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4. shaped by many influences from Indian, Lao, Cambodian and Chinese cultures; ___________________:
Thai New Year ( water fights) and Loy Kratong, a festival of lights and lanterns

5. very popular ___________________________; others: rugby, golf, football, etc.
V. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among
athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the
first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1982 Games. Since the 1982 they have been organized by the

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the break-up of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are
recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-
sport event after the Olympic Games.
Participation

All 45 members affiliated to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) are eligible to take part in the
Games. In history, 46 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have sent competitors to the Games. Israel

has been excluded from the Games since 1976, the reason cited as being due to security reasons. Israel
requested to participate in the 1982 Games, but the request was rejected by the organisers due to incident in
1972 Summer Olympics. Israel is now a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC).
Due to its continuing ambiguous political status, Taiwan has participated in the Games under the

flag of Chinese Taipei since 1990. Macau is allowed to compete as one of the NOCs in Asian Games,
despite not being recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for participation in the
Olympic Games. In 2007, the President of OCA, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, rejected
the proposal to allow Australia to participate in the Games. He stated that while Australia would add good

value to the Asian Games, it would be unfair to the other NOCs in Oceania.
Only seven countries, namely India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore and
Thailand have competed in all editions of the games.

Medal count
Of the 46 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, 43

nations have won at least a single medal in the competition, leaving three nations: Bhutan, Maldives and
Timor-Leste yet to win a single medal. 34 nations have won at least a single gold medal, while Japan and
China became the only two nations in history to emerge as overall champions.

Future changes
The number of competition events is scheduled to shrink down to just 35 sports at the 2014 Games
to be held in Incheon, South Korea. 2014 will also see the last Games hosted in even-numbered years, as

the Olympic Council of Asia pushed the subsequent Games to just one year ahead of the Olympic Games.
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This means the 18 Asian Games which were originally planned for 2018 will be pushed to 2019.
1. How many nations have completed in the Asian Games?