Neo Chwee Kok became the first-ever Asian Games gold medallist and was also the most successful individual athlete at New Delhi 1951 with four top podium finishes.
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Singaporean swimmer Neo Chwee Kok earned the honour of winning the first gold medal in the history of the Asian Games. [33] He won a total of four golds, all in the free style events (400m, 800m, 1500m, and 4 × 100m relay); becoming the most medalled athlete in this Games.
May 7, 2022 · Singaporean swimmer Neo Chwee Kok became the first-ever Asian Games gold medallist and was also the most successful individual athlete at New Delhi 1951 with four top podium finishes. Sachin Nag won the 100m freestyle swimming event to record India’s first gold medal at the Asian Games.
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This is the complete list of Asian Games medalists in athletics from 1951 to 2018.
GamesGoldSilverBronzeJapan (JPN) Ryota Yamagata Shuhei Tada ...Indonesia (INA) Muhammad Fadlin Lalu ...China (CHN) Xu Haiyang Mi Hong Su ...China (CHN) Chen Shiwei Xie Zhenye Su ...Japan (JPN) Ryota Yamagata Shota Iizuka ...Hong Kong (HKG) Tang Yik Chun So Chun ...China (CHN) Lu Bin Liang Jiahong Su ...Chinese Taipei (TPE) Wang Wen-tang Liu ...Thailand (THA) Poommanus Jankem Wachara ...Thailand (THA) Seksan Wongsala Wachara ...Japan (JPN) Naoki Tsukahara Shingo ...China (CHN) Wen Yongyi Pang Guibin Yang ...Below is the all time medal table for Summer Asian Games from 1951 to 2022. This does not include the medals won at the Asian Winter Games and other events hosted by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
Oct 7, 2023 · Led by Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh won the tournament and clinched the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games. Meanwhile, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka to win the bronze. In the eight-team women’s tournament, the Pakistan cricket team took the gold medal by beating Bangladesh while Japan won bronze.
- Aarish Ansari
Nov 6, 2023 · Four-time Hockey World Cup winners Pakistan won the first-ever Asian Games men’s hockey gold medal at the 1958 Asian Games while the Indian men’s hockey team settled for silver. The tournament was played in a single round-robin league format.
Aug 11, 2022 · On March 4, 1951, President Rajendra Prasad opened the Asian Games at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi. A total of 489 athletes representing 11 nations took part in 57 events across...
