1998 Asian Games
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The 1998 Asian Games, officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998, were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998,
Cauldron for the Games at Rajamangala Stadium.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any i
1998 Asian Games
…1978 (in the latter two cases stepping in to prevent the Games from being cancelled due to problems with the elected hosts). The event was opened by Bhumibol Adulyadej, the king of Thailand, at the Rajamangala Stadium. The final medal tally was led by China, followed by South Korea, Japan and the host Thailand. Thailand…
Bhumibol in 1960
Bhumibol (right) with his brother, King Ananda Mahidol in 1938
Bhumibol during his monkhood, visiting the Government House to ask for alms on 31 October 1956. Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram is on the right.
The procession of the coronation in 1950