Chinese Taipei at the Asian Games

Chinese Taipei at the
Asian Games
IOC codeTPE
NOCChinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
118
Silver
164
Bronze
304
Total
586
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), first competed at the Asian Games in 1954 and continued participating at the games under various names.[1] Due to political factors, the ROC delegation was refused to participate in the 1962 Asian Games by host Indonesian government.[2][3] In 1973, the People's Republic of China (PRC) applied for participation in the Asian Games.[4][5] The PRC's application was approved by the Asian Games Federation and the ROC was expelled.

After a settlement on the membership in the International Olympic Committee, Taiwan started competing as "Chinese Taipei" (TPE) at the Olympics. The membership of Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee was granted by the Olympic Council of Asia in 1986 and the Chinese Taipei delegation has been in the Asian Games since 1990.[6][7]

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  3. ^ "Taiwan in Time: A dark day for Taiwanese diplomacy". Taipei Times. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ Huebner, Stefan (31 October 2016). "Iranian Great Power Ambitions and China's Return to the Olympic Movement, 1973–74". Wilson Center. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ Hao, Yuxiang (2019). "The Asian Games Federation's Admission of the All-China Sports Federation and the People's Republic of China's Asian Games Debut: A History, 1972–1974". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Asian Olympic Council Gives PLO a Role". Los Angeles Times. 27 September 1986. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. ^ "China, the Asian Games and Asian politics (1974–2006)" (PDF). The International Journal of the History of Sport. 29 (1): 98–112. 2012. doi:10.1080/09523367.2012.634986. S2CID 216149968.