[1] Myanmar was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on 13 February 1949, in New Delhi; the organisation was disbanded on 26 November 1981 and replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.

However, since then the OCA has amalgamated them into a single event, the Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, which will be debuted in 2013 in Incheon, South Korea.

As of the latest Games, in Jakarta and Palembang in 2018, Myanmar has won a total of 16 gold, 31 silver, and 53 bronze medals.

Myanmar finished in ninth place in the 2008 Games in Bali, winning a total of five medals (including two gold).

[13] Two silvers were won by Myanma athletes during the 2010 Games in Muscat, and the nation fell to the 17th spot in the final medal table standings.