Field hockey was first introduced as a medal sport at the Asian Games in 1958, held in Tokyo, Japan.

India has won the most gold medals in field hockey at the Asian Games, with a total of 8 gold medals.

India has won the most medals overall in field hockey at the Asian Games, with a total of 17 medals (8 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze).

Pakistan won the first gold medal in field hockey at the Asian Games in 1958.

Japan won the gold medal in field hockey at the most recent Asian Games in 2018.

Aslam Sher Khan has scored the most goals in field hockey at the Asian Games, with a total of 35 goals.

Sohail Abbas has won the most gold medals in field hockey at the Asian Games, with a total of 4 gold medals.

Sohail Abbas has won the most medals overall in field hockey at the Asian Games, with a total of 6 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze).

India has hosted the most Asian Games field hockey tournaments, with a total of 3 tournaments (1951, 1982, and 2010).

New Delhi has hosted the most Asian Games field hockey tournaments, with a total of 2 tournaments (1951 and 1982).

China has won the most medals in the women's field hockey tournament at the Asian Games, with a total of 8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze).

China has won the most gold medals in the women's field hockey tournament at the Asian Games, with a total of 4 gold medals.

Japan won the first gold medal in the women's field hockey tournament at the Asian Games in 1982.

Japan won the gold medal in the women's field hockey tournament at the most recent Asian Games in 2018.

Gao Lihua has scored the most goals in the women's field hockey tournament at the Asian Games, with a total of 22 goals.