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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Series of international multi-sport events
The modern Olympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events. Considered among the biggest sporting events in the world, the Olympics are organised into distinct Summer and Winter Games, each featuring different sports. The Olympic Games, open to both amateur and professional athletes, involve thousands of athletes and more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. The Games often, but not always, substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place.
More on Wikipedia ↗Taiwan boxer Lin wins gold as virtual taekwondo makes Games debut
Taiwanese Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) is looking toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after winning gold at the Asian Games on Friday, following a period when uncertainty over gender-testing procedures kept her out of competition.