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Asian Games

Asian Games are organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and are held every four years

among athletes from all over Asia. India is the member of the South Asian Zone of OCA.

Motto: Ever Onward

Emblem: A bright red sun with 16 rays and a white circular disk in the middle.

Torch: Dalip singh, a 1924 Olympian lighted the cauldron with the use of the Asian Games Torch,
which had been lit by the rays of the sun.

Fill in the correct option and know more about the Asian Games.

1 __________________ (Cricket/Tennis) was reintroduced in the 2022 Asian Games after being
discontinued in 2018.

2 In 2014 Asian Games, India got the __________________ (5th/8th) rank and won total
________________(57/59) medals.

3 India hosted the Asian games second time in __________________ (1985/1982).

4 The motto of the Asian Games was given by __________________ (Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru/Lal
Bahadur Shastri).

5 __________________ (Pakistan/Thailand) has hosted the Asian Games maximum number of
times.

6 The 18th Asian Games took place in __________________ (Batam/Jakarta), Indonesia in 2018.

7 __________________ (Israel/Sri Lanka) was excluded from Asian Games after its last participation
in 1974.

8 __________________ (Nine/Seven) nations have hosted the Asian Games in its history.

Fact File

The Asian Games were originally scheduled for 2022, however, due to the rapid spread of
COVID-19 in and around the host-city of Hangzhou in China, the Games were postponed to 2023.

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