CHINA

Capital: Beijing

NOC Recognition Year: 1979

Asian Games Debut: 1974

China first participated at the Asian Games in Tehran in 1974.

This came after the Asian Games Federation decided to expel the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, and accept the entry of the People’s Republic of China.

After winning more than 105 medals on their first appearance, China soon became the dominant force at the Asian Games.

China have topped the medal table in every edition since New Delhi 1982 and hosted the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990, Guangzhou in 2010 and Hangzhou in 2022.

In 2010 they registered 416 medals including 199 golds which was a Games record until they broke it at Hangzhou 2022.

At those Games they won 210 golds, 111 silvers and 71 bronze in a total haul of 383.