Pakistan won first gold medal in hockey at the Asian games in-------:

Question: Pakistan won its first hockey gold medal at the Asian Games in ______.

A) 1958 — Tokyo ✅
B) 1970 — Bangkok
C) 1951 — New Delhi
D) 1982 — New Delhi

Explanation

Pakistan won its first Asian Games men’s hockey gold medal in 1958 at Tokyo, Japan. Field hockey was introduced at the Asian Games in 1958, making Pakistan its first champion.

The inaugural Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India, in 1951, but field hockey was not included. Japan topped the overall 1951 medal table.

Pakistan did not win the 1966 Bangkok hockey tournament; India secured the gold medal. Pakistan regained the title at Bangkok in 1970, which was Pakistan’s third Asian Games hockey gold.

Pakistan won the 1982 New Delhi hockey gold by defeating India 7–1 in the final; this was Pakistan’s sixth title.

Pakistan’s Eight Gold Medals

1. 1958 — Tokyo, Japan
2. 1962 — Jakarta, Indonesia
3. 1970 — Bangkok, Thailand
4. 1974 — Tehran, Iran
5. 1978 — Bangkok, Thailand
6. 1982 — New Delhi, India
7. 1990 — Beijing, China
8. 2010 — Guangzhou, China

Smart sequence: 58, 62, 70, 74, 78, 82, 90, 2010.

Gold-Medal Ranking—July 2026

• Pakistan — 8
• India — 4
• South Korea — 4
• Japan — 1

The 2026 Asian Games are scheduled for 19 September–4 October 2026 in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan, so their results are not included yet.