1986 Asian Games
The 1986 Asian Games (Korean: 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, romanized: Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad (Korean: 제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임, romanized: Jesiphoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Jesiphoe Asian Geim) and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (Korean: 서울 1986, romanized: Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk) were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities that would be used in the 1988 Summer Olympics, as it was considered a test event.
| Host city | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Nations | 27 |
| Athletes | 4,839 |
| Events | 296 in 25 sports |
| Opening | 20 September 1986 |
| Closing | 5 October 1986 |
| Opened by | Chun Doo-hwan President of South Korea |
| Closed by | Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia |
| Torch lighter | Jang Jae-keun and Park Mi-sun |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
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Seoul had previously been scheduled to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand.