Boycotting countries North Korea boycotted the Asian Games along with its allies
Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos,
Afghanistan and
South Yemen.
Burma and
Syria did not participate for financial reasons, while
Brunei Darussalam did not participate owing to the country being amidst a 40day period of
national mourning after the
death of the Sultan's father on September 7th. The only participating country from the
Eastern Bloc, the
People's Republic of China, which was set to host the
next games in
Beijing, did participate and sent a high profile delegation, and ultimately finished at the top of the medal table. Two years later, all except North Korea participated at the
1988 Summer Olympics, although Brunei sent only one official and no athletes.
Participating National Olympic Committees The following 27 NOCs participated. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
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Calendar ==Medal table==