2005 Asian Indoor Games

The 1st Asian Indoor Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 12 to 19, 2005.

I Asian Indoor Games
Slogan: "Dawn of the Asian Stars"
Host cityBangkok, Thailand
Nations participating37
Athletes participating2,343
Events120 in 9 sports
Opening ceremonyNovember 12
Closing ceremonyNovember 19
Officially opened byVajiralongkorn
Crown Prince of Thailand
Torch lighterSomluck Kamsing
Main venueHua Mark Indoor Stadium
Websitebaigoc2005.com

Venues

Bangkok

Suphanburi
  • Suphanburi X-Games Sports Stadium - Extreme sports
  • Suphanburi Sports Complex - Sport climbing

Pattaya
  • Indoor Athletics Stadium - Indoor Athletics

Emblem

The “Logo” of the 1st Asian Indoor Games itself comprises 9 sparkling stars that represent the opinions of the Asian people at large:

  1. Spirit and soul of mankind
  2. Sporting spirit
  3. Creation of friendship
  4. Building good physical appearances
  5. Inspiration
  6. Creative thinking
  7. Solidarity
  8. Peacefulness
  9. Human freedom

The sun is the symbol of the Olympic Council of Asia. The redline, the blue line and the golden line forming like an “A” shape, together with a Thai roof, represent the Asian continent and the Asian Games. The golden line that resembling Thai smile, expressing a warm welcome to visitors.

Mascot

Each sport discipline is animated with an elephant, thus giving the appearance of its cartoon movements in all events to be competed in the 1st Asian Indoor Games 2005. Children and other people alike will be fond of them, pleasant to look at them and keeping them for a souvenir after the end of the Games.

The blue and athletic elephant was named Hey and the yellow and plump one was Há. They were to convey the meaning of amusement, merriment and relaxation, thus in a way reflecting the natures of the Asian Indoor Games a great deal.

Participating nations

There are 37 Asian countries confirmed to participate in the game.

Sports

Calendar
 OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  1 Event finals  CC Closing ceremony
November 2005 10th
Thu		 11th
Fri		 12th
Sat		 13th
Sun		 14th
Mon		 15th
Tue		 16th
Wed		 17th
Thu		 18th
Fri		 19th
Sat		 Gold
medals
Aerobic gymnastics 2 2 4
Dancesport 6 6 12
Extreme sports – Aggressive inline ● 1 2 3
Extreme sports – BMX freestyle ● 2 1 3
Extreme sports – Skateboarding 1 1 2
Futsal ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Indoor athletics 4 9 13 26
Indoor cycling 2 2 1 5
Muaythai 1 1 2 3 10 17
Sepak takraw ● ● ● 2 2
Short course swimming 8 8 8 8 8 40
Sport climbing ● ● 4 4
Total gold medals132631221612120
CeremoniesOCCC
November 2005 10th
Thu		 11th
Fri		 12th
Sat		 13th
Sun		 14th
Mon		 15th
Tue		 16th
Wed		 17th
Thu		 18th
Fri		 19th
Sat		 Gold
medals

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)24191457
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)2315644
3 Thailand (THA)*18213473
4 Hong Kong (HKG)129526
5 India (IND)73818
6 Uzbekistan (UZB)67922
7 Chinese Taipei (TPE)64313
8 Japan (JPN)62614
9 South Korea (KOR)571022
10 Macau (MAC)36514
11 Iran (IRI)35210
12 Qatar (QAT)2226
13 Jordan (JOR)1146
14 Indonesia (INA)1124
15 Philippines (PHI)1023
16 Malaysia (MAS)1001
17 Singapore (SIN)06410
18 Laos (LAO)0527
19 Iraq (IRQ)0336
20 Kuwait (KUW)0235
21 Vietnam (VIE)0112
22 Pakistan (PAK)0101
 Syria (SYR)0101
24 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)0011
 North Korea (PRK)0011
 Oman (OMA)0011
Totals (26 nations)119121128368
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Asian Indoor Games
Bangkok
I Asian Indoor Games (2005)		 Succeeded by
Macau
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