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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Beijing, China}}
{{Infobox games
| name          = XI Asian Games
| logo          = 11th asiad.svg
| size          = 200px
| caption       =
| host_city     = [[Beijing]], China
| motto         = Unity, friendship and progress<br>({{lang-zh|c=团结、友谊、进步|p=Tuánjié, yǒuyì, jìnbù}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/AsianGames/history.html|title=History|agency=People's Daily Online|access-date=2019-05-28|archive-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220181041/http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/AsianGames/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| nations       = 31
| athletes      = 6,122
| events        = 308 in 27 sports
| opening       = 22 September 1990
| closing       = 7 October 1990
| opened_by     = [[Yang Shangkun]]<br />{{small|[[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]]}}
| closed_by     = [[Roy de Silva]]<br />{{small|Acting President of [[Olympic Council of Asia]]}}
| athlete_oath  = [[Chen Longcan]]
| judge_oath    = 
| torch_lighter = [[Xu Haifeng]],<br/> [[Gao Min (diver)|Gao Min]], and<br/> [[Zhang Rongfang]]
| stadium       = [[Workers' Stadium (1959)|Workers' Stadium]]
| SpreviousS     = [[1986 Asian Games|Seoul 1986]]
| SnextS         = [[1994 Asian Games|Hiroshima 1994]] 
| Sprevious     = [[1990 Asian Winter Games|Sapporo 1990]]
| Snext         = [[1996 Asian Winter Games|Harbin 1996]]
}}
The '''1990 [[Asian Games]]''', also known as the '''XI Asiad''' and the '''11th Asian Games''' ({{lang-zh|c=|s=第十一届亚洲运动会|labels=no}}) or simply '''Beijing 1990''' ({{lang-zh||s=北京1990|labels=no}}), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in [[Beijing]], China. This was the first Asian Games held in China.<ref name=":0" />

Along with the [[1993 East Asian Games]], this event served as a precursor to China's further development in the sporting arena, as before the city went on to bid for the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] (losing to Sydney) and eventually won the bids for the [[2001 Summer Universiade]], the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] . In a fact with precedent, China dominated the games, grabbing 60% of the gold medals and 34% of the total medal count. China set a new record by becoming the first nation in the history of the [[Asian Games]] to cross the 100-gold medal mark and the 300-total medal mark in one edition.

This also marked Taiwan's first participation in the Asian Games as Chinese Taipei.

==Bidding process==
In 1983, Beijing and [[Hiroshima]] demonstrated interest in hosting the 1990 Asian Games. The two cities made formal presentations before the Olympic Council of Asia board. They were evaluated in a meeting of the council in [[Seoul]] during 1984, which also served to evaluate the preparations for the [[1986 Asian Games|next Asian Games]] and also for the [[1988 Summer Olympics]].

Beijing eventually won the right to host the 1990 edition, while the team from Hiroshima presented an excellent technical bid, and won the rights to host of the [[1994 Asian Games]] as compensation in an unprecedented move.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.hangzhou2022.cn/yybk/yyls/201712/t20171213_659.shtml|title=The 11th Asian Games : Beijing, China|date=4 September 2018|publisher=Hangzhou 2022 Official Website|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128180507/https://www.hangzhou2022.cn/yybk/yyls/201712/t20171213_659.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

34 votes were needed for selection.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 1990 Asian Games bidding result
|-
! City
! Country
| style="background:silver;"|'''Votes'''
|-
|[[Beijing]] || {{flag|China}} || style="text-align:center;"|'''44'''
|-
|[[Hiroshima]] || {{flag|Japan}} || style="text-align:center;"|23
|}

==Development and preparations==
===Marketing===
====Stamps====
To commemorate the 11th Asian Games, three different sets of stamps were issued in 1988, 1989 and 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=1990 Asian Games (Welcome to tanwj.com by Tan Wei Jie) |url=http://www.tanwj.com/posts/1990asiangames |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917042255/http://www.tanwj.com/posts/1990asiangames |archive-date=2011-09-17 |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-09-09 }}</ref>

====Mascot====
[[File:11th asiad mascot.png|thumb|right|Mascot|100px]]
The official [[mascot]] of this edition was Pan Pan ({{lang-zh|盼盼}}), the [[panda]].
{{Clear}}

===Venues===
The following venues were used during the Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=经典回顾：1990年北京亚运会体育场馆 |url=http://2010.163.com/09/1012/10/5LDS6N2B00863AUA_2.html |website=163.com |access-date=11 February 2019 |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724020110/http://2010.163.com/09/1012/10/5LDS6N2B00863AUA_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slideshare.net/olimpikini/asian-games-1990|title=1990 Asian Games|date=27 May 2010 }}</ref> [[Yayuncun Subdistrict]], the athlete's village was located in [[Chaoyang District, Beijing|Chaoyang District]] and is now a residential area.

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=640px
!width=45%|Venue
!width=45%|Sports
|-
|| [[Workers' Stadium (1959)|Workers' Stadium]]|| Ceremonies, [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|Football]] (men)
|-
|| [[Workers' Gymnasium]]|| [[Table tennis at the 1990 Asian Games|Table tennis]]
|-
|| [[Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field|Beijing Shooting Range Field]]|| [[Archery at the 1990 Asian Games|Archery]], [[Shooting at the 1990 Asian Games|Shooting]]
|-
|| [[Beijing Golf Club]]|| [[Golf at the 1990 Asian Games|Golf]]
|-
|| [[Beijing Gymnasium]]|| [[Badminton at the 1990 Asian Games|Badminton]]
|-
|| [[Beijing Sports University Gymnasium]]|| [[Boxing at the 1990 Asian Games|Boxing]]
|-
|| [[Beijing International Tennis Center]]|| [[Tennis at the 1990 Asian Games|Tennis]], [[Soft tennis at the 1990 Asian Games|Soft tennis]] (Demonstration)
|-
|| [[Beijing University Students' Gymnasium]]|| [[Basketball at the 1990 Asian Games|Basketball]]
|-
|| Beijing Water Polo Pool || [[Water polo at the 1990 Asian Games|Water polo]]
|-
|| Capital Institute of Physical Education Stadium|| [[Kabaddi at the 1990 Asian Games|Kabaddi]]
|-
|| [[Chaoyang Gymnasium]]|| [[Volleyball at the 1990 Asian Games|Volleyball]]
|-
|| [[Capital Indoor Stadium]]|| [[Gymnastics at the 1990 Asian Games|Gymnastics]], [[Basketball at the 1990 Asian Games|Basketball]], [[Volleyball at the 1990 Asian Games|Volleyball]]
|-
|| [[Changping Velodrome]]|| [[Cycling at the 1990 Asian Games|Cycling]] (track)
|-
|| [[Ditan Gymnasium]]|| [[Weightlifting at the 1990 Asian Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|| [[Fengtai Gymnasium]]|| [[Sepak takraw at the 1990 Asian Games|Sepak takraw]]
|-
|| [[Fengtai Softball Field|Fengtai Softball and Baseball Field]]|| [[Baseball at the 1990 Asian Games|Baseball]] (Demonstration), [[Softball at the 1990 Asian Games|Softball]]
|-
|| [[Beijing Fengtai Stadium|Fengtai Stadium]]|| [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|Football]] (men)
|-
|| [[Guangcai Gymnasium]]|| [[Fencing at the 1990 Asian Games|Fencing]]
|-
|| [[Haidian Gymnasium]]|| [[Wushu at the 1990 Asian Games|Wushu]]
|-
|| [[Haidian Stadium]]|| [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|Football]] (women)
|-
|| [[Haizi Reservoir|Jinhai Lake Sports Park]]|| [[Canoeing at the 1990 Asian Games|Canoeing]], [[Rowing at the 1990 Asian Games|Rowing]]
|-
|| [[Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing)|Olympic Sport Center Stadium]]|| [[Athletics at the 1990 Asian Games|Athletics]]
|-
|| [[Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (Beijing)|Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium]]|| [[Handball at the 1990 Asian Games|Handball]]
|-
|| Olympic Sports Center Hockey Field|| [[Field hockey at the 1990 Asian Games|Field hockey]]
|-
|| [[Qinhuangdao Port|Qinhuangdao Marine Stadium]]|| [[Sailing at the 1990 Asian Games|Sailing]]
|-
|| [[Shijingshan Stadium]]|| [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|Football]] (women)
|-
|| [[Shijingshan Gymnasium]]|| [[Wrestling at the 1990 Asian Games|Wrestling]]
|-
|| [[Xiannongtan Stadium]]|| [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|Football]] (men)
|-
|| [[Ying Tung Natatorium]]|| [[Diving at the 1990 Asian Games|Diving]], [[Swimming at the 1990 Asian Games|Swimming]]
|-
|| [[Yuetan Gymnasium]]|| [[Judo at the 1990 Asian Games|Judo]]
|-
| Huairou-Miyun and Changping Xiezishi Highway || [[Cycling at the 1990 Asian Games|Cycling]] (road)
|}

==The Games==
===Opening ceremony===
{{empty section|date=August 2024}}

===Sports===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{GamesSport|Archery|}}
*{{GamesSport|Athletics}}
*Aquatics
**{{GamesSport|Diving}}
**{{GamesSport|Swimming}}
**{{GamesSport|Water polo}}
*{{GamesSport|Badminton}}
*{{GamesSport|Basketball}}
*{{GamesSport|Boxing}}
*{{GamesSport|Canoeing}}
*{{GamesSport|Cycling}}
*{{GamesSport|Fencing}}
*{{GamesSport|Field hockey}}
*{{GamesSport|Football}}
*{{GamesSport|Golf}}
*{{GamesSport|Gymnastics}}
*{{GamesSport|Handball}}
*{{GamesSport|Judo}}
*{{GamesSport|Kabaddi}}
*{{GamesSport|Rowing}}
*{{GamesSport|Sailing}}
*{{GamesSport|Sepak takraw}}
*{{GamesSport|Shooting}}
*{{GamesSport|Softball}}
*{{GamesSport|Table tennis}}
*{{GamesSport|Tennis}}
*{{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
*{{GamesSport|Weightlifting}}
*{{GamesSport|Wrestling}}
*{{GamesSport|Wushu}}
{{div col end}}
;Demonstration sports
*{{GamesSport|Baseball}}
*{{GamesSport|Soft tennis}}

===Participating National Olympic Committees===
[[File:Flag-raising square of Beijing Asian Games Village and Huiyuan Apartments Block K (20231110125432).jpg|thumb|The Beijing Asian Games Village, currently North Star Huiyuan Apartments]]
For the first time,all the participating [[National Olympic Committee|National Olympic Committees (NOCs)]] are named according to their official IOC designations and arranged according to their official [[List of IOC country codes|IOC country codes]] in 1990. Note that Iraq was suspended by the [[Olympic Council of Asia]] from participating at the Asian Games due to the [[Gulf War]] which killed first OCA president [[Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]. [[Iraq at the Asian Games|Iraq]] would only return to compete in [[2006 Asian Games|Doha 2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/09/20/Iraq-booted-from-Asian-Games/8488653803200/|title=Iraq booted from Asian Games}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{FlagIOC2|AFG|1990 Asian Games|23}}
*{{FlagIOC2|BRN|1990 Asian Games|21}}
*{{FlagIOC2|BAN|1990 Asian Games|26}}
*{{FlagIOC2|BHU|1990 Asian Games|11}}
*{{FlagIOC2|BRU|1990 Asian Games|3}}
*{{FlagIOC2|CHN|1990 Asian Games|775}}
*{{FlagIOC2|TPE|1990 Asian Games|78}}
*{{FlagIOC2|HKG|1990 Asian Games|188}}
*{{FlagIOC2|IND|1990 Asian Games|195}}
*{{FlagIOC2|INA|1990 Asian Games|152}}
*{{FlagIOC2|IRN|1990 Asian Games|102}}
*{{FlagIOC2|JPN|1990 Asian Games|372}}
*{{FlagIOC2|KUW|1990 Asian Games|8}}
*{{FlagIOC2|LAO|1990 Asian Games|15}}
*{{FlagIOC2|LIB|1990 Asian Games|22}}
*{{FlagIOC2|MAC|1990 Asian Games|3}}
*{{FlagIOC2|MAL|1990 Asian Games|173}}
*{{FlagIOC2|MDV|1990 Asian Games|9}}
*{{FlagIOC2|MGL|1990 Asian Games|17}}
*{{FlagIOC2|MYA|1990 Asian Games|31}}
*{{FlagIOC2|NEP|1990 Asian Games|67}}
*{{FlagIOC2|PRK|1990 Asian Games|86}}
*{{FlagIOC2|OMA|1990 Asian Games|21}}
*{{FlagIOC2|PAK|1990 Asian Games|144}}
*{{FlagIOC2|PLE|1990 Asian Games|4}}
*{{FlagIOC2|PHI|1990 Asian Games|285}}
*{{FlagIOC2|QAT|1990 Asian Games|92}}
*{{FlagIOC2|KSA|1990 Asian Games|161}}
*{{FlagIOC2|SIN|1990 Asian Games|237}}
*{{FlagIOC2|KOR|1990 Asian Games|371}}
*{{FlagIOC2|SRI|1990 Asian Games|171}}
*{{FlagIOC2|SYR|1990 Asian Games|61}}
*{{FlagIOC2|THA|1990 Asian Games|414}}
*{{FlagIOC2|UAE|1990 Asian Games|222}}
*{{FlagIOC2|VIE|1990 Asian Games|694}}
*{{FlagIOC2|YEM|1990 Asian Games|98}}
{{div col end}}

;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="border:0;"
|-
! [[List of IOC country codes|IOC Letter Code]]
! Country
! Athletes
|-
| CHN || {{FlagIOC2|CHN|1990 Asian Games}} || 775
|-
| VIE || {{FlagIOC2|VIE|1990 Asian Games}} || 694
|-
| THA || {{FlagIOC2|THA|1990 Asian Games}} || 414
|-
| JPN || {{FlagIOC2|JPN|1990 Asian Games}} || 372
|-
| KOR || {{FlagIOC2|KOR|1990 Asian Games}} || 371
|-
| PHI || {{FlagIOC2|PHI|1990 Asian Games}} || 285
|-
| SIN || {{FlagIOC2|SIN|1990 Asian Games}} || 237
|-
| UAE || {{FlagIOC2|UAE|1990 Asian Games}} || 222
|-
| IND || {{FlagIOC2|IND|1990 Asian Games}} || 195
|-
| HKG || {{FlagIOC2|HKG|1990 Asian Games}} || 188
|-
| MAL || {{FlagIOC2|MAL|1990 Asian Games}} || 173
|-
| SRI || {{FlagIOC2|SRI|1990 Asian Games}} || 171
|-
| KSA || {{FlagIOC2|KSA|1990 Asian Games}} || 161
|-
| INA || {{FlagIOC2|INA|1990 Asian Games}} || 152
|-
| PAK || {{FlagIOC2|PAK|1990 Asian Games}} || 144
|-
| IRN || {{FlagIOC2|IRN|1990 Asian Games}} || 102
|-
| YEM || {{FlagIOC2|YEM|1990 Asian Games}} || 98
|-
| QAT || {{FlagIOC2|QAT|1990 Asian Games}} || 92
|-
| PRK || {{FlagIOC2|PRK|1990 Asian Games}} || 86
|-
| TPE || {{FlagIOC2|TPE|1990 Asian Games}} || 78
|-
| NEP || {{FlagIOC2|NEP|1990 Asian Games}} || 67
|-
| SYR || {{FlagIOC2|SYR|1990 Asian Games}} || 61
|-
| MYA || {{FlagIOC2|MYA|1990 Asian Games}} || 31
|-
| BAN || {{FlagIOC2|BAN|1990 Asian Games}} || 26
|-
| AFG || {{FlagIOC2|AFG|1990 Asian Games}} || 23
|-
| LIB || {{FlagIOC2|LIB|1990 Asian Games}} || 22
|-
| BRN || {{FlagIOC2|BRN|1990 Asian Games}} || 21
|-
| OMA || {{FlagIOC2|OMA|1990 Asian Games}} || 21
|-
| MGL || {{FlagIOC2|MGL|1990 Asian Games}} || 17
|-
| LAO || {{FlagIOC2|LAO|1990 Asian Games}} || 15
|-
| BHU || {{FlagIOC2|BHU|1990 Asian Games}} || 11
|-
| MDV || {{FlagIOC2|MDV|1990 Asian Games}} || 9
|-
| KUW || {{FlagIOC2|KUW|1990 Asian Games}} || 8
|-
| PLE || {{FlagIOC2|PLE|1990 Asian Games}} || 4
|-
| BRU || {{FlagIOC2|BRU|1990 Asian Games}} || 3
|-
| MAC || {{FlagIOC2|MAC|1990 Asian Games}} || 3
|-
|}

==Medal table==
{{main|1990 Asian Games medal table}}
[[File:Gold medal of Beijing 1990 Asian Games at PRC70 Exhibition (20191203160524).jpg|thumb|A gold medal of the 1990 Asian Games]]
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, China, is highlighted.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{s-bef|before=[[1986 Asian Games|Seoul]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=''[[Asian Games]]''<br />[[Beijing]]|years=''XI Asian Games'' (1990)}}
{{s-aft|after=[[1994 Asian Games|Hiroshima]]}}
{{s-end}}
{{Asian Games}}
{{Nations at the 1990 Asian Games}}
{{Events at the 1990 Asian Games}}

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