Asian Games Federation

Asian Games Federation
AbbreviationAGF
SuccessorOlympic Council of Asia
Formation13 February 1949
Dissolved16 November 1982
TypeSports federation
PurposeOrganizing the Asian Games
Region served
Asia
Membership
Asian National Olympic Committees

The Asian Games Federation (AGF) was the governing body of sports in Asia from 1949 to 1982. The federation was disbanded on 16 November 1982 in New Delhi and succeeded by the Olympic Council of Asia. The AGF was responsible for the organisation of the Asian Games from 1951 to 1982.[1][2] The Federation was established on 13 February 1949, in a meeting held in Patiala House in New Delhi.

  1. ^ "Council – OCA History". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Games – Asian Games – New Delhi 1982". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012.