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 12th Asian Games, Hiroshima, Japan
 October 02 to October 16, 1994
 Participating Nations  42
 Participants  6,824
 Sports/Events  34 - Athletics, Swimming, Archery,
 Badminton, Baseball, Basketball,
 Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling,
 Equestrian, Fencing, Soccer, Golf,
 Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey,
 Judo, Kabaddi, Karatedo, Rowing,
 Modern Pentathlon, Sepak Takraw,
 Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis,
 Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball,
 Weightlifting, Wrestling, Wushu,
 and Sailing

The Asian Games saw the addition of five Central Asian countries, newly independent from the former Soviet Union. With 34 events, the Hiroshima Asiad broke Beijing's record to become the largest event ever in the history of the Asian Games.

For the first time in the history of the Asian Games, an Asiad was held in a non-capital city of the host country under the leadership of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, the newly elected president of OCA. Levelled by atomic bomb during the World War II, for the City of Hiroshima in Japan, peace and harmony were the theme of the Games. It also marked the second Asiad to be held in Japan since third Asian Games in Tokyo, 1958. Cambodia made a return after 20 years. Former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were among the record 43 countries/NOCs and regions which participated.

Baseballl, karate, modern pentathlon and tennis were added to the list of disciplines.

South Korea emerged as the top hockey country of Asia. For the first time in Asian Games hockey, Pakistan did not win either a gold or a silver medal, being relegated to a bronze.

Inda lost to South Korea 2-3 in the hockey final.

 Medals Tally
Rank Nation G S B Total
1 China 125 83 58 266
2 Japan 64 75 79 218
3 South Korea 63 56 64 183
4 Kazakhstan 25 26 26 77
5 Uzbekistan 10 11 19 40
6 Iran 9 9 8 26
7 Chinese Taipei 7 12 24 31
8 India 4 3 15 22
9 Malaysia 4 2 13 19
10 Qatar 4 1 15 20
11 Indonesia 3 12 11 26
12 Thailand 3 9 13 25
13 Syria 3 3 1 7
14 Philippines 3 2 8 13
15 Kuwait 3 1 5 9
16 Saudi Arabia 1 3 5 9
17 Turkmenistan 1 3 3 7
18 Mongolia 1 2 6 9
19 Singapore 1 1 5 7
20 Vietnam 1 2 - 3
21 Hong Kong - 5 7 12
22 Pakistan - 4 6 10
23 Kyrgyzstan - 4 5 9
24 Jordan - 2 2 4
25 U. Arab Emirate - 1 3 4
26 Macau - 1 1 2
27 Sri Lanka - 1 1 2
28 Bangladesh - 1 - 1
29 Brunei - - 2 2
30 Myanmar - - 2 2
31 Nepal - - 2 2
32 Tajikistan - - 2 2



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