This is a list of sports played in the

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 ...

and other major affiliated games organized by the

Olympic Council of Asia The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a sports governing body, governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was elected as President of the OCA on 8 July 2023. However, on 3 ...

. 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 The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...

when the number of events was recommended to be restricted to 35 with 28

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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 The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (abbreviated as AIMAG) is a pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. It is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and consists of Indoor and martial ...

which was first held in 2013 or to the

Asian Beach Games The Asian Beach Games, also known as ABG, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia. The Games are described as the second or third largest Asian m ...

Asian Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a

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(•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport. 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: * Muay Thai pictogram

Muaythai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

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Asian Winter Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a

(•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

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

(•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Asian Beach Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a

(•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

Asian Youth Games

The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a

(•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.

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Sports at multi-sport events by competition

Asian Games

Asian Winter Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Beach Games

Asian Youth Games

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