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 5th Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
 December 09 to December 20, 1966
 Participating Nations  18
 Participants  2,500
 Sports/Events  14
 Athletics, Swimming, Soccer,
 Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball,
 Table Tennis, Cycling, Boxing,
 Wrestling, Weightlifting, Shooting,
 Hockey, and Badminton


Bangkok, the vibrant capital of Thailand, hosted the fifth Asiad.

The entire region was in turmoil. The Vietnam war raged with no end in sight; relations between China and Taiwan were strained, and the two Korea's were on a red alert.

Cambodia tried to challenge the Asian Games movement by organizing "The Games of New Emerging Forces" just before the Games.

However, the enthusiasm of the sports-loving Thais and generous efforts of the Asian Games Federation and the local organizing committee ensured that the Games were conducted with great success.

Israel and Taiwan, who didn't participate in the fourth event were welcomed back to the fold, and Korea made its strong presence with a 275-member contingent, entering all the disciplines.

The Games will always been remembered by India as the venue for its first gold medal in hockey. They defeated Pakistan in the final by a solitary goal.

 Medals Tally
Rank Nation G S B Total
1 Japan 78 53 33 164
2 Korea 12 18 21 51
3 Thailand 12 14 11 37
4 Malaysia 7 5 6 18
5 India 7 4 11 22
6 Indonesia 7 4 10 21
7 Iran 6 8 17 31
8 China 5 9 10 24
9 Israel 3 5 3 11
10 Philippines 2 15 25 42
11 Pakistan 2 4 2 8
12 Myanmar 1 - 4 5
13 Singapore - 5 7 12
14 Vietnam - 1 2 3
15 Ceylon - - 4 4
16 Hong Kong - - 1 1



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