QUESTIONS FROM 17TH ASIAN GAMES

1) 17th Asian Games (XVII Asiad 2014) was hosted at which city
of South Korea? Incheon (Incheon is the third largest city of
South Korea after Seoul and Busan. It neighbours capital Seoul)
2) 17th Asian Games at Incheon were officially held between
which dates? 19 September to 4 October 2014 (However,
some events like football started from 14 September itself)
3) With the conclusion of these games, South Korea has now
hosted the Asian Games for how many times? Three times
(Seoul (1986), Busan (2002) and now Incheon (2014)
4) How many countries took part in 17th Asian Games? 45
5) How many sporting events were held at 17th Asian Games?
36 (439 different events in 36 sports were held in these games)
6) Approximately how many athletes took part in 17th Asian
Games? 9,500

7) The sporting events of 17th Asian Games were held in how

many venues? 49 (This included venues in host city Incheon
and some neighbouring cities like Seoul and Chungju)
8) What was the motto of 17th Asian Games? Diversity
Shines Here
9) What were the names of the three official mascots of 17th
Asian Games? Chumuro, Vichuon and Barame
10) Chumuro, Vichuon and Barame, the three mascots of 17th
Asian Games represented which animal? The spotted seal
11) Which country would host the 18th Asian Games of 2018?
Indonesia (These games would be hosted in three cities of the
country capital Jakarta, Bandung and Palembang

12) Which country was to host the 18th Asian Games originally?
Vietnam (Originally Vietnamese capital Hanoi was to host
these games but it withdrew due to financial constraints. Then
the hosting was transferred to Indonesia)
13) Which country topped the medals tally at 17th Asian
Games? China

14) The top 5 countries (in medals tally) at 17th Asian Games
are China, South Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan and Iran )
15) How many overall medals were won by China in these
games? 342 (This included 151 gold medals, 108 silver
medals and 83 bronze)

16) By topping in these games, China has now topped the Asian
Games medals tally consecutively for how many times? Nine
17) How was named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of 17th
Asian Games? Kosuke Hagino, the swimmer from Japan (He
won medals in all the seven events he took part and thus won 4
gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals)
18) How many cases of doping were reported from 17th Asian
Games? Six (These four cases involved Tajikistan footballer
Khurshed Beknazarov, Cambodian soft tennis player Yi
Sophany, the Malaysian Wushu gold medallist Tai Cheau Xuen,
Iraqi weightlifter Mohammed al Aifuri, Syrian karate fighter
Nour-Aldin al-Kurdi and Chinese athlete Zhang Wenxiu. Tai
Cheau and Zhang Wenxiu were stripped of their gold medals
while ban were imposed on other players)

19) Who was the chef de mission (Head) of the Indian

contingent at 17th Asian Games? Adille Sumariwalla

20) Who held the Indian tricolour in the opening ceremony of

17th Asian Games? Sardar Singh (Captain of India Hockey
team)
21) What was Indias position in 17th Asian Games? 8th (India
finished with 57 medals overall, including 11 gold medal, 10
silver and 36 bronze medals)

22) Which country won the first medal at 17th Asian Games?
China (It won games first gold medal through 4 women
shooters in womens 10m Air Pistol team event on 20
September 2014)
23) Who won the first medal for India at 17th Asian Games?
Shooter Shweta Chaudhary (She won the bronze medal in the
womens 10m air pistol on 20 September 2014. This was Indias
first medal in these games)
24) Who won the first gold medal for India at 17th Asian
Games? Jitu Rai (Shooter Jitu Rai won the gold medal in the
mens 50m Pistol event held on 20 September 2014. This was
Indias first gold medal in these games)
25) Who won the first silver medal for India at the 17th Asian
Games? Saurav Ghosal (in mens squash singles)
26) What was the important feature of Indias gold medal wins
in these games? No single sports dominated this time (India
won gold medals in Athletics, Kabaddi, shooting, squash,
archery, wrestling, tennis, boxing and hockey. Thus 11 gold
medals were derived from as many as 9 sports)
-27) Indian contingent won the largest number of 2 gold medals
in which two sports? Kabaddi and Athletics (2 gold medals
respectively in mens and womens category in Kabaddi and
one gold in womens discus throw and womens 4X400m relay)
28) What is the name of the Indian boxer who came to limelight
due to the controversy of not accepting her medal after

controversial decision in her bout? Laishram Sarita Devi (This

boxer from Manipur lost a highly controversial 60 kg semi-final
bout against eventual silver medalist South Korean boxer Park
Jina. She later refused to accept her bronze medal in the medal
ceremony. But she later accepted the medal after pressure from
the AIBA and an apparent displeasure of Indian authorities)