List of participating nations at the Asian Games

This is a list of nations, as represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs), that have participated in the Asian Games.

List of nations

51   In the table headings, indicates the Games year
• Participated in the specified Games
H Host nation for the specified Games

Asian Games

Nation Code 51 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22
 Afghanistan AFG • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Bahrain BRN • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Bangladesh BAN • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Bhutan BHU • • • • • • • • • •
 Brunei BRU • • • • • • • • •
 Cambodia CAM • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 China CHN • • • • H • • • • H • • H
 Chinese Taipei TPE • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Hong Kong HKG • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 India IND H • • • • • • • H • • • • • • • • • •
 Indonesia INA • • • H • • • • • • • • • • • • • H •
 Iran IRI • • • • H • • • • • • • • • • •
 Iraq IRQ • • • • • • • • •
 Israel ISR • • • • •
 Japan JPN • • H • • • • • • • • H • • • • • • •
 Jordan JOR • • • • • • • • •
 Kazakhstan KAZ • • • • • • • •
 Kuwait KUW • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ • • • • • • • •
 Laos LAO • • • • • • • • • • •
 Lebanon LBN • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Macau MAC • • • • • • • • •
 Malaysia MAS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 North Borneo NBO • • •
 Sarawak SWK •
 Maldives MDV • • • • • • • • • • •
 Mongolia MGL • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Myanmar MYA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Nepal NEP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 North Korea PRK • • • • • • • • • • •
 Oman OMA • • • • • • • • • • •
 Pakistan PAK • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Palestine PLE • • • • • • • • •
 Philippines PHI • H • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Qatar QAT • • • • • • • H • • • •
 Saudi Arabia KSA • • • • • • • • • • •
 Singapore SGP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 South Korea KOR • • • • • • • • H • • • H • • H • •
 Sri Lanka SRI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Syria SYR • • • • • • • • • • •
 Tajikistan TJK • • • • • • • •
 Thailand THA • • • • H H • H • • • • H • • • • • •
 Timor-Leste TLS • • • • • •
 Turkmenistan TKM • • • • • • • •
 United Arab Emirates UAE • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Uzbekistan UZB • • • • • • • •
 Vietnam VIE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
 Yemen YEM • • • • • • • • •
 North Yemen YAR • •
 South Yemen YMD •
Independent Athletes OCA •
 Korea COR •
Total 11 18 20 17 18 18 25 25 33 27 36 42 41 44 45 45 45 46 46
References [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Asian Winter Games

Nation Code 86 90 96 99 03 07 11 17 25
 Afghanistan AFG • • •
 Australia AUS •
 Bahrain BRN • •
 Cambodia CAM •
 China CHN • • H • • H • • H
 Chinese Taipei TPE • • • • • • • •
 Hong Kong HKG • • • • • • •
 India IND • • • • • • • • •
 Indonesia INA • •
 Iran IRI • • • • • • • •
 Japan JPN H H • • H • • H •
 Jordan JOR • • • •
 Kazakhstan KAZ • • • • H • •
 Kuwait KUW • • • • • •
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ • • • • • • •
 Lebanon LBN • • • • • • •
 Macau MAC • • •
 Malaysia MAS • • • •
 Mongolia MGL • • • • • • • • •
 Nepal NEP • • • • •
 New Zealand NZL •
 North Korea PRK • • • • • • •
 Pakistan PAK • • • • • •
 Palestine PLE • • •
 Philippines PHI • • • • •
 Qatar QAT • • •
 Saudi Arabia KSA •
 Singapore SGP • • •
 South Korea KOR • • • H • • • • •
 Sri Lanka SRI • •
 Tajikistan TJK • • • • • •
 Thailand THA • • • • •
 Timor-Leste TLS •
 Turkmenistan TKM • •
 United Arab Emirates UAE • • • •
 Uzbekistan UZB • • • • • • •
 Vietnam VIE • •
Total 7 9 15 14 17 25 26 32 33
References [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Nation Code 05 07 09 09 13 17
 Afghanistan AFG • • • • •
 American Samoa ASA •
 Australia AUS •
 Bahrain BRN • • • • • •
 Bangladesh BAN • • • • •
 Bhutan BHU • • • • •
 Brunei BRU • • • •
 Cambodia CAM • • • • • •
 China CHN • • • • • •
 Chinese Taipei TPE • • • • • •
 Cook Islands COK •
 Federated States of Micronesia FSM •
 Fiji FIJ •
 Guam GUM •
 Hong Kong HKG • • • • • •
 India IND • • • • • •
 Indonesia INA • • • • • •
 Iran IRI • • • • •
 Iraq IRQ • • • • • •
 Japan JPN • • • • • •
 Jordan JOR • • • • • •
 Kazakhstan KAZ • • • • • •
 Kiribati KIR •
 Kuwait KUW • • • • • •
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ • • • • •
 Laos LAO • • • • • •
 Lebanon LBN • • • • • •
 Macau MAC • H • • • •
 Malaysia MAS • • • • • •
 Maldives MDV • • • • • •
 Marshall Islands MHL •
 Mongolia MGL • • • • • •
 Myanmar MYA • • • • • •
 Nauru NRU •
 Nepal NEP • • • • • •
 New Caledonia NCL •
 North Korea PRK • • • •
 Oman OMA • • • • • •
 Pakistan PAK • • • • •
 Palau PLW •
 Palestine PLE • • •
 Papua New Guinea PNG •
 Philippines PHI • • • • • •
 Qatar QAT • • • • • •
 Samoa SAM •
 Saudi Arabia KSA • • • •
 Singapore SGP • • • • • •
 Solomon Islands SOL •
 South Korea KOR • • • • H •
 Sri Lanka SRI • • • • • •
 Syria SYR • • • • • •
 Tahiti TAH •
 Tajikistan TJK • • • •
 Thailand THA H • H • • •
 Timor-Leste TLS • •
 Tonga TGA •
 Turkmenistan TKM • • • • • H
 Tuvalu TUV •
 United Arab Emirates UAE • • • • •
 Uzbekistan UZB • • • • • •
 Vanuatu VAN •
 Vietnam VIE • • • H • •
 Yemen YEM • • • • • •
Refugee Team ART •
Total 37 44 37 42 43 64
References [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

Asian Beach Games

Nation Code 08 10 12 14 16
 Afghanistan AFG • • • • •
 Bahrain BRN • • • • •
 Bangladesh BAN • • • • •
 Bhutan BHU • • • •
 Brunei BRU • • • • •
 Cambodia CAM • • • • •
 China CHN • • H • •
 Chinese Taipei TPE • • • • •
 Hong Kong HKG • • • • •
 India IND • • • • •
 Indonesia INA H • • • •
 Iran IRI • • • • •
 Iraq IRQ • • • •
 Japan JPN • • • • •
 Jordan JOR • • • • •
 Kazakhstan KAZ • • • • •
 Kuwait KUW • • • • •
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ • • • • •
 Laos LAO • • • • •
 Lebanon LBN • • • • •
 Macau MAC • • • •
 Malaysia MAS • • • • •
 Maldives MDV • • • • •
 Mongolia MGL • • • • •
 Myanmar MYA • • • •
 Nepal NEP • • • • •
 North Korea PRK •
 Oman OMA • H • • •
 Pakistan PAK • • • • •
 Palestine PLE • • •
 Philippines PHI • • • • •
 Qatar QAT • • • • •
 Saudi Arabia KSA • •
 Singapore SGP • • • • •
 South Korea KOR • • • • •
 Sri Lanka SRI • • • • •
 Syria SYR • • • • •
 Tajikistan TJK • • • • •
 Thailand THA • • • H •
 Timor-Leste TLS • • • • •
 Turkmenistan TKM • • • •
 United Arab Emirates UAE • • • • •
 Uzbekistan UZB • • • • •
 Vietnam VIE • • • • H
 Yemen YEM • • • •
Total 41 43 43 42 41
References [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

Asian Youth Games

Nation Code 09 13 25
 Afghanistan AFG • •
 Bahrain BRN • • H
 Bangladesh BAN • • •
 Bhutan BHU • • •
 Brunei BRU • • •
 Cambodia CAM • • •
 China CHN • H •
 Chinese Taipei TPE • • •
 Hong Kong HKG • • •
 India IND • • •
 Indonesia INA • • •
 Iran IRI • • •
 Iraq IRQ • • •
 Japan JPN • • •
 Jordan JOR • • •
 Kazakhstan KAZ • • •
 Kuwait KUW • • •
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ • • •
 Laos LAO • • •
 Lebanon LBN • • •
 Macau MAC • • •
 Malaysia MAS • • •
 Maldives MDV • • •
 Mongolia MGL • • •
 Myanmar MYA • • •
 Nepal NEP • • •
 North Korea PRK • • •
 Oman OMA • • •
 Pakistan PAK • • •
 Palestine PLE • • •
 Philippines PHI • • •
 Qatar QAT • • •
 Saudi Arabia KSA • • •
 Singapore SGP H • •
 South Korea KOR • • •
 Sri Lanka SRI • • •
 Syria SYR • • •
 Tajikistan TJK • • •
 Thailand THA • • •
 Timor-Leste TLS • •
 Turkmenistan TKM • • •
 United Arab Emirates UAE • • •
 Uzbekistan UZB • • •
 Vietnam VIE • • •
 Yemen YEM • • •
Total 43 45 45
References [39] [40] [41]

Notes

  • CAM: Cambodia was known as Khmer Republic (KHM) between 1970 and 1974.
  • COR: A unified team of South Korea and North Korea competed under the title "Korea" in some sports at the 2018 Asian Games.
  • IND: Athletes from India competed as Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI) at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and 2013 Asian Youth Games due to the suspension of the country's Olympic Committee. The Olympic flag was used in medal ceremonies.
  • ISR: Israel was excluded from the Olympic Council of Asia in 1981 for political reasons and could no longer participate.
  • KUW: Athletes from Kuwait competed as Athletes from Kuwait (IOC) at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 Asian Beach Games and 2011 Asian Winter Games and as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) at the 2012 and 2016 Asian Beach Games, 2017 Asian Winter Games and 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games due to the suspension of the country's Olympic Committee. The Olympic flag was used in medal ceremonies.
  • MAS: Athletes from Malaya (MAL) and North Borneo (NBO) competed as independent teams at the 1954, 1958 and 1962 Games. and Sarawak (SWK) also competed at the 1962 Games, prior to the formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963.
  • MYA: Myanmar was known as Burma (BIR) between 1951 and 1982.
  • OCA: Independent Athletes competed at the 2022 Asian Games as neutrals under the Olympic Council of Asia flag, consist of the Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team whose federation was suspended by the World Rugby.
  • SRI: Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon (CEY) between 1951 and 1970.
  • TPE: Chinese Taipei was known as Republic of China (ROC) between 1954 and 1970.
  • VIE: Vietnam first competed in the Asian Games in 1954 as State of Vietnam, after the Partition of Vietnam only South Vietnam (VNM) as the Republic of Vietnam competed from 1958 to 1974. Then after the reunification of Vietnam, they have competed under the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 1982 onwards.
  • YEM: Prior to Yemenite unification in 1990, North Yemen participated as the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) in 1982 and 1986 and South Yemen participated as the Yemen Democratic Republic (YMD) in the 1982 Games.

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