III Asian Games
Host city	Tokyo, Japan
Nations participating	20
Athletes participating	1,820
Events	13 sports
Opening ceremony	May 24
Closing ceremony	June 1
Officially opened by	HM Emperor Hirohito
Athlete's Oath	-
Judge's Oath	-
Torch Lighter	Mikio Oda(Athletics)
Main Stadium	Olympic Stadium

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The 3rd Asian Games were held from May 24 to June 1, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. A total number of 1,820 athletes, coming from 20 countries, competed in thirteen events at this Asiad. Debuting sports were field hockey, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Tokyo would go on to host the 1964 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	67	42	30	139
2	Philippines	9	19	21	49
3	South Korea	8	7	12	27
4	Iran	7	14	11	32
5	Republic of China	6	11	17	34
6	Pakistan	6	11	9	26
7	India	5	4	4	13
8	South Vietnam	2	0	3	5
9	Burma	1	2	1	4
10	Singapore	1	1	2	4
11	Ceylon	1	0	1	2
12	Thailand	0	1	3	4
13	Hong Kong	0	1	1	2
14	Indonesia	0	0	6	6
15	Malaya	0	0	3	3
16	Israel	0	0	2	2
Total		113	113	127	353

[edit] References

• Olympic Council of Asia - Third Asian Games

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