The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the XVIII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It was held at Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia between 18 August – 2 September 2018, with 465 events in 40 sports and disciplines featured in the Games.[1][2] This resulted in 465 medal sets being distributed.
Two bronze medals were awarded in some sports: all events in badminton (7), boxing (10), bridge (6), fencing (12), judo (15), jujitsu (8), kabaddi (2), karate (12), kurash (7), sambo (4), sepak takraw (6), soft tennis (5), squash (4), table tennis (5), taekwondo (14), tennis (5) and wrestling (18), most events in pencak silat (10) and some events in wushu (6). Furthermore, there was a third-place tie in athletics men's high jump event, giving a total of 157 additional bronze medals.
As a result, a total of 1,552 medals comprising 465 gold medals, 465 silver medals, and 622 bronze medals were awarded to athletes.
Medal table edit
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 132 | 92 | 65 | 289 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 75 | 56 | 74 | 205 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 49 | 58 | 70 | 177 |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA)* | 31 | 24 | 43 | 98 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 20 | 24 | 25 | 69 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRI) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 62 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 17 | 19 | 31 | 67 |
| 8 |  India (IND) | 16 | 23 | 31 | 70 |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 15 | 17 | 44 | 76 |
| 10 |  North Korea (PRK) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 11 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 12 |  Thailand (THA) | 11 | 16 | 46 | 73 |
| 13 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 8 | 18 | 20 | 46 |
| 14 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 15 |  Qatar (QAT) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 16 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 15 | 19 | 39 |
| 17 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
| 18 |  Singapore (SGP) | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 19 |  Philippines (PHI) | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 |
| 20 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 23 |  Jordan (JOR) | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 24 |  Cambodia (CAM) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 |  Macau (MAC) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 |  Korea (COR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 30 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 |  Laos (LAO) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 |  Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 466 | 463 | 624 | 1553 | |
NOCs without medal edit
Bangladesh (BAN)
Bhutan (BHU)
Brunei (BRU)
East Timor (TLS)
Maldives (MDV)
Oman (OMA)
Palestine (PLE)
Sri Lanka (SRI)
Yemen (YEM)
Changes in medal standings edit
- Key
Disqualified athlete(s)
| Ruling date | Sport/Event | Athlete (NOC) | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Wrestling Women's freestyle 62 kg |
 Pürevdorjiin Orkhon (MGL)
|
–1 | –1 | ||
 Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ)
|
+1 | –1 | 0 | |||
 Risako Kawai (JPN)
|
+1 | –1 | 0 | |||
 Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Hạnh (VIE)
|
+1 | +1 | ||||
| 11 March 2019 | Kurash Women's 78 kg |
 Kumush Yuldashova (UZB)
|
–1 | –1 | ||
| 19 July 2019 | Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles |
 Kemi Adekoya (BRN)
|
–1 | –1 | ||
| Quách Thị Lan (VIE)
|
+1 | –1 | 0 | |||
| Aminat Yusuf Jamal (BRN)
|
+1 | –1 | 0 | |||
 Anu Raghavan (IND)
|
+1 | +1 | ||||
| Athletics Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay |
Bahrain (BRN) Ali Khamis Kemi Adekoya Salwa Eid Naser Abbas Abubakar Abbas |
–1 | –1 | |||
| India (IND) Muhammed Anas M. R. Poovamma Hima Das Arokia Rajiv |
+1 | –1 | 0 | |||
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)Svetlana Golendova Dmitriy Koblov Elina Mikhina Mikhail Litvin |
+1 | –1 | 0 | |||
 China (CHN)Cheng Chong Yang Lei Huang Guifen Wu Yuang |
+1 | +1 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
|
+1 | −1 | +1 | +1 |
| Vietnam
|
+1 | −1 | +1 | +1 |
| China
|
0 | 0 | +1 | +1 |
| Kyrgyzstan
|
+1 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan
|
0 | +1 | −1 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan
|
0 | +1 | −1 | 0 |
| Mongolia
|
−1 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Uzbekistan
|
−1 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Bahrain
|
−2 | +1 | −1 | −2 |
On 3 September 2018, it was announced that Pürevdorjiin Orkhon of team Mongolia had tested positive for stanozolol in a urine test conducted on 20 August 2018. Violating the anti-doping rules, Orkhon was stripped of her gold medal.[4]
Due to the positive result of the test for stanozolol, the Athletics Integrity Unit declared to strip from Bahraini athlete Kemi Adekoya all results achieved after 24 August 2018, including her two gold medals in the 400 hurdles and the 4x400 mixed relay at the Asian Games. The medals were re-awarded to athletes of Vietnam and India, respectively.[5][6]
Kumush Yuldashova of Uzbekistan originally won the gold medal in the 78 kg Kurash, but she was disqualified after testing positive for stanozolol.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Jakarta Asian Games 2018 to incorporate 40 sports and 462 gold medal events". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Forty sports and 462 events included in final programme for Jakarta 2018". Inside The Games. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Medals". asiangames2018.id. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Mongolian gold medallist tests positive". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Adekoya latest Bahrain runner to get doping ban". ESPN. 20 July 2019.
- ^ "India upgraded to 2018 Asian Games 4x400m mixed relay gold after Bahraini doping ban".
- ^ "Doping Ban Asian Games 2018". International Kurash Association. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.