1990 Asian Games
The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games, were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Games held in China.
The games served as a precursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as the country went on to bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics in 1993 and eventually won the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in 2001. China dominated the games, grabbing 60% of the gold medals and 34% of the total medal count.
This also marked Taiwan's first participation in the Asian Games as Chinese Taipei.
Bidding process
In 1983, two cities in Asia demonstrated interest to host the 1990 Asian Games, one was Beijing of China and the other was Hiroshima in Japan. The two appeared before the Olympic Council of Asia, during a meeting of the same, the following year in Seoul, that also served as a previous meeting to evaluate the preparations of the city for the next Asian Games and also for the 1988 Summer Olympics.Beijing eventually won the right to host the 1990 edition, while Hiroshima, when presenting an excellent technical level application, was ratified as the host of the 1994 Asian Games.
34 votes were needed for selection.
Stamps
To commemorate the 11th Asian Games, three different sets of stamps were issued in 1988, 1989 and 1990.Mascot
The official mascot of this edition was PanPan, the panda.Participating National Olympic Committees
are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official IOC country codes in 1990. Note that Iraq was suspended by the Olympic Council of Asia from participating at the Asian Games due to the Gulf War which killed first OCA president Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Iraq would only return to compete in the sporting event in 2006.Sports
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Venues
The following venues were used during the Games. Yayuncun Subdistrict, the athlete's village was located in Chaoyang District and is now a residential area.| Venue | Sports | - | - |
| Venue | Sports | Workers' Stadium | Ceremonies, Football |
| Workers' Gymnasium | Table tennis | - | - |
| Beijing Shooting Range Field | Archery, Shooting | - | - |
| Beijing Golf Club | Golf | - | - |
| Beijing Gymnasium | Badminton | - | - |
| Beijing Sports University Gymnasium | Boxing | - | - |
| Beijing International Tennis Center | Tennis, Soft tennis | - | - |
| Beijing University Students' Gymnasium | Basketball | - | - |
| Beijing Water Polo Pool | Water polo | - | - |
| Capital Institute of Physical Education Stadium | Kabaddi | - | - |
| Chaoyang Gymnasium | Volleyball | - | - |
| Capital Indoor Stadium | Gymnastics, Basketball, Volleyball | - | - |
| Changping Velodrome | Cycling | - | - |
| Ditan Gymnasium | Weightlifting | - | - |
| Fengtai Gymnasium | Sepak takraw | - | - |
| Fengtai Softball and Baseball Field | Baseball, Softball | - | - |
| Fengtai Stadium | Football | - | - |
| Guangcai Gymnasium | Fencing | - | - |
| Haidian Gymnasium | Wushu | - | - |
| Haidian Stadium | Football | - | - |
| Jinhai Lake Sports Park | Canoeing, Rowing | - | - |
| Olympic Sport Center Stadium | Athletics | - | - |
| Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | Handball | - | - |
| Olympic Sports Center Hockey Field | Field hockey | - | - |
| Qinhuangdao Marine Stadium | Sailing | - | - |
| Shijingshan Stadium | Football | - | - |
| Shijingshan Gymnasium | Wrestling | - | - |
| Xiannongtan Stadium | Football | - | - |
| Ying Tung Natatorium | Diving, Swimming | - | - |
| Yuetan Gymnasium | Judo | - | - |
| Huairou-Miyun and Changping Xiezishi Highway | Cycling | - | - |