2009 East Asian Games

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V East Asian Games
HongKong2009EAG.svg
Host city Hong Kong
MottoBe the Legend
(創造傳奇一刻)
Teams9
Athletes2,377
Events262 events in 22 sports
OpeningDecember 5, 2009
ClosingDecember 13, 2009
Opened by State Councilor Liu Yandong
Athlete's Oath Li Ching
Judge's Oath Au Yeung Kwok Kei
Torch lighter Lee Lai Shan
Wong Kam-po
Cheung King Wai
Hannah Wilson
Chan Hei Man
Main venue Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Opening) Hong Kong Coliseum (closing)

A torch relay was held on August 29 as part of the 100-day Countdown. The relay held the theme "Light the way to the EAG". [19] The torch is a curvy cylinder with a square top and round bottom. It resembles the horn of an ox as 2009 is the year of the Ox. [20] They create the patterns of "Lucky Clouds" to put forward the concept of yin and yang. This also convey the message that Hong Kong is a place where the Chinese and Western cultures meet. [20]

Calendar

In the following calendar for the 2009 East Asian Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. [21]

2009 East Asian Games
Traditional Chinese 2009年東亞運動會
Simplified Chinese 2009年东亚运动会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Èr líng líng jiǔ nián Dōngyà yùndònghuì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping ji6 ling4 ling4 gau2 nin4 dung1 ngaa3 wan6 dung6 wui2
      Event competitions      Event finals
December2345678910111213Gold medals
Ceremonies            
Athletics 10 11 12 13 46
Badminton 1 1 5 7
Basketball 2 2
Bowling 2 2 4 2 2 12
Cue sports 3 3 2 8
Cycling 2 2 3 2 1 10
Dancesport 12 12
Diving 3 3 4 10
Football 1 1
Hockey 1 1 2
Judo 10 8 18
Rowing 6 7 13
Rugby sevens 2 2
Shooting 1 1 1 1 4
Squash 2 2 3 7
Swimming 8 8 8 8 8 40
Table-tennis 2 5 7
Taekwondo 4 6 6 16
Tennis 1 4 5
Volleyball 2 2
Weightlifting 3 3 3 3 3 15
Windsurfing 4 4
Wushu 2 6 11 19
Total00063630201632305042262

Games

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Sign to the 09 East Asian games

Opening ceremony

State Councilor Liu Yandong graced the official opening ceremony on December 5, which featured an extensive firework display and a large scale music and dance performance at Hong Kong Cultural Centre section of Victoria Harbour. IOC President Jacques Rogge and some IOC members also attended the ceremony. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, in his speech said in part: "Through sport, we will celebrate the cultural diversity, friendship and indomitable spirit of our region. Hong Kong extends the hand of friendship to all our guests and visitors." Following this, the torch was brought into Victoria Harbour and the cauldron was lit, signalling the climax of the opening ceremony.

Sports

2009 East Asian Games featured 262 events in 22 sports (including 16 Olympics sports), a new record of East Asian Games history.

NB: † = Non-Olympic sports
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Live performance art dancers

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony took place on 13 December at Kowloon Hong Kong Coliseum. After the country entrances, the event featured a host of performance art section on stage and the transfer of the East Asian Games flag to the host of the next host Tianjin. [22] Three sections including Color, Flower and Ocean were on display along with a host of international popstars. [23]

Medal table

A total of 262 gold medals are presented in East Asian Games. The following table shows the Final Medal Tally of regions: [24]

  *   Host nation (Hong Kong)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1137346232
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)625870190
3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)394559143
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)*263153110
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)8344789
6Flag of Macau.svg  Macau  (MAC)891229
7Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)681125
8Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)041620
9Flag of Guam.svg  Guam  (GUM)0011
Totals (9 entries)262262315839

Participation

Flags of nine countries and EAG in Hong Kong Park Olympic Square HK HongKongPark OlympicSqaure EAG Flags.JPG
Flags of nine countries and EAG in Hong Kong Park Olympic Square

All of the 9 East Asian Games Association (EAGA) that existed as of 2009 participated in the 2009 East Asian Games. China had the largest team, with 474 athletes.

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