The 1986 Asian Games (), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (), were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities that would be used in the 1988 Summer Olympics, as it was considered a test event.

Seoul had previously been scheduled to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand.

Bidding process Baghdad, Iraq; Pyongyang, North Korea; and Seoul, South Korea were the bidding cities for the Games, but during the process Baghdad and Pyongyang withdrew, leaving Seoul as only bidding city.

Development and preparations Marketing Mascots The official mascots for the 1986 Asian Games were Hodori the tiger and Gomdoori the black bear, which were also the mascots of the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics. They are a stylized tiger and bear designed by Kim Hyun and Lee Yun Soo respectively as an amicable Amur tiger and Asian black bear respectively, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people.

Venues The following venues were used during the Games.

VenueSports Jamsil Olympic Stadium Ceremonies, Athletics, Football (Finals) Busan Gudeok Stadium Football Busan Yachting Center Sailing Daegu Civic Stadium Football Daejeon Stadium Football Dongdaemun Stadium Football East Seoul Bowling Center Bowling Gwacheon Equestrian Park Equestrian Gwangju Mudeung Stadium Football Hanyang Country Club Golf Hanyang University Gymnasium Volleyball Hwarang Archery Field Archery Jamsil Arena Basketball Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool Diving, Swimming, Water polo Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Boxing Misari Regatta Rowing Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena Badminton, Gymnastics Olympic Fencing Gymnasium Fencing Sangmu Gymnasium Wrestling Olympic Tennis Center Tennis Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium Weightlifting Saemaul Sports Hall Judo Seongnam Hockey Stadium Field hockey Seoul Olympic Velodrome Cycling (track) Seoul National University Gymnasium Table tennis Suwon Gymnasium Handball Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Campus Gymnasium Taekwondo Taenung International Shooting Range Shooting Tongillo Road Course Cycling (road) The Games Boycotting countries

North Korea boycotted the Asian Games along with its allies Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Afghanistan and South Yemen. Burma and Syria did not participate for financial reasons, while Brunei Darussalam did not participate owing to the country being amidst a 40day period of national mourning after the death of the Sultan's father on September 7th. The only participating country from the Eastern Bloc, the People's Republic of China, which was set to host the next games in Beijing, did participate and sent a high profile delegation, and ultimately finished at the top of the medal table. Two years later, all except North Korea participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, although Brunei sent only one official and no athletes.

Participating National Olympic Committees The following 27 NOCs participated.1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest) IOC Letter Code Country Athletes KOR 494 JPN 440 CHN 388 IND 300 INA 205 THA 204 KUW 191 HKG 184 MAL 125 NEP 105 PAK 98 IRN 94 PHI 93 KSA 73 BRN 63 QAT 62 OMA 54 IRQ 52 BAN 51 SIN 33 JOR 30 UAE 30 SRI 20 LIB 10 YAR 10 BHU 8 MDV 5

Sports

Calendar  ● Opening ceremony   Event competitions ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony September / October 198620thSat21stSun22ndMon23rdTue24thWed25thThu26thFri27thSat28thSun29thMon30thTue1stWed2ndThu3rdFri4thSat5thSunGoldmedals Archery 4 8 12 Athletics 4 9 10 6 8 5 42 Badminton 2 5 7 Basketball 1 1 2 Bowling 2 2 6 2 12 Boxing 12 12 Cycling – Road 1 2 3 Cycling – Track 1 1 1 3 6 Diving 1 1 1 1 4 Equestrian 2 1 1 1 1 6 Fencing 1 2 1 2 2 8 Field hockey 1 1 2 Football 1 1 Golf 2 2 Gymnastics 1 1 2 10 14 Handball 1 1 Judo 2 2 2 2 8 Rowing 8 8 Sailing 5 5 Shooting 4 5 7 2 4 5 3 30 Swimming 4 5 5 5 5 5 29 Table tennis 2 5 7 Taekwondo 2 2 2 2 8 Tennis 2 2 2 1 7 Volleyball 1 1 2 Water polo 1 1 Weightlifting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Wrestling 5 5 5 5 20Total gold medals 11 13 17 19 23 16 17 13 25 26 22 9 18 34 6 269 Ceremonies ● ●September / October 198620thSat21stSun22ndMon23rdTue24thWed25thThu26thFri27thSat28thSun29thMon30thTue1stWed2ndThu3rdFri4thSat5thSunGoldmedals

Medal table

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

Controversies Gimpo International Airport bombing A North Korean spy detonated a bomb behind a vending machine in Gimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a South Korean delegate, just a few days before the Games started.

See also 1986 Asian Winter Games 1988 Summer Olympics 2002 Asian Games 2014 Asian Games

References

External links Ocasia