Asian Youth Games
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Abbreviation | AYG |
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First event | 2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore |
Occur every | 4 years |
Last event | 2013 Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China |
The Asian Youth Games, also known as AYG,is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Games are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Asian Games.
In its history, three nations have hosted the Asian Beach Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.
The last Games was held in Nanjing, China from 16 to 24 August 2013, while the next games will be postponed until 2021 in Surabaya, Indonesia.[1]
Participating nations
See also: Olympic Council of Asia
All 45 countries whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Chinese Taipei
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
List of Asian Youth Games
Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
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I | 2009 | Singapore | Singapore | 29 June | 7 July | 43 | 1,237 | 9 | 90 | China (CHN) | [2] |
II | 2013 | Nanjing | China | 16 August | 24 August | 45 | 2,404 | 16 | 122 | China (CHN) | [3] |
III | 2021 | Surabaya | Indonesia | Future event | |||||||
Sports
Officially, there were a total of 19 sports, which were held till date in the Asian Youth Games.
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Medal count
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 71 | 39 | 35 | 145 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 45 | 30 | 31 | 106 |
3 | Thailand (THA) | 17 | 22 | 18 | 57 |
4 | Singapore (SIN) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 53 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 |
6 | India (IND) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
7 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40 |
8 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 7 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
9 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
10 | North Korea (PRK) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
11 | Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
12 | Malaysia (MAS) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
13 | Kuwait (KUW) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
14 | Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
15 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
16 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
17 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
18 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
19 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
21 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
23 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
23 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
23 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
26 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
28 | Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
29 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
29 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
29 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 213 | 211 | 239 | 663 |
See also
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References
- ↑ "Exclusive: Asian Youth Games set to be postponed until 2021 after Jakarta withdraw". Inside the Games. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "1st AYG Singapore 2009". OCA. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ "2nd AYG Nanjing 2013". OCA. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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