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	Logo	1954asiangamespng
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	Nations Participating	19
	Athletes Participating	970
	Events	12 Sport s
	Opening Ceremony	May 1 , 1954
	Closing Ceremony	May 9 , 1954
	Officially Opened By	President Ramon Magsaysay
	Athlete's Oath	---
	Judge's Oath	---
	Torch Lighter	---
	Stadium	Rizal Memorial Stadium

The 2nd Asian Games (also known as the '''II Asiad''') were held in Manila , Philippines from May 1 to May 9 , 1954 . The Games were formally opened by President Ramon Magsaysay in the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Malate , Manila .

FACTS

A total of 970 athletes participated.

19 nations participated.

Eight competitive sports were organised:

--- Athletics (track And Field)

--- Basketball

--- Boxing

--- Football

--- Shooting

--- Swimming

--- Weightlifting

--- Wrestling

Cycling was dropped as official Asian Games sport.

Boxing , Rifle Shooting and Wrestling were added to the games.

PARTICIPATING NOCS

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are named and arranged according to their official IOC Country Codes and designations at the time.

Afghanistan

Burma

North BorneoNorth Borneo and Hong Kong were both British Crown Colonies at the time.

ChinaThe Republic Of China was simply designated "China" at the time.

Hong Kong

Indonesia

India

Iran

Israel

Japan

Korea

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

SingaporeSingapore was a self-governing British colony at the time.

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Vietnam

Cambodia

MEDAL TALLY

FOOTNOTES