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1954 Asian Games
The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 76 events from eight sports. The number of participating NOCs and athletes were larger than the previous Asian Games held in New Delhi in 1951. This edition of the games has a different twist where it did not implement a medal tally system to determine the overall champion but a pointing system. The pointing system is a complex system where each athlete were given points according to their achievement like position in athletics or in swimming. In the end the pointing system showed to be worthless as it simply ranked the nations the same way in the medal tally system. The pointing system was not implemented in future games ever since. Jorge B. Vargas was the head of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (now known as Philippine Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city. With , Manila is one of the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities proper. Manila was the first chartered city in the country, designated bPhilippine Commission Act No. 183on July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon trade. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In The Philippines
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used daylight saving time for brief periods in the 20th century until July 28, 1990. Geographic details Geographically, the Philippines lies and 126°34′ east of the Prime Meridian, and is physically located within the UTC+08:00 time zone. Philippine Standard Time is maintained by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The Philippines shares the same time zone with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia, Brunei, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk (Russia), Time in Indonesia, Central Indonesia, and time in Mongolia, most of Mongolia. History For 323 years, 9 months, and 4 days, which lasted from Saturday, March 16, 1521 (Julian Calendar), until Monday, December 30, 1844 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. National Olympic Committees As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one United Nations General Assembly observers#Non-member observers, UN observer state (Palestine Olympic Committee, Palestine), two list of states with limited recognition, states without UN recognition (Olympic Committee of Kosovo, Kosovo and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, Taiwan) and one associated state of New Zealand (the Cook Islands Sports and National O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Asian Games Participating Countries
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA84 Foundation
The LA84 Foundation (known until June 2007 as the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles) is a private, nonprofit institution created by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to manage Southern California's endowment from the 1984 Olympic Games. Under an agreement made in 1979, 40 percent of any surplus was to stay in Southern California, with the other 60 percent going to the United States Olympic Committee. The total surplus was $232.5 million. Southern California's share was approximately $93 million. The LA84 Foundation's mission is to promote and expand youth sports opportunities in Southern California and to increase knowledge of sport and its impact on people's lives. Since inception, the Foundation has invested more than $225 million in Southern California by awarding grants to youth sports organizations, initiating sports and coaching education programs, and operating the world's premier sports library. Grants are awarded to organizations that provide on-goi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The Asian Games ...
Cycling events have been contested at every Asian Games since the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, with the exception of the 1954 Games. Editions Events BMX racing Mountain bike Road Track Medal table List of medalists List of records External links Asian Cycling Federation {{Road bicycle racing Sports at the Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The Asian Games ...
Wrestling has been an event at the Asian Games since 1954 in Manila, Philippines. Since the 1986 Asian Games Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the Games programme. Editions Events Men's freestyle Women's freestyle Medal table Participating nations List of medalists References FILA Database {{Wrestling Sports at the Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The Asian Games ...
Shooting sports events have been held at every Asian Games since 1954 Asian Games in Manila. Editions Events ;Legend *M — Men *MT — Men's team *O — Open *OT — Open's team *W — Women *WT — Women's team *XT — Mixed team Pistol Rifle Running target Shotgun Medal table List of medalists List of records External linksAsian Shooting Federation {{Shooting at the Asian Games Shooting Asian Games Asian GAmes The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The Asian Games
Boxing has been contested at every Asian Games since its introduction to the program at the 1954 Asian Games. Editions Events The boxing competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has changed over the years, and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Medal table List of medalists References Sports123 {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The Asian Games Asian Games Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... Sports at the Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics Weekly
''AW'' (formerly ''Athletics Weekly'') is a monthly track and field magazine published in the United Kingdom by Athletics Weekly Limited. The magazine covers news, results, fixtures, coaching and product advice for all aspects of track and field, cross-country, road racing and race walking. Between 1950 and 2020, it was called ''Athletics Weekly'' and was published weekly. In addition to its main website, ''Athletics Weekly'' partners with the UK Athletics site ''Power Of 10'' and owns records data website ''GBR Athletics''. Jimmy Green years (1945 to 1987) The magazine was started as a monthly by PW "Jimmy" Green in 1945, with the first few issues produced from the back bedroom of a bungalow in Kent which Green shared with his wife, Pam. With post-war paper rationing still in force, Green used a mixture of determination and devilment to launch the first, self-published edition. It was numbered Volume II Issue I, but this was a deliberate error to fool the government into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino People
Filipinos () are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino language, Filipino, Philippine English, English, or other Philippine languages. Despite formerly being subject to Spanish Philippines, Spanish administration, less than 1% of Filipinos are fluent in Spanish language, Spanish. Currently, there are more than 185 Ethnic groups in the Philippines, ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own Languages of the Philippines, language, identity, culture, tradition, and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term , the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spaniards, Spanish explorer and Order of Preachers, Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain. During the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), Spanish period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1951 Asian Games
Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India from 8 March to 11 March. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * ReferencesAsian Games Results GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. *. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. *. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. {{Asian Games Athletics Events at the 1951 Asian Games 1951 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... 1951 Asian Games 1951 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
