1974 Asian Games medal table

A total of 3,010 athletes selected from 25 Asian National Olympic Committees participated in 16 sports divided into 202 events.

[5][6] Athletes from the Arab nations, Pakistan, China and North Korea refused to face Israel in tennis, fencing, basketball and football events, due to political reasons.

In +100 kg category of freestyle wrestling, a tie for the first position in between the wrestlers of Iran and Japan meant that no silver medal was awarded.

[10] In gymnastics, a tie for second place in the parallel bars event resulted in two silver medals and thus no bronze was awarded, similarly a tie for first place in the uneven bars event meant that no silver medal was awarded.

[11][12] *   Host nation (Iran)On September 10, 1974, Oscar State, secretary general of the International Weightlifting Federation, announced that two weightlifters—North Korean Kim Joong-iI (heavyweight) and Japanese Masushi Ouchi (middle heavyweight)—had tested positive for a banned substance (stimulant) and were stripped of their medals.

An open-roof sport arena at the nighttime, with grass field (at the centre) and athletic track (around the field), sitting pavilions full with crowd watching a football match
Aryamehr Sport Complex was the venue for all the events of the Games.
A white woman about 60 years old, black hair with eyes on ground.
Esther Rot of Israel won three gold medals in athletics – 100 m, 200 m, and 100 m hurdles.