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{{Short description|Ninth edition of the asian games}}
{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Delhi, India}}
{{Asiad infobox
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
| Name                  = IX Asian Games
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
| Logo                  = 9th asiad.png
{{Infobox games
| Size                  = 170
| name          = IX Asian Games
| Optional caption      =  
| logo          = 9th asiad.png
| Host city              = [[Delhi]], India
| size          = 170
| Nations participating  = 33
| caption      = ''Friendship, Fraternity, Forever''
| Athletes participating = 4,595
| host_city    = [[Delhi]], India
| Events                = 196 in 21 sports
| nations      = 33
| Opening ceremony       = 19 November
| athletes      = 4,595
| Closing ceremony       = 4 December
| events        = 196 in 21 sports
| Officially opened by  = [[Zail Singh]]<br />{{small|[[President of India]]}}
| opening       = 19 November 1982
| Officially closed by  = [[Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]<br/>{{small|President of the [[Olympic Council of Asia]]}}
| closing       = 4 December 1982
| Athlete's Oath        = [[P.T. Usha]]
| opened_by    = [[Zail Singh]]<br />{{small|[[President of India]]}}
| Judge's Oath          =  
| closed_by    = [[Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]<br/>{{small|President of the [[Olympic Council of Asia]]}}
| Torch Lighter          = Deanna Syme Tewari & [[Balbir Singh Sr.]]
| athlete_oath  = [[P.T. Usha]]
| Stadium                = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| judge_oath    =  
| previous = [[1978 Asian Games|Bangkok 1978]]
| torch_lighter = [[Deanna Syme Tewari]] & [[Balbir Singh Sr.]]
| next = [[1986 Asian Games|Seoul 1986]]
| stadium      = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
}}
| SpreviousS    = [[1978 Asian Games|Bangkok 1978]]
The '''9th [[Asian Games]]''' ({{lang-hi|1982 एशियाई खेल}}) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in [[Delhi]], India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/1982-ninth-asian-games-held-in-delhi/1/155614.html |title=1982 Asian Games established Rajiv Gandhi's managerial skills |access-date=2011-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531060558/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/1982-ninth-asian-games-held-in-delhi/1/155614.html |archive-date=2013-05-31 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> [[Delhi]] joined [[Bangkok]], [[Jakarta]], and [[Doha]] (''future event'') as the cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games up to this point.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPevanEkik24kQ==|title=Olympic Council of Asia : Games|website=ocasia.org|access-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006081357/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPevanEkik24kQ==|archive-date=2015-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| SnextS        = [[1986 Asian Games|Seoul 1986]]  
| Sprevious    =
| Snext        = [[1986 Asian Winter Games|Sapporo 1986]]
|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040923163146/http://www.ocasia.org/9AG.asp ocasia.org (archived)]}}
The '''9th [[Asian Games]]''' ({{langx|hi|नौवें एशियाई खेल}}), also known as '''Delhi 1982''' ({{langx|hi|दिल्ली 1982}}), were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in [[Delhi]], India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the [[Olympic Council of Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20070702-1982-ninth-asian-games-held-in-delhi-748344-2007-07-01 |title=1982 Asian Games established Rajiv Gandhi's managerial skills |date=2 July 2007 |access-date=2011-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531060558/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/1982-ninth-asian-games-held-in-delhi/1/155614.html |archive-date=2013-05-31 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> [[Delhi]] joined [[Bangkok]] as the cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games up to this point. Later, [[Jakarta]] and [[Doha]] would enter this group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPevanEkik24kQ==|title=Olympic Council of Asia : Games|website=ocasia.org|access-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006081357/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPevanEkik24kQ==|archive-date=2015-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>


A total of 3,411 athletes from 33 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 196 events in 21 sports and 23 disciplines. The number of participating countries was the highest in Asian Games history. [[Handball at the Asian Games|Handball]], [[Equestrian at the Asian Games|equestrian]], [[Rowing at the Asian Games|rowing]] and [[Golf at the Asian Games|golf]] were included for the first time; [[Fencing at the Asian Games|fencing]] and [[Bowling at the Asian Games|bowling]] were excluded.<ref name="sportspak">{{cite web | url=http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/9th_Asian_Games.htm | title=IX Asian Games | access-date=11 April 2011 | publisher=[[Pakistan Sports Board]]'s official website | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324002516/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/9th_Asian_Games.htm | archive-date=2012-03-24 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
A total of 3,411 athletes from 33 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 196 events in 21 sports and 23 disciplines. The number of participating countries was the highest in Asian Games history. [[Handball at the Asian Games|Handball]], [[Equestrian at the Asian Games|equestrian]], [[Rowing at the Asian Games|rowing]] and [[Golf at the Asian Games|golf]] were included for the first time; [[Fencing at the Asian Games|fencing]] and [[Bowling at the Asian Games|bowling]] were excluded.<ref name="sportspak">{{cite web | url=http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/9th_Asian_Games.htm | title=IX Asian Games | access-date=11 April 2011 | publisher=[[Pakistan Sports Board]]'s official website | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324002516/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/9th_Asian_Games.htm | archive-date=2012-03-24 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Japan had won the maximum number of medals in previous editions of the Games. China made its presence felt in the sporting world by dethroning Japan as the top medalists. In preparation for the IX Asian Games, [[color television]] was introduced in India in a big way, as the Games were to be broadcast in colour.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chandran|first1=Kannan|title=Indian TV goes colour for Games|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821008-1.2.221.3|access-date=26 April 2018|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=8 October 1982|page=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426221300/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821008-1.2.221.3|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Japan had won the maximum number of medals in previous editions of the Games. China made its presence felt in the sporting world by dethroning Japan as the top medalists. In preparation for the IX Asian Games, [[color television]] was introduced in India in a big way, as the Games were to be broadcast in colour.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chandran|first1=Kannan|title=Indian TV goes colour for Games|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821008-1.2.221.3|access-date=26 April 2018|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=8 October 1982|page=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426221300/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821008-1.2.221.3|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


The logo of the games was the image of [[Misra Yantra]], one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi]] observatory.
The logo of the games was the image of [[Mishra Yantra]], one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi]] observatory.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}


The mascot for the Games was Appu – a kid elephant. Known in real life as "Kuttinarayanan", this elephant fractured its leg in an accident when he was seven years old – he stepped into a septic tank. That wound would not heal and it eventually killed him. Kuttinarayanan died on 14 May 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/asiad-appu-dies-of-high-fever/|title=You are being redirected...|website=thehimalayantimes.com|date=13 May 2005|access-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312195429/https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/asiad-appu-dies-of-high-fever/|archive-date=2017-03-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
The mascot for the Games was Appu – a young elephant, based on a real-life one named Kuttinarayanan, who died on 14 May 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/asiad-appu-dies-of-high-fever/|title=Asiad Appu dies of high fever|website=thehimalayantimes.com|date=13 May 2005|access-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312195429/https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/asiad-appu-dies-of-high-fever/|archive-date=2017-03-12|url-status=live}}</ref>


Host of the next (10th) [[Asian Games]] in [[1986 Asian Games|1986]], and the 24th [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] in [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] participated in the Delhi Asian Games with a 406-person delegation, including an observation team to study the facilities, management and events.<ref name=":0" /> [[Doordarshan]] started colour television broadcasts expressly for the Asian Games 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi|title=Flashback 1982: The Asian Games that transformed Delhi|access-date=2017-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820023955/http://scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi|archive-date=2015-08-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/1982-Colour+television+is+introduced:+Out+of+the+dark+ages/1/76371.html |title=1982-Colour television is introduced: Out of the dark ages |access-date=2017-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205217/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/1982-Colour+television+is+introduced:+Out+of+the+dark+ages/1/76371.html |archive-date=2017-04-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Host of the next (10th) [[Asian Games]] in [[1986 Asian Games|1986]], and the 24th [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] in [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] participated in the Delhi Asian Games with a 406-person delegation, including an observation team to study the facilities, management and events.<ref name=":0" /> [[Doordarshan]] started colour television broadcasts expressly for the Asian Games 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi|title=Flashback 1982: The Asian Games that transformed Delhi|date=25 September 2014 |access-date=2017-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820023955/http://scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi|archive-date=2015-08-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091228-1982-colour-television-is-introduced-out-of-the-dark-ages-741614-2009-12-23 |title=1982-Colour television is introduced: Out of the dark ages |date=24 December 2009 |access-date=2017-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205217/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/1982-Colour+television+is+introduced:+Out+of+the+dark+ages/1/76371.html |archive-date=2017-04-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>


It was officially opened by President [[Zail Singh]] and athlete's oath was taken by [[P.T. Usha]]. The main stadium for the games was the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]].<ref name=":0" />
It was officially opened by [[President of India|President]] [[Zail Singh]] and athlete's oath was taken by [[P.T. Usha]]. The main stadium for the games was the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]].<ref name=":0" />
 
A coin was also minted for the event.
[[File:Obverse.jpg|thumb|Obverse of the coin commemorating the 1982 Asian games held in New Delhi]]
[[File:Reverse of the 1982 Asian games coin.jpg|thumb|Reverse of the 1982 Asian games coin]]


==Sports==
==Sports==
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==Participating nations==
==Participating nations==
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*{{flagIOC2|BIR|1982 Asian Games|9}}
*{{flagIOC2|CHN|1982 Asian Games}}
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*{{flagIOC2|INA|1982 Asian Games}}
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*{{flagIOC2|LAO|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|LAO|1982 Asian Games|5}}
*{{flagIOC2|LIB|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|LIB|1982 Asian Games|16}}
*{{flagIOC2|MAL|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|MAL|1982 Asian Games|88}}
*{{flagIOC2|MDV|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|MDV|1982 Asian Games|8}}
*{{flagIOC2|MGL|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|MGL|1982 Asian Games|11}}
*{{flagIOC2|NEP|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|NEP|1982 Asian Games|15}}
*{{flagIOC2|PRK|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|PRK|1982 Asian Games|71}}
*{{flagIOC2|KOR|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|KOR|1982 Asian Games|188}}
*{{flagIOC2|OMA|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|OMA|1982 Asian Games|19}}
*{{flagIOC2|PAK|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|PAK|1982 Asian Games|113}}
*{{flagIOC2|PHI|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|PHI|1982 Asian Games|184}}
*{{flagIOC2|QAT|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|QAT|1982 Asian Games|77}}
*{{flagIOC2|SAU|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|SAU|1982 Asian Games|21}}
*{{flagIOC2|SIN|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|SIN|1982 Asian Games|83}}
*{{flagIOC2|SRI|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|SRI|1982 Asian Games|15}}
*{{flagIOC2|SYR|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|SYR|1982 Asian Games|20}}
*{{flagIOC2|THA|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|THA|1982 Asian Games|233}}
*{{flagIOC2|UAE|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|UAE|1982 Asian Games|86}}
*{{flagIOC2|VIE|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|VIE|1982 Asian Games|540}}
*{{flagIOC2|YAR|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|YAR|1982 Asian Games|17}}
*{{flagIOC2|YMD|1982 Asian Games}}
*{{flagIOC2|ADE|1982 Asian Games|20}}
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;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
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| IND || {{flagIOC2|IND|1982 Asian Games}} || 828
|-
| VIE || {{flagIOC2|VIE|1982 Asian Games}} || 540
|-
| JPN || {{flagIOC2|JPN|1982 Asian Games}} || 344
|-
| CHN || {{flagIOC2|CHN|1982 Asian Games}} || 265
|-
| THA || {{flagIOC2|THA|1982 Asian Games}} || 233
|-
| KOR || {{flagIOC2|KOR|1982 Asian Games}} || 188
|-
| PHI || {{flagIOC2|PHI|1982 Asian Games}} || 184
|-
| HKG || {{flagIOC2|HKG|1982 Asian Games}} || 172
|-
| INA || {{flagIOC2|INA|1982 Asian Games}} || 170
|-
| IRN || {{flagIOC2|IRN|1982 Asian Games}} || 130
|-
| PAK || {{flagIOC2|PAK|1982 Asian Games}} || 113
|-
| MAL || {{flagIOC2|MAL|1982 Asian Games}} || 88
|-
| UAE || {{flagIOC2|UAE|1982 Asian Games}} || 86
|-
| SIN || {{flagIOC2|SIN|1982 Asian Games}} || 83
|-
| QAT || {{flagIOC2|QAT|1982 Asian Games}} || 77
|-
| PRK || {{flagIOC2|PRK|1982 Asian Games}} || 71
|-
| IRQ || {{flagIOC2|IRQ|1982 Asian Games}} || 30
|-
| KUW || {{flagIOC2|KUW|1982 Asian Games}} || 26
|-
| BRN || {{flagIOC2|BRN|1982 Asian Games}} || 22
|-
| KSA || {{flagIOC2|KSA|1982 Asian Games}} || 21
|-
| SYR || {{flagIOC2|SYR|1982 Asian Games}} || 20
|-
| ADE || {{flagIOC2|ADE|1982 Asian Games}} || 20
|-
| OMA || {{flagIOC2|OMA|1982 Asian Games}} || 19
|-
| YAR || {{flagIOC2|YAR|1982 Asian Games}} || 17
|-
| LIB || {{flagIOC2|LIB|1982 Asian Games}} || 16
|-
| NEP || {{flagIOC2|NEP|1982 Asian Games}} || 15
|-
| SRI || {{flagIOC2|SRI|1982 Asian Games}} || 15
|-
| AFG || {{flagIOC2|AFG|1982 Asian Games}} || 14
|-
| BAN || {{flagIOC2|BAN|1982 Asian Games}} || 11
|-
| MGL || {{flagIOC2|MGL|1982 Asian Games}} || 11
|-
| BIR || {{flagIOC2|BIR|1982 Asian Games}} || 9
|-
| MDV || {{flagIOC2|MDV|1982 Asian Games}} || 8
|-
| LAO || {{flagIOC2|LAO|1982 Asian Games}} || 5
|-
|}


==Medal table==
==Medal table==
 
[[File:9th asiad mascot.png|thumb|104x104px|1982 Asian Games Mascot "Appu"]]
{{Main|1982 Asian Games medal table}}
{{Main|1982 Asian Games medal table}}
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, India, is highlighted.  
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, India, is highlighted.


[[China at the 1982 Asian Games|China]] won Asian Games for the first time by defeating Japan in gold medal tally, and has become the defending winning team since.
[[China at the 1982 Asian Games|China]] won Asian Games for the first time by defeating Japan in gold medal tally, and has become the defending winning team since.
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* [[1951 Asian Games]]
* [[1951 Asian Games]]
* [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[2030 Commonwealth Games]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Nations at the 1982 Asian Games}}
{{Nations at the 1982 Asian Games}}
{{Events at the 1982 Asian Games}}
{{Events at the 1982 Asian Games}}
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[[Category:1982 Asian Games| ]]
[[Category:1982 Asian Games| ]]

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IX Asian Games
Friendship, Fraternity, Forever
Events196 in 21 sports
Main venueJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Websiteocasia.org (archived)
Summer
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The 9th Asian Games (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), also known as Delhi 1982 (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.[1][2] Delhi joined Bangkok as the cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games up to this point. Later, Jakarta and Doha would enter this group.[2]

A total of 3,411 athletes from 33 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 196 events in 21 sports and 23 disciplines. The number of participating countries was the highest in Asian Games history. Handball, equestrian, rowing and golf were included for the first time; fencing and bowling were excluded.[3]

Highlights[edit | edit source]

These Asian Games saw the beginning of Chinese dominance in the medals tally.[2]

Japan had won the maximum number of medals in previous editions of the Games. China made its presence felt in the sporting world by dethroning Japan as the top medalists. In preparation for the IX Asian Games, color television was introduced in India in a big way, as the Games were to be broadcast in colour.[4]

The logo of the games was the image of Mishra Yantra, one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi observatory.[citation needed]

The mascot for the Games was Appu – a young elephant, based on a real-life one named Kuttinarayanan, who died on 14 May 2005.[5]

Host of the next (10th) Asian Games in 1986, and the 24th Summer Olympics in 1988, Seoul, South Korea participated in the Delhi Asian Games with a 406-person delegation, including an observation team to study the facilities, management and events.[2] Doordarshan started colour television broadcasts expressly for the Asian Games 1982.[6][7]

It was officially opened by President Zail Singh and athlete's oath was taken by P.T. Usha. The main stadium for the games was the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[2]

A coin was also minted for the event.

Obverse of the coin commemorating the 1982 Asian games held in New Delhi
Reverse of the 1982 Asian games coin

Sports[edit | edit source]

Exhibition sports

Participating nations[edit | edit source]

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

Medal table[edit | edit source]

1982 Asian Games Mascot "Appu"
Main article: 1982 Asian Games medal table

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, India, is highlighted.

China won Asian Games for the first time by defeating Japan in gold medal tally, and has become the defending winning team since. Script error: No such module "Medals table".

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "1982 Asian Games established Rajiv Gandhi's managerial skills". 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "IX Asian Games". Pakistan Sports Board's official website. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Chandran, Kannan (8 October 1982). "Indian TV goes colour for Games". The Straits Times. p. 13. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Asiad Appu dies of high fever". thehimalayantimes.com. 13 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Flashback 1982: The Asian Games that transformed Delhi". 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "1982-Colour television is introduced: Out of the dark ages". 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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Preceded by
Bangkok 		Asian Games
New Delhi
IX Asiad (1982) 		Succeeded by
Seoul

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