page_title: 1974 Asian Games
section_title: Opening ceremony
hierarchical_section_title: 1974 Asian Games / Opening ceremony
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: محمدرضا شاه پهلوی در آیین گشایش رسمی بازی‌های آسیایی 1974 تهرانEnglish: Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi during the 1974 Asian Game inaugurationالعربية: الشاه محمد رضا بهلوي أثناء افتتاح دورة الألعاب الآسيوية عام 1974م.
context_page_description: The 7th Asian Games were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for the first time. Tehran, the capital of Iran, played host to 3,010 athletes coming from 25 countries/NOCs, the highest number of participants since the inception of the Games.
  Fencing, gymnastics and women's basketball were added to the existing disciplines. The games were known for the use of state-of-the-art technology, from synthetic track to photo-finish cameras.
context_section_description: On 1 September 1974, the Seventh Asian Games were officially opened. The list of the guests included— Shah of Iran Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi, then Prime Minister of Iran Amir Abbas Hoveida, cabinet members of Iranian Government, President of Israel Ephraim Katzir, President of South Korea Park Chung-hee, King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej, diplomatic corps and representatives of participating Asian NOCs. The Aryamehr Stadium was filled with an estimated 100,000 spectators. After a speech by the president of Asian Games Federation, HRH Yadavendra Singh, Mohammad Reza Shah officially opened the Games. The ceremony featured a card stunt performed by students of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
caption: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the 1974 Asian Games Inauguration.
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