On this day 43 years ago, on December 3, 1982 (October 19, 1982 lunar calendar), the ninth Asian Games closed (China's 61 gold medals, the total number ranked first for the first time). On December 3, 1982, the competition, which was an unprecedented event in the history of Asian sports at that time, ended in New Delhi after 15 days of intense competition. The Chinese athletes won a total of 61 gold medals, 51 silver medals and 41 bronze medals in the competition, surpassing the Japanese team that ranked first in the previous Asian Games in the total number of gold medals and ranking first for the first time. Zhu Jianhua, a Chinese athlete who achieved the best result in the men's high jump at that time, was named the only best athlete of the Asian Games. More than 3,300 athletes from 33 countries and regions in Asia participated in this year's 22 major events and decided 199 gold medals. During the competition, 16 teams won gold medals and 23 teams won medals. The national and regional teams that won medals were the most in the previous Asian Games. The Japanese team won 57 gold medals, 52 silver medals and 44 bronze medals, ranking second. The teams that won the third to sixth place in the total number of gold medals were: South Korea (28), North Korea (17), India (13), and Indonesia (4). According to incomplete statistics, in this competition, the athletes from various countries tied a world record in archery, set a world best result in track and field this year, broke a batch of Asian records, and refreshed more than 90 Asian Games records.