1958 Asian Games
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| Host city | Tokyo, Japan | ||
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| Motto | Ever Onward | ||
| Nations participating | 20 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1,820 | ||
| Events | 112 in 13 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | May 24 | ||
| Closing ceremony | June 1 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Hirohito Emperor of Japan |
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| Torch lighter | Mikio Oda (Athletics) | ||
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium | ||
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The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games (Japanese: 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A total of 1,820 athletes representing 20 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Games. The program featured competitions in 13 different sports encompassing 97 events, including four non-Olympic sports, judo, table tennis, tennis and volleyball. Four of these competition sports – field hockey, table tennis, tennis and volleyball – were introduced for the first time in the Asian Games.
Tokyo later hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and will host again in 2020.
The Asian Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Summer Olympics (albeit on a much smaller scale), with participation exclusively for Asian countries. The first edition was held in the capital city of India, New Delhi, in 1951, attracting 489 competitors from 11 nations.
The programme for the Tokyo 1958 Games included 13 different sports divided into 97 events. Four of these sports – judo, table tennis, tennis and volleyball – were not on the official Olympic sports programme at that time. Badminton was added as a demonstration sport, which, from 1962 onwards, became a regular competitive sport in the Asian Games.Judo was another demonstration sport.
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