This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one event, although exemptions may be made. The first round of changes commenced with the 2014 Asian Games when the number of events was recommended to be restricted to 35 with 28 Olympic sports and up to a maximum of seven non-Olympic sports. Some events currently in the Asian Games programme may henceforth be relegated to the newly formed Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games which was first held in 2013 and/or to the Asian Beach Games.
Contents
Asian Games
The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Aquatics – Baseball – Board games – Canoeing – Cycling – Gymnastics – Roller sports – Volleyball
Demonstration Asian Games sports
The following sports or disciplines have been demonstrated at the Asian Games for the years shown, but have never been included on the official Asian Games program:
Asian Winter Games
The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Skating – Skiing
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Board games – Cycling – Extreme sports – Kabaddi
Asian Beach Games
The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Air sports – Aquatics – Extreme sports – Triathlon
Asian Youth Games
The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet (•) denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport.
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Aquatics