THE BRITISH SCHOOL, MOHALI

PROJECT ON
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
A.I.S.S.C.E-2023-24
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
MR. SANDEEP ISHMEET SINGH
HEAD OF PHY.ED DEP Xll-SCIENCE
 INDEX
ASIAN GAMES

 Introduction
 History
 Participation
 Venues and Infrastructure
 Opening Ceremony
 India at Asian Games 2018
 Medal Table
 India`s best ever performance
 Best performer
 Conclusion
 Bibliography
 INDRODUCTION
 The Asian Games, also known as Asiad,
is a continental multi-sport event held
every four years among athletes from all
over Asia. The Games were regulated by the
Asian Games Federation from the first
Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978
Games. For the first time, the Asian
Games were co-hosted in two cities; the
Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which is
 hosting the Games for the first time
since 1962), and Palembang, the capital of
the South Sumatera province. Events were
held in and around the two cities, including
venues in Bandung and some places in the
provinces of West Java and Banten. The
opening and closing ceremonies of the
Games were held at Gelora Bung Karno
Main Stadium in Jakarta. Also for the first
time, eSports and canoe polo were contested
as demonstration sports. China led the
medal tally for the tenth consecutive time.
North Korea and South Korea march under
the Korean Unification Flag at the opening
 ceremony and for the first time competed as
a unified team in some events.

HISTORY
Before the Asian Games were held, an event
known as the Far Eastern Championship
Games existed which was first mooted in 1912
at a location set between the Empire of Japan,
the Philippines, and China. The Far Eastern
Games were first held in Manila in 1913with 6
participating nations. Ten more Far Eastern
Games were held until 1934. Against the
 backdrop of the second Sino-Japanese Warin
1934, in the face of Japan's insistence on
including the Manchu Empire as a competitor
nation in the Games, China announced its
withdrawal from participation. Consequently,
the Far Eastern Games scheduled
for 1938 were cancelled. The organization was
ultimately discontinued. After World War II, a
number of Asian countries became
independent. Many of the newly independent
Asian countries desired the formation of a new
type of competition whereby Asian dominance
was not expressed through violence, but
instead strengthened through mutual
understanding. However, in March 2014, there
were some concerns about Vietnam's ability to
host.

PARTICIPATION
All 45 members affiliated to the Olympic
Council of Asia (OCA) are eligible to take part
in the Games.

According to membership in the

OCA, transcontinental Kazakhstan participates
in the Asian Games but Egypt does not,
participating in the All-Africa Games instead.
Various countries participating in the European
 Games rather than the Asian Games are
partially or fully in Asia: Turkey, Russia (major
parts in Asia); Azerbaijan, Georgia (almost
completely in Asia); Cyprus, Armenia, Israel
(fully in Asia).

In history, 46 National Olympic Committees

(NOCs) have sent competitors to the
Games. Israel has been excluded from the
Games since 1976, the reason cited as being
due to security reasons.[24] Israel requested to
participate in the 1982 Games, but the request
was rejected by the organizers due to
the Munich massacre.[25] Israel is now a
member of the European Olympic
 Committees (EOC) and competes at
the European Games.

Taiwan, Palestine, Hong Kong, and Macau

participate in the Asian Games according to
membership in OCA.

VENUES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Jakarta-There are only four months left before
the start of the 2018 Asian Games, co-hosted
by Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra.
About 10,000 athletes from 45 countries are
expected to compete for 463 gold medals in 40
sports and 67 disciplines during the pan-Asian
multisport event, which will take place between
Aug. 18 and Sept. 2.
Indonesia also hosted the Asian Games in 1962,
when it finished in second place after Japan,
with 11 gold, 12 silver and 28 bronze medals.
Just like then, the main venue of this year's
edition of the event, which is held every four
years, will be Gelora Bung Karno Sports
Complex in Central Jakarta, named after
Sukarno, the country's first president.
This year, the sports complex will have 14
venues hosting at least 15 sports, in addition to
other venues in the greater Jakarta area.
Jakabaring Sport City in Palembang will host at
least 10 sports. The Indonesia Asian Games
Organizing Committee (Inasgoc) has allocated
Rp 8.7 trillion ($632 million) – Rp 4.5 trillion of
which comes from the state budget –
for the event.
 The Jakarta Globe has compiled a list of
nine venues in Jakarta that will be used during
this year's event.
 Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium. ...
 Aquatic Center. ...
 Istora Senayan. ...
 Hockey Field. ...
 Archery Field. ...
 Tennis Courts. ...
 Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall.
 Jakarta International Equestrian Park.
OPENING CEREMONRY

The opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian

Games took place on Saturday, 18 August 2018,
at the Gelora Bung Karno Main
Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event
commenced at 19:00 Indonesia Western
Time (UTC+7) and ended at 21:25 local
time. Wishnutama (CEO of Indonesian TV
network NET.) was the creative director of the
ceremony. The ceremony featured a stage
designed as a 26-meter-high mountain with a
waterfall. It weighed 600 tons, was 120 meters

long and 30 meters wide, and included a

display of Indonesian plants and flowers, as

well as a mock volcano. The volcano symbolized
Indonesia’s location in the “Ring of Fire”
surrounding the Pacific Ocean. All 44
contingents participated in the parade, the
order begins with Afghanistan and ended with
host Indonesia. Each contingent was led by a
representative official that wore a bird-shaped
Garuda costume while carrying each country’s
name placard. The costume was designed by
Dynand Fariz, founder of the annual Jember
Fashion Carnaval. During the Parade of
Nations, North Korean and South Korean teams
marched together under one unified flag of
Korea.
INDIA AT ASIAN GAMES 2018

India competed at the 2018 Asian

Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia,
from 18th August to 2nd September. Neeraj
Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening
ceremony while Rani Rampal was named as the
flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
 India secured a bronze medal in the men's team regu
event which was the country's first medal in sepak
takraw since the debut of the sport in the 1990
Asian Games.[3]
 India secured its first ever medal in table tennis in
the Asian Games as the men's team won a Bronze
medal by defeating Japan in the quarterfinal of
the Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games.
 In the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, Rahi
Sarnobat became the first Indian woman to clinch
the gold medal in a shooting event of Asian Games.[4]
 Vinesh Phogat, who won gold in the women's
freestyle 50 kg category, became the first Indian
woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Games.

INDIA’S MEDAL WINNERS

India fared in key sporting events and disciplines at the Asian
Games 2018:

 ATHLETICS: 17 (7 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals)

 ARCHERY: 2 (2 silver medals)

 BADMINTON: 2 (1 silver and 1 bronze medals)

 BOXING: 2 (1 gold, and 1 bronze medals)

  HOCKEY: 2 (1 silver and 1 bronze medals)

MEDAL TABLE
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 132 92 65 289
2 Japan 75 56 74 205
3 Republic of Korea 49 58 70 177
4 Indonesia 31 24 43 98
5 Uzbekistan 21 24 25 70
6 IR Iran 20 20 22 62
7 Chinese Taipei 17 19 31 67
8 India 15 24 30 69
9 Kazakhstan 15 17 44 76
10 DPR Korea 12 12 13 37
11 Bahrain 12 7 7 26
12 Thailand 11 16 46 73
13 Hong Kong, China 8 18 20 46
14 Malaysia 7 13 16 36
15 Qatar 6 4 3 13
16 Mongolia 5 9 11 25
17 Vietnam 4 16 18 38
18 Singapore 4 4 14 22
19 Philippines 4 2 15 21
20 United Arab Emirates 3 6 5 14
21 Kuwait 3 1 2 6
22 Kyrgyzstan 2 6 12 20
23 Jordan 2 1 9 12
24 Cambodia 2 0 1 3
25 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1 2 3 6
26 Macau, China 1 2 2 5
27 Iraq 1 2 0 3
28 Korea 1 1 2 4
28 Lebanon 1 1 2 4
30 Tajikistan 0 4 3 7
31 Lao PDR 0 2 3 5
32 Turkmenistan 0 1 2 3
33 Nepal 0 1 0 1
34 Pakistan 0 0 4 4
35 Afghanistan 0 0 2 2
35 Myanmar 0 0 2 2
37 Syria 0 0 1 1

- Total 465 465 622 1552

INDIA’S BEST EVER PERFORMANCE

IN ASIAN GAMES
India with a haul of 69 medals including 15 gold recorded
its best-ever performance in the history of Asian Games at
the 2018 edition held in Jakarta and Palembang in
Indonesia.
Overall, India maintained its top-10 rank by finishing
eighth yet again. The previous highest medal tally for
India was at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China where
they had finished 6th with 14 gold, 17 silver and 34
bronze medals. While there were some commendable
performances and surprise medals in many sporting
categories in the 2018 Asian Games, the athletic
contingent stood out the most, as it produced one of its
best results till date. In fact, the track and field events
remained the most productive area for India, as they
produced 7 out of the total 15 gold medals. The top
performers in Athletics included Tajinderpal Singh Toor,
Swapna Barman, Dutee Chand, Neeraj Chopra, Jinson
Johnson, Arpinder Singh and Hima Das. The top
performers in other sports included Rohan Bopanna/ Divij
Sharan and Ankita Raina in tennis, PV Sindhu and Saina
Nehwal in badminton, men’s quadruple sculls team in
rowing, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat in wrestling,
Fouaad Mirza in equestrian, Rahi Sarnobat, Saurabh
Chaudhary and Shardul Vihan in shooting, Amit Panghal
in boxing and Pranab Bardhan in bridge event.

BEST PERFOMER IN 2018

Hima Das, Muhammed Anas, Dutee Chand
herald India’s track turnaround

On Sunday in Jakarta, Hima Das, Muhammed

Anas and Dutee Chand converged in a series of
dramatic performances that first suggested,
then insisted, and finally heralded India’s track
turnaround on the Asian Games stage. India
had been on the slide after Busan 2002, when
Saraswati Saha (200m), KM Beenamol (800m)
and Sunita Rani (1500m) had emerged as the
golden girls of Indian athletics.
On Sunday, Das, 18, the only Indian to win at
U-20 junior world championships in Helsinki
last month, was the first to raise the bar when
she clocked 50.79 seconds, finishing behind an
inspired run by gold-medal winner Salwa
Naser of Bahrain. Das broke the national record
twice in two days — first in the heats (51
seconds), then in the final. “It is a silver but I am
not disappointed. I’ve done my bit,” Das, still out
of breath, said moments after the finish.

CONCLUSION
It was a wonderful and learning experience
for me while working on this project. This
project work took me through the various
phases of project development gave me
wide information about Asian games. The
joy of working and the thrill involved while
trackling the various problems and challenges
gave me a fell to know more about the
performance of our nation in the game.
I enjoyed each and every bit of work I had put
into this project. The project is further
extendable. I collect many information regards
Asian games and put my best.