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| Host city | Hiroshima, Japan |
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| Motto | Asian Harmony |
| Nations | 42 |
| Athletes | 6,828 |
| Events | 337 in 34 sports |
| Opening | 2 October 1994 |
| Closing | 16 October 1994 |
| Opened by | Akihito Emperor of Japan |
| Closed by | Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia |
| Athlete's Oath | Ryohei Koba |
| Torch lighter | Aki Ichijo Yasunori Uchitomi |
| Main venue | Hiroshima Park Main Stadium |
| Website | hiroshima-cu.ac.jp (archived) |
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The 1994 Asian Games (1994年アジア競技大会), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games (第12回アジア競技大会) or simply Hiroshima 1994 (広島1994), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan.This is first on Games'history that a country non-capital city hosted the event. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. This concept was used due the historical fact that the city was the site of the first atomic bomb attack 49 years earlier. Due to the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq was suspended from the games. The games debuted the five Asian former republics of the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.[1][2]
There were a total number of 6,828 athletes and officials involved, from 42 countries, with a total number of 34 sports. Debut sports at this edition of the Asiad were baseball, karate and modern pentathlon.[1]
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