V Asian Games

Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Motto	Ever Onward
Nations	18
Athletes	1,945
Events	142 in 16 sports
Opening	9 December
Closing	20 December
Opened by	Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand
Main venue	National Stadium

The 1966 Asian Games (Thai: เอเชียนเกมส์ 2509), also known as the V Asiad, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 16 sports were contested by athletes during the games. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision taken by Indonesia in the previous Asiad to debar the two countries. A total number of 2,500 athletes and officials from 18 countries, were involved in this Asiad.

The 5th Asiad was the first one where women's volleyball was played.

Venues

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

Japan led the medal table for the fifth consecutive time, and they gained a new record for the most gold medals in a single Asian Games since 1962 in Jakarta. The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	78	53	33	164
2	South Korea (KOR)	12	18	21	51
3	Thailand (THA)*	12	14	11	37
4	Malaysia (MAL)	7	5	6	18
5	India (IND)	7	3	11	21
6	Iran (IRN)	6	8	17	31
7	Indonesia (INA)	5	5	12	22
8	Republic of China (ROC)	5	4	10	19
9	Israel (ISR)	3	5	3	11
10	Philippines (PHI)	2	15	25	42
11–16	Remaining	3	10	21	34
Totals (16 entries)		140	140	170	450

References

• https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19661221-1.2.156