1954 Asian Games
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| II Asian Games | |
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| Nations participating | 19 |
| Athletes participating | 970 |
| Events | 12 sports |
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| Opening ceremony | May 1, 1954 |
| Closing ceremony | May 9, 1954 |
| Officially opened by | President Ramon Magsaysay |
| Athlete's Oath | --- |
| Judge's Oath | --- |
| Torch Lighter | --- |
| Stadium | Rizal Memorial Stadium |
The 2nd Asian Games (also known as the II Asiad) were held in Manila, Philippines from May 1 to May 9, 1954. The Games were formally opened by President Ramon Magsaysay in the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Malate, Manila.
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[edit] Facts
- A total of 970 athletes participated.
- 19 nations participated.
- Eight competitive sports were organised:
- Cycling was dropped as official Asian Games sport.
- Boxing, rifle shooting and wrestling were added to the games.
[edit] Participating NOCs
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named and arranged according to their official IOC country codes and designations at the time.
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[edit] Medal tally
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Japan |
38 | 36 | 24 | 98 |
| 2 |  Philippines (host) |
14 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 |  Korea |
8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  India |
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 |  China |
2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Burma_(1948-1974).svg.png){kind=small} Burma |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Israel |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Singapore |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Ceylon |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Indonesia |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 75 | 73 | 69 | 218 | |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b North Borneo and Hong Kong were both British crown colonies at the time.
- ^ The Republic of China was simply designated "China" at the time.
- ^ Singapore was a self-governing British colony at the time.
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