Basketball at the Asian Games

Nowadays, Basketball at the Asian Games has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide spectrum of the population. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Basketball at the Asian Games has acquired unprecedented importance in the social, economic and cultural spheres. Whether we are talking about Basketball at the Asian Games in the context of health, politics, education or entertainment, its influence and impact on our lives is undeniable. In this article we will explore different aspects and perspectives of Basketball at the Asian Games, analyzing its impact and relevance in today's world.

Sports competition topic

Basketball is the regular Asian Games sport since the first edition in Delhi 1951. The Asian Games tournaments were the de facto Asian championships until the Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was founded in 1960.

Men's tournaments

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third-place game
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	Fourth place	Number teams
1951 Details	New Delhi		Philippines	No playoffs	Japan		Iran	No playoffs	India	5
1954 Details	Manila		Philippines	No playoffs	Republic of China		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea	8
1958 Details	Tokyo		Philippines	No playoffs	Republic of China		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea	10
1962 Details	Jakarta		Philippines	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	Thailand	9
1966 Details	Bangkok		Israel	90–42	Thailand		South Korea	72–60	Japan	11
1970 Details	Bangkok		South Korea	81–67	Israel		Japan	No playoffs	Republic of China	12
1974 Details	Tehran		Israel	92–85	South Korea		China	101–89	Philippines	11
1978 Details	Bangkok		China	91–71	South Korea		North Korea	100–75	Japan	14
1982 Details	New Delhi		South Korea	85–84	China		Japan	No playoffs	Philippines	13
1986 Details	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Philippines	No playoffs	Jordan	8
1990 Details	Beijing		China	90–76	Philippines		South Korea	99–74	Japan	11
1994 Details	Hiroshima		China	100–71	South Korea		Japan	79–76 OT	Philippines	9
1998 Details	Bangkok		China	112–92	South Korea		Philippines	73–68	Kazakhstan	12
2002 Details	Busan		South Korea	102–100 OT	China		Kazakhstan	68–66	Philippines	12
2006 Details	Doha		China	59–44	Qatar		Iran	84–78	Jordan	20
2010 Details	Guangzhou		China	77–71	South Korea		Iran	74–66	Japan	16
2014 Details	Incheon		South Korea	79–77	Iran		Japan	76–72	Kazakhstan	16
2018 Details	Jakarta		China	84–72	Iran		South Korea	89–81	Chinese Taipei	13
2022 Details	Hangzhou		Philippines	70–60	Jordan		China	101–73	Chinese Taipei	16
2026 Details	Nagoya

Per nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	8	2	2	12
2	Philippines	5	1	2	8
3	South Korea	4	6	4	14
4	Israel	2	1	0	3
5	Japan	0	2	6	8
6	Iran	0	2	3	5
7	Chinese Taipei	0	2	0	2
8	Jordan	0	1	0	1
	Qatar	0	1	0	1
	Thailand	0	1	0	1
11	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		19	19	19	57

Participating nations

Nation	1951	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Overall appearances
Afghanistan															13th	13th					2
Bahrain							11th	13th	10th						12th				9th		5
Cambodia		7th	7th	7th																	3
China							3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	5th	1st	3rd		13
Chinese Taipei		2nd	2nd		5th	4th					5th	6th	5th	7th	8th	9th	9th	4th	4th		13
Hong Kong			8th	6th		12th		11th		8th	11th		11th	8th	17th	13th	13th	12th	12th		13
India	4th					6th			8th						17th	11th	9th				6
Indonesia		5th	9th	5th														8th	15th		5
Iran	3rd				7th	7th	6th				7th	8th	7th		3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th		12
Iraq							9th	9th	9th												3
Israel					1st	2nd	1st														3
Japan	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	7th	4th	3rd	6th	4th	3rd	10th	6th	6th	4th	3rd	7th	8th	Q	20
Jordan										4th					4th	7th	9th		2nd		5
Kazakhstan												5th	4th	3rd	7th		4th	13th	10th		7
Kuwait							10th	10th	6th	7th				10th	17th	13th	9th				8
Kyrgyzstan													12th								1
Lebanon															9th						1
Macau															13th						1
Malaysia			10th	9th	8th	9th		7th	7th	5th											7
Maldives																	13th				1
Mongolia														12th	13th	9th	8th	10th	14th		6
Myanmar	5th				11th																2
North Korea							5th	3rd	5th		8th			5th		8th					6
Pakistan							8th	8th			10th										3
Palestine															17th		13th				2
Philippines	1st	1st	1st	1st	6th	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	4th		6th	7th	5th	1st		18
Qatar								14th						9th	2nd	5th	6th	9th	11th		7
Saudi Arabia								12th			9th	7th					13th		6th		5
Singapore		6th	5th	8th	10th																4
South Korea		4th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	7th		18
Sri Lanka					10th																1
Syria															10th			6th			2
Thailand		7th	6th	4th	2nd	8th		6th					6th					11th	16th		9
Turkmenistan																13th					1
United Arab Emirates									11th		6th	9th	8th	11th	13th				13th		7
Uzbekistan													9th		11th	11th					3
Vietnam					9th	11th															2
Yemen									12th												1

Women's tournaments

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third-place game
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	Fourth place	Number teams
1974 Details	Tehran		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		China	No playoffs	North Korea	5
1978 Details	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Thailand	5
1982 Details	New Delhi		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	North Korea	5
1986 Details	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Malaysia	4
1990 Details	Beijing		South Korea	77–70	China		Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	Japan	6
1994 Details	Hiroshima		South Korea	77–76	Japan		China	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei	6
1998 Details	Bangkok		Japan	93–69	China		South Korea	92–76	Chinese Taipei	7
2002 Details	Busan		China	80–76	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	86–79	Japan	6
2006 Details	Doha		China	90–59	Chinese Taipei		Japan	74–70	South Korea	6
2010 Details	Guangzhou		China	70–64	South Korea		Japan	73–61	Chinese Taipei	7
2014 Details	Incheon		South Korea	70–64	China		Japan	61–59	Chinese Taipei	11
2018 Details	Jakarta		China	71–65	Korea		Japan	76–63	Chinese Taipei	10
2022 Details	Hangzhou		China	74–72	Japan		South Korea	93–63	North Korea	12
2026 Details	Nagoya

Participating nations

Nation	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Overall appearances
China	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st		13
Chinese Taipei					3rd	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	7th		9
Hong Kong											9th	10th	9th		3
India			5th							7th	6th	9th	6th		5
Indonesia												7th	8th		2
Iran	5th														1
Japan	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	Q	14
Kazakhstan						5th	5th				5th	5th	12th		5
Korea												2nd			1
Lebanon									6th						1
Malaysia		5th		4th				6th							3
Maldives										6th					1
Mongolia											8th	8th	10th		3
Nepal											10th				1
North Korea	4th		4th		5th								4th		4
Philippines							6th						5th		2
South Korea	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st		3rd		12
Thailand		4th			6th	6th	7th		5th	5th	7th	6th	11th		9
Uzbekistan								5th							1

Per nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	7	4	2	13
2	South Korea	4	5	2	11
3	Japan	2	2	7	11
4	Chinese Taipei	0	1	2	3
5	Korea	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		13	13	13	39

Men's 3-on-3 tournaments

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third-place game			Number team
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	Fourth place
2018 Details	Jakarta		China	19–18 OT	South Korea		Iran	21–7	Thailand	22
2022 Details	Hangzhou		Chinese Taipei	18–16	Qatar		Mongolia	21–20	South Korea	19
2026 Details	Nagoya

Participating nations

Nation	2018 (21)	2022 (19)	2026 ()
Afghanistan	19th
Bangladesh	20th
Cambodia		15th
China	1st	5th
Chinese Taipei	7th	1st
Hong Kong		13th
India		10th
Indonesia	11th
Iran	3rd	7th
Iraq	9th
Japan	5th	6th	Q
Jordan	18th	18th
Kazakhstan	8th	9th
Kyrgyzstan	17th	17th
Macau		12th
Malaysia	13th	16th
Maldives	DQ	19th
Mongolia	12th	3rd
Nepal	14th
Philippines		8th
Qatar	6th	2nd
Saudi Arabia
South Korea	2nd	4th
Sri Lanka	16th
Syria	10th
Thailand	4th	11th
Turkmenistan	15th	14th
Vietnam	21st

Per nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	1	0	0	1
	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
3	Qatar	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
5	Iran	0	0	1	1
	Mongolia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's 3-on-3 tournaments

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third-place game			Number team
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	Fourth place
2018 Details	Jakarta		China	21–10	Japan		Thailand	15–14 OT	Chinese Taipei	16
2022 Details	Hangzhou		China	21–12	Mongolia		Japan	21–13	Chinese Taipei	14
2026 Details	Nagoya

Participating nations

Nation	2018 (15)	2022 (15)	2026 ()
China	1st	1st
Chinese Taipei	4th	4th
Hong Kong		12th
India		8th
Indonesia	6th
Iran	8th
Japan	2nd	3rd	Q
Jordan		9th
Kazakhstan	11th	7th
Malaysia	7th	10th
Maldives	DQ	13th
Mongolia	12th	2nd
Nepal	14th	14th
Philippines		DQ
Qatar	15th
Saudi Arabia
South Korea	5th	5th
Sri Lanka	10th
Syria	13th
Thailand	3rd	6th
Uzbekistan		11th
Vietnam	9th

Per nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	0	0	2
2	Japan	0	1	1	2
3	Mongolia	0	1	0	1
4	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Total medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	18	6	4	28
2	South Korea (KOR)	8	12	6	26
3	Philippines (PHI)	5	1	2	8
4	Japan (JPN)	2	5	14	21
5	Israel (ISR)	2	1	0	3
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	3	2	6
7	Iran (IRI)	0	2	4	6
8	Qatar (QAT)	0	2	0	2
9	Mongolia (MGL)	0	1	1	2
	Thailand (THA)	0	1	1	2
11	Jordan (JOR)	0	1	0	1
	Korea (COR)	0	1	0	1
13	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	North Korea (PRK)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		36	36	36	108

External links

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Basketball^{[permanent dead link‍]}