Asiad Games

The 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. It was the first large-scale international sports event to be held in the People's Republic of China. A total number of 6,122 athletes, coming from 37 countries, competed in 29 sports. Debuting sports included softball, sepak takraw, wushu, kabaddi and canoeing.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) lost its president, Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait of the same year, creating the most shocking news surrounding the 11th Asiad. OCA headquarters were temporarily moved to the United Kingdom, until Kuwait was liberated in 1991.
Seven world records (six in archery, one in cycling) and 89 Asian records were broken, while one world record and eleven Asian records were equalled in the Beijing Asiad.
The games served as a pre-cursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as the country went on to bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics (losing to Sydney) and eventually win the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics. China dominated the games, grabbing 60% of the gold medals and 34% of the total medal count.
To commemorate the 11th Asian Games, three different sets of stamps were issued in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Medals Table:


Rank NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China18310751341
2 Korea545473181
3 Japan386076174
4 DPR Korea12313982
5 Iran46818
6 Philippines45918
7 Pakistan41712
8 Indonesia362130
9 Qatar3216
10 Thailand27817
11 Malaysia2248
12 India181423
13 Mongolia17917
14 Syria1023
15 Oman1000
16 Chinese Taipei0102131
17 Hong Kong0257
18 Sri Lanka0213
19 Singapore0145
20 Bangladesh0101
21 Myanmar0022
22 Laos0011
23 Macau0011
24 Nepal0011
25 Saudi Arabia0011
Total313312358983