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 13th Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
 December 06 to December 20, 1998
 Participating Nations  41
 Participants  9,699
 Sports/Events  36 - Athletics, Archery, Badminton,
 Baseball, Basketball, Billiard, Golf,
 Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling,
 Equestrian, Fencing, Soccer, Judo,
 Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey,
 Kabaddi, Karatedo, Rowing,
 Rugby, Sepak Takraw, Shooting,
 Softball, Soft Tennis, Squash,
 Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis,
 Taekwondo, Volleyball, Wrestling,
 Weightlifting, Wushu, and Sailing

Bangkok staged the Asian Games for the fourth time, from December 6 to 20, 1998. Earlier, the city had staged the fifth, sixth and eighth editions of the Games. Among 36 disciplines and two demonstration events, rugby and billiards and snooker were added. Squash made its second appearence at the Games after debuting in 1994. It was the largest Asian Games ever, with 9,469 athletes and officials from over 41 countries participating. The Games went smoothly without any major problem in the spirit of the motto: 'Friendship Beyond Frontiers'.

Afghanistan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia did not participate.

India won the hockey gold medal after a 32-year lapse. They beat South Korea 4-2 via the tie-breaker in the final, after the teams were locked 1-1 even after extra-time.

 Medals Tally
Rank Nation G S B Total
1 China 129 78 67 274
2 South Korea 65 46 53 164
3 Japan 52 61 68 181
4 Thailand 24 26 40 90
4 Kazakhstan 24 24 30 78
5 Taipei 19 17 41 77
6 Iran 10 11 13 34
7 North Korea 7 14 12 33
8 India 7 11 17 35
9 Uzbekistan 6 22 12 40
10 Indonesia 6 10 11 27
11 Malaysia 5 10 14 29
12 Hong Kong 5 6 6 17
13 Kuwait 4 6 4 14
14 Sri Lanka 3 0 3 6
15 Pakistan 2 4 9 15
16 Singapore 2 3 9 14
17 Qatar 2 3 3 8
18 Mongolia 2 2 10 14
19 Myanmar 1 6 4 11
20 Philippines 1 5 12 18
21 Vietnam 1 5 11 17
22 Turkmenistan 1 0 1 2
23 Kyrgyzstan - 3 3 6
24 Jordan - 3 2 5
25 Syria - 2 4 6
26 Nepal - 1 3 4
27 U. Arab Emirate - 1 1 2
28 Macau - 1 - 1
29 Bangladesh - - 1 1
30 Brunei - - 1 1
31 Laos - - 1 1
32 Oman - - 1 1



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