1970 Asian Games

The 6th Asian Games (Thai: กีฬาเอเชียนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 6), also known as Bangkok 1970 (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร 1970) were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea (the city eventually hosted in 1986). The previous host, Thailand, stepped in to save the Asiad. 2,400 athletes from 18 countries competed in this Asiad, where yachting made its debut.

VI Asian Games

Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Motto	Ever Onward
Nations	18
Athletes	2,400
Events	135 in 13 sports
Opening	9 December 1970
Closing	20 December 1970
Opened by	Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand
Torch lighter	Preeda Chullamondhol
Main venue	National Stadium
Website	ocasia.org (archived)

Venue

National Sport Complex

• Suphachalasai Stadium (Opening & Closing ceremonies, Athletics and Football)
• Chantanayingyong Gymnasium (Volleyball)
• Dhephatsadin Stadium (Hockey)
• Nimibutr Indoor Stadium (Basketball)
• Wisutarom Swimming Pool (Diving, Swimming)

Sport Authority of Thailand Sport Complex (Hua Mark)

• Indoor Stadium (formerly Kittikachorn Indoor Stadium) (Badminton and Boxing)
• Shooting Range (Shooting)
• Velodrome (Cycling)

Chulalongkorn University Sport Complex

• Chula Football Stadium (Football)
• Chula Swimming Stadium (Water Polo)

Thammasat University (Thaprachan Centre)

• Thammasat Gymnasium (Volleyball)

Other Venue in Bangkok

• Cultural Hall (Weightlifting)
• Amporn Garden Hall (Wrestling)

Pattaya (Outside Bangkok)

• Pattaya Bay (Sailing)

Participating nations

•  Burma (14)
•  Ceylon (73)
•  Hong Kong (106)
•  India (177)
•  Indonesia (95)
•  Iran (102)
•  Israel (53)
•  Japan (427)
•  Khmer Republic (8)
•  Malaysia (100)
•  Nepal (30)
•  Pakistan (84)
•  Philippines (302)
•  Republic of China (161)
•  Singapore (75)
•  South Korea (102)
•  South Vietnam (19)
•  Thailand (472)

Non-competing nations

The following only sent non-competing delegations:

• Afghanistan
• Laos

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

IOC Letter Code	Country	Athletes
THA	Thailand	472
JPN	Japan	427
PHI	Philippines	302
IND	India	177
ROC	Republic of China	161
HKG	Hong Kong	106
IRN	Iran	102
KOR	South Korea	102
MAL	Malaysia	100
INA	Indonesia	95
PAK	Pakistan	84
SIN	Singapore	75
CEY	Ceylon	73
ISR	Israel	53
NEP	Nepal	30
VNM	South Vietnam	19
BIR	Burma	14
KHM	Khmer Republic	8

Sports

•  Athletics (35) ()
•  Badminton (7) ()
•  Basketball (1) ()
•  Boxing (11) ()
•  Cycling (11) ()
•  Diving (4) ()
•  Field hockey (1) ()
•  Football (1) ()
•  Sailing (5) ()
•  Shooting (14) ()
•  Swimming (24) ()
•  Volleyball (2) ()
•  Water polo (1) ()
•  Weightlifting (8) ()
•  Wrestling (10) ()

Calendar

In the following calendar for the 1970 Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. The numeral indicates the number of event finals for each sport held that day. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right, how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

December 1970	9th Wed	10th Thu	11th Fri	12th Sat	13th Sun	14th Mon	15th Tue	16th Wed	17th Thu	18th Fri	19th Sat	20th Sun	Gold medals
Athletics		5	6	6	5	5	8						35
Badminton		●	●	●		2			●	●	5		7
Basketball		●	●	●		●	●	●		●	1		1
Boxing		●	●	●	●		11						11
Cycling – Road		1									2		3
Cycling – Track				1	1	2		●	4				8
Diving				1	1	1	1						4
Field hockey		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1		1
Football		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1
Sailing			●	●	●	●	●	5					5
Shooting		2	2		2		2	2		2	2		14
Swimming				6	5	5	4	4					24
Volleyball		●	●	●	●	●	●	●		●	2		2
Water polo				●	●	●	●	1					1
Weightlifting		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				8
Wrestling		●	●	●	10								10
Total gold medals		9	9	15	25	16	27	13	5	2	13	1	135
Ceremonies	OC											CC
December 1970	9th Wed	10th Thu	11th Fri	12th Sat	13th Sun	14th Mon	15th Tue	16th Wed	17th Thu	18th Fri	19th Sat	20th Sun	Gold medals

Medal table

Main article: 1970 Asian Games medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	74	47	23	144
2	South Korea (KOR)	18	13	23	54
3	Thailand (THA)*	9	17	13	39
4	Iran (IRN)	9	7	7	23
5	India (IND)	6	9	10	25
6	Israel (ISR)	6	6	5	17
7	Malaysia (MAL)	5	1	7	13
8	Burma (BIR)	3	2	7	12
9	Indonesia (INA)	2	5	13	20
10	Ceylon (CEY)	2	2	0	4
11–16	Remaining	3	24	45	72
Totals (16 entries)		137	133	153	423

External links

• OCA Website