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On the Stamp
An athlete in red shorts swinging to throw the discus, on a green ground, with the Games emblem and the words “IX Asian Games Delhi 1982” in Hindi and English, on a ₹2.85 stamp.
The Discus
India Post issued four stamps on 19 November 1982, the opening day of the IX Asian Games at Delhi. India Post’s folder notes that eleven countries took part in the first Asiad in 1951, and three times as many came to Delhi for 21 events, among them four new ones: equestrian, handball, golf and rowing. The first Asian Games were held at New Delhi in 1951, under the patronage of Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Games returned to the city for this ninth edition.
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