1962 Asian Games

The fourth Asian Games were held in the Indonesian Jakarta from August 24 to September 4 1962 . Most notable in this edition includes the denial of Israel andTaiwan of participation by the Indonesian government.

Due to pressure from Arab countries and China, the Indonesian government rejected the request for a visa from the athletes from Israel and Taiwan. Despite the agreements reached between the Asian Games Federation and the Government of Indonesia and the promise that had done the Indonesian Government to all the countries that were members of the federation to join, including those which had little contact ( Israel , Taiwan and South Korea ), the right of Israel and Taiwan was still denied.

A total of 1,460 athletes took part in this edition, they were from 16 different countries. Badminton was first on the program during this edition.