Pakistan at the Asian Games

Pakistan is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and has participated in the Asian Games since their second edition in 1954. The Pakistan Olympic Association, established in 1948, and recognised in the same year by the International Olympic Committee, is the National Olympic Committee for Pakistan.

Pakistan was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on 13 February 1949, in New Delhi, the organisation which was disbanded on 26 November 1981, and replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.

Membership of Olympic Council of Asia Pakistan is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body of all the sports in Asia, recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the continental association of Asia. Being a member of South Asian Zone, Pakistan also participates in the South Asian Games, sub-regional Games for South Asia.

The OCA organises five major continental-level multi-sport events: the Asian Summer Games (which are commonly known as the Asian Games), Asian Winter Games, Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, and Asian Youth Games. Before 2009, Indoor and Martial Arts were two separate events, specialised for indoor and martial arts sports respectively. However, the OCA has since amalgamated them into a single event, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which will be debuted in 2013 in Incheon, South Korea. As a member of OCA, Pakistan is privileged to participate in all these multi-sport events.

Summer Games results

Pakistan has been a regular participant in the Asian Games, having competed in every edition since their inception in 1951, with the exception of the inaugural Games held in New Delhi, which it declined to attend due to the Kashmir conflict with India. The country's finest performance came at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games, where Pakistan secured 8 gold, 11 silver, and 9 bronze medals, finishing fourth overall in the medal standings. As of the 2026 Asian Games, Pakistan's medal tally is largely dominated by a few key sports, with Boxing contributing the highest number of medals at 61, followed by Athletics with 40, Wrestling with 34, Field hockey with 15, Squash with 12, Sailing with 10, and Kabaddi with 9.

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank1951 New Delhi did not participate1954 Manila 5 6 2 13 41958 Tokyo 6 11 9 26 61962 Jakarta 8 11 9 28 41966 Bangkok 2 4 2 8 111970 Bangkok 1 2 7 10 131974 Tehran 2 0 9 11 111978 Bangkok 4 4 9 17 81982 New Delhi 3 3 5 11 81986 Seoul 2 3 4 9 81990 Beijing 4 1 7 12 61994 Hiroshima 0 4 6 10 221998 Bangkok 2 4 9 15 162002 Busan 1 6 6 13 222006 Doha 0 1 3 4 312010 Guangzhou 3 2 3 8 202014 Incheon 1 1 3 5 232018 Jakarta / Palembang 0 0 4 4 342022 Hangzhou 0 1 2 3 312026 Aichi-Nagoya 0 2 8 10 292030 Doha future event2034 Riyadh Total 44 66 107 217 18

Asian Games Medals by sport Sport Gold Silver BronzeTotalRank 14 13 13 40 9 8 3 4 15 2 6 19 36 61 10 6 14 14 34 10 5 3 2 10 8 2 5 5 12 4 2 1 2 5 2 1 0 5 6 11 0 2 7 9 4 0 2 1 3 15 0 1 3 4 23 0 1 2 3 15 0 1 2 3 19 0 1 0 1 15 0 0 3 3 15 0 0 2 2 27 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 1 1 11 0 0 1 1 15 0 0 1 1 27 0 0 1 1 9 Total 44 66 107 217 18

Winter Games results

Pakistan has never won a medal in the Asian Winter Games. Pakistan's winter sports history began with representation at the 3rd and 4th Asian Winter Games in 1996 and 1999. The 2017 Asian Winter Games marked a significant milestone as Pakistan fielded its first-ever female athletes in the event, with a delegation of 12 athletes (8 men and 4 women) competing in alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.

Para Games results

Pakistan has competed in the Asian Para Games since their inception in 2010, achieving a total of 9 medals (5 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) across four editions, placing them 22nd on the all-time medal table. At the inaugural 2010 Games in Guangzhou, Pakistan finished 13th with four medals, including two golds. At the 2018 Jakarta Games, Pakistan won 3 medals, all won by Haider Ali, two golds in discus and javelin, and a bronze in long jump. Pakistan secured a single bronze medal at the 2014 Incheon Games, awarded to Muhammad Awais in the men's javelin throw, and a solitary gold at the 2022 Hangzhou Games was won by Haider Ali in the men's discus throw. GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal 2010 Guangzhou 13 2 1 1 4 2014 Incheon 32 0 0 1 1 2018 Jakarta 20 2 0 1 3 2022 Hangzhou 24 1 0 0 1 Total 22 5 1 3 9

Indoor Games results

Pakistan has sent athletes in all the revisions of the Asian Indoor Games except the 2009 Games in Hanoi. Pakistan has never won a gold medal in these Games. In the 2005 Asian Indoor Games, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 19 November 2005, only one Pakistani athlete, Abdul Rashid, succeeded in winning a medal, a silver in the 60 m sprint. Pakistan won several medals in the 2007 Macau Games, held from 26 October to 3 November 2007; a silver was won by the Pakistan national kabaddi team and Muhammad Sajjad earned a bronze in the 60 m hurdles. Pakistan didn't compete in the 2009 games.

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal 2005 Bangkok 22 0 1 0 1 2007 Macau 24 0 1 1 2 Total 29 0 2 1 3

Beach Games results

Pakistan has sent its delegation to all the editions of Asian Beach Games, a biennial multi-sport event which features sporting events played on a seaside beach. In the 2008 Asian Beach Games, held in Bali, Indonesia, from 18 to 26 October 2008, Pakistani athletes won a total of seven medals, with two gold. In the 2010 Asian Beach Games, organised in Muscat, Oman from 8 to 16 December, Pakistan won a total of six medals, but no gold, and finished at the 15th spot in the medal table. In the 2012 edition in Haiyang, China, they won a silver medal in beach kabaddi after a loss to Iran and a total of two medals. The 2014 Games in Phuket, Thailand, saw Pakistan win 10 medals, including two golds, with the beach kabaddi team once again securing silver after reaching the final. At the 2016 Games in Da Nang, Vietnam, Pakistan's ju-jitsu team contributed significantly to the overall tally, and the beach kabaddi team won gold by defeating India 30-28. In the 2026 edition held in Sanya, China, Pakistan finished with three medals, two silvers won by wrestlers Muhammad Inam and Asadullah, and one bronze from the beach kabaddi team.

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal2008 Bali 11 2 2 3 72010 Muscat 15 0 4 2 62012 Haiyang 13 0 1 1 22014 Phuket 16 2 4 4 102016 Danang 21 2 3 6 112026 Sanya 15 0 2 1 3 Total 6 16 17 39

Martial Arts Games results

Pakistan participated in the First Asian Martial Arts Games held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1 to 9 August 2009. Pakistan won a total of nine medals in the Games, including three gold, two silver and four bronze.

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal 2009 Bangkok 11 3 2 4 9

Youth Games results

Pakistan participated in the First Asian Youth Games held in Singapore from 29 June to 7 July 2009. The delegation from Pakistan consisted of 12 officials and 27 competitors (five women and twenty-two men). Pakistani athletes competed in sailing, athletics, swimming and table tennis. Raheem Khan won a bronze in the javelin throw event of athletics. Khan was the only medalist from the Pakistani side. None of the remaining athletes advanced past the qualifying stages, and thus did not win any medals. Pakistan ranked 21st and finished last in the medal table of the Games, a position shared with four other Asian National Olympic Committees. Pakistan didn't win any medal in 2013 games. Pakistan won three medals at the 2025 Games including a silver by boys volleyball team, and bronze medals by boys Kabaddi team and wrestler Hassan Ali in Beach Wrestling.

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal 2009 Singapore 21 0 0 1 1 2013 Nanjing – 0 0 0 0 2025 Bahrain 32 0 1 2 3 Total 34 0 1 3 4

Indoor and Martial Arts Games results

Asian Indoor Games and Martial Arts Games were combined into one event and called Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The first edition of these games was held in Incheon in 2013. Pakistan sent 8 athletes to the event but couldn't win any medal. Pakistan sent 107 athletes to Ashgabat 2017 and won 21 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and 16 bronze.

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal 2013 Incheon – 0 0 0 0 2017 Ashgabat 22 2 3 16 21 2026 Riyadhfuture event Total 2 3 16 21

South Asian Games results

A red box around the year indicates the games were hosted by Pakistan

Being a part of South Asian region, Pakistan takes part in the South Asian Games, which were previously known as SAF Games. 13 editions of these games have taken place so far. Pakistan finished at second place in seven of these. It finished third four times and on two occasions, it ended up in fourth place. Pakistan's biggest haul came in 2006 games in Colombo when it won 158 medals including 43 golds. Eight nations including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan take part in South Asian games.

GamesRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1984 Kathmandu 3 5 3 2 10 1985 Dhaka 2 21 26 12 59 1987 Calcutta 2 16 36 14 66 1989 Islamabad 2 42 33 22 97 1991 Colombo 3 28 32 25 85 1993 Dhaka 2 23 22 20 65 1995 Madras 3 10 33 36 79 1999 Kathmandu 4 10 36 30 76 2004 Islamabad 2 38 55 50 143 2006 Colombo 2 43 44 71 158 2010 Dhaka 2 19 25 36 80 2016 Guwahati / Shillong 3 12 35 57 104 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara/Jankpur 4 30 41 57 128 Total 2 297 421 432 1150

Pakistan at the Asian Games

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