2013 Asian Youth Games

II Asian Youth Games
Host city Nanjing, China
Motto Celebrating Youth, Passionate Asia
Nations participating 45
Athletes participating 2404
Events 122 in 16 sports
Opening ceremony August 16
Closing ceremony August 24
Officially opened by Vice Premier Liu Yandong
Main venue Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Website Official website
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The 2nd Asian Youth Games were held in Nanjing, China from August 16–24, 2013. Just like the inaugural edition, the games served as a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, which was also held in the same city.

Mascot

Official mascot

The mascot for the 2013 Asian Youth Games was unveiled in Nanjing on 31 October 2012. The mascot is called Yuan Yuan, is based on the image of Eosimias sinensis, the earliest higher primate to date found in Jiangsu.[1]

Sports

Officially, there were a total of 112 events in 16 sports, 6 more than that of the previous edition held at Singapore.

Participating nations

The 2013 Asian Youth Games saw 2404 athletes from all 45 competed.[2] According to the Games' official website, Indian athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Indian Olympic Association was suspended due to political interference in December 2012.[3]

Calendar

 OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  1 Event finals  CC Closing ceremony
August 2013 13th
Tue		 14th
Wed		 15th
Thu		 16th
Fri		 17th
Sat		 18th
Sun		 19th
Mon		 20th
Tue		 21st
Wed		 22nd
Thu		 23rd
Fri		 24th
Sat		 Gold
medals
3-on-3 basketball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Athletics 4 10 8 12 34
Badminton ● ● ● ● 3 3
Diving 2 2 4
Fencing 2 2 2 6
Football ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Golf ● ● 2 2
Handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Judo 2 2 2 6
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Shooting 2 2 2 2 8
Squash ● ● 2 ● ● ● 2 4
Swimming 3 7 7 7 6 30
Table tennis ● ● 2 2
Taekwondo 2 2 4
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● 3 3
Weightlifting 3 3 3 9
Total gold medals 762223272314 122
Ceremonies OC CC
August 2013 13th
Tue		 14th
Wed		 15th
Thu		 16th
Fri		 17th
Sat		 18th
Sun		 19th
Mon		 20th
Tue		 21st
Wed		 22nd
Thu		 23rd
Fri		 24th
Sat		 Gold
medals

Medal table

  Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN) 46 23 24 93
2 South Korea (KOR) 25 13 14 52
3 Japan (JPN) 7 5 6 18
4 Thailand (THA) 6 15 16 37
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 6 11 13 30
6 Singapore (SGP) 5 12 6 23
7 Vietnam (VIE) 5 4 2 11
8 Malaysia (MAS) 4 6 7 17
9 North Korea (PRK) 4 2 5 11
10 Independent Athletes (AOI) 3 4 7 14
11 Hong Kong (HKG) 2 5 13 20
12 Philippines (PHI) 2 3 0 5
13 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 4 8 13
14 Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 2 5 8
15 Indonesia (INA) 1 2 2 5
16 Qatar (QAT) 1 2 0 3
17 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 1 0 0 1
17 Kuwait (KUW) 1 0 0 1
17 Syria (SYR) 1 0 0 1
20 Iran (IRI) 0 6 2 8
21 Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 1 5 6
22 Iraq (IRQ) 0 1 1 2
22 Tajikistan (TJK) 0 1 1 2
24 Jordan (JOR) 0 0 3 3
24 Mongolia (MGL) 0 0 3 3
26 Bahrain (BRN) 0 0 1 1
26 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 0 0 1 1
26 Macau (MAC) 0 0 1 1
26 Yemen (YEM) 0 0 1 1
Total 122 122 147 391

References

  1. ↑ JSCHINA. "Mascot for 2nd Asian Youth Games unveiled". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Participant List
  3. ↑ "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC. December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

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