Sachin Nag won the swimming gold medal for India in 1951 during the Asian Games by winning the 100 m freestyle.
India
India hosted the first Asian games.
New Delhi, India
The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Delhi, India, from 4 March to 11 March, 1951
India first participated in swimming at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Nalin Malik was the first Indian athlete to compete in swimming, competing in men's 400 meter freestyle and 1500 meter freestyle.
India won 14 gold medals in the Asian games.
India is the country that founded the Asian Games, popularly known as Asiad, in the year of 1951
The Asian Games (also known as the Asiad) are a series of competitions that countries from all over Asia. In total 46 nations have participated in the games over sixteen competitions. New Delhi was the first city to host the Asian Games when it hosted in 1951. In 2014 the Asian Games will be hosted by Incheon, South Korea.
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Another Asian country that takes part in the Commonwealth Games is Malaysia.
11 Countries Participated in first Asian Games
March 3, 1951 through March 11, 1951 in New Delhi. 11 nations (Afghanistan, Burma, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Ceylon, and Thailand) sent 489 athletes to compete in athletics, swimming, football, cycling, basketball, and weightlifting.