Then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was decided to host the 8th Games.

But Islamabad also dropped its plan to host the Asian Games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India.

The Imperial State of Iran withdrew because of the Iranian revolution.

A total number of 3,842 athletes, coming from 25 countries, competed in these Asian Games.

[1] 25 out of 32 Olympic Council of Asia members participated in these games.