Sports
Location of Manila in Philippines.The 1954 Asian Games featured eight sports divided into 10 events, aquatics included three events namely diving, swimming and water polo. This version of the Asian Games comprised more sports and events than the last one, as six sports and seven events were in the calendar of 1951 Asian Games. Three sports—boxing, shooting and wrestling—made their debut, while cycling was dropped out.
- Athletics (details)
- Basketball (details)
- Boxing (details)
- Diving (details)
- Football (details)
- Shooting (details)
- Swimming (details)
- Water polo (details)
- Weightlifting (details)
- Wrestling (details)
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