# Sailing at the Asian Games

Sailing is an Asian Games sport since the 1970 edition and has been held at every edition since, After not being included in 1974.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
| VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | Pakistan |
| X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea |
| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | Japan |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | South Korea |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | China |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Singapore |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | South Korea |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |

## Events
### Legend

* M — Men
* O — Open
* W — Women
* X — Mixed
| Event | Event | 70 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
| Kiteboard ||||||||||||||||
| Formula Kite | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Formula Kite | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Sailboard ||||||||||||||||
| Division II | O | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| iQFoil | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| iQFoil | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Lechner A-390 | M | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Lechner A-390 | W | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mistral | M | | | | | | X | | | | X | X | | | 3 |
| Mistral | W | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | | 5 |
| Mistral light | M | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | 3 |
| Mistral heavy | M | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | 3 |
| Raceboard light | M | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Raceboard heavy | M | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| RS:One | W | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| RS:One | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| RS:X | M | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| RS:X | W | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Windglider | O | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Dinghy ||||||||||||||||
| Optimist (youth) | M | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 5 |
| Optimist (youth) | W | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 5 |
| Optimist (youth) | O | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Laser 4.7 (youth) | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Laser 4.7 (youth) | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Laser 4.7 (youth) | O | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | 2 |
| Europe | W | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Laser | M | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Laser | O | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Laser Radial | W | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | 3 |
| Laser Radial | O | | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | 3 |
| OK | O | X | X | X | | | | X | X | | | | | | 5 |
| Super Moth | O | X | X | | | | | X | | | | | | | 3 |
| 29er | W | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| 49er | M | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| 49er FX | W | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| 420 | M | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 5 |
| 420 | W | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 5 |
| 470 | M | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 8 |
| 470 | W | | | | | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | | 6 |
| 470 | O | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 470 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Enterprise | O | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | 8 |
| Fireball | O | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Flying Dutchman | O | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Multihull ||||||||||||||||
| Hobie 16 | O | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | 3 |
| Nacra 17 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Keelboat ||||||||||||||||
| Beneteau First Class 7.5 | O | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| J/80 | O | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 36 | 21 | 12 | 69 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 23 | 13 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 21 | 23 | 13 | 57 |
| 4 | Singapore (SGP) | 16 | 13 | 21 | 50 |
| 5 | Thailand (THA) | 13 | 16 | 27 | 56 |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 6 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Malaysia (MAS) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Pakistan (PAK) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | India (IND) | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| 11 | Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Oman (OMN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 129 | 129 | 129 | 387 |