2025 Asian Youth Games

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III Asian Youth Games
2025 Asian Youth Games Logo.png
Country Bahrain
MottoInspire Dreams, Build a Legacy
(Arabic: ألهم، احلم، وابنِ إرثاً)
Teams45
Athletes4,074
Events264 in 26 sports (29 disciplines)
Opening22 October 2025
Closing31 October 2025
Opened by Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Main venueExhibition World Bahrain (opening ceremony)
Khalifa Sports City Hall (closing ceremony)
Website https://bayg.bh/

The 2025 Asian Youth Games, officially the 3rd Asian Youth Games, and commonly Bahrain 2025, was the third edition of the Asian Youth Games, a pan-Asian multi-sport event that took place in Bahrain from 22 to 31 October 2025. It marked the first time the Games were held since the last in 2013, after the two previous editions in 2017 and 2021 were cancelled.

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Host selection

On 28 September 2019, during the 73rd meeting of the OCA Executive Board in Doha, Qatar, the Olympic Council of Asia awarded the 2025 Asian Youth Games hosting rights to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [1] Tashkent would have hosted the Games from 7 to 17 September.

In late 2024, the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan reported that the Tashkent Olympic City, a sports complex that was being built for the Games, was behind in construction due to constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and requested the Olympic Council of Asia to postpone the Games. However, the OCA refused the postponement because of the events sports' status as Asian qualifiers for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal. Because of this, Tashkent withdrew from hosting in December. [2] Towards the end of the 2025 edition, Tashkent would be awarded the 2029 Games after Phnom Penh, Cambodia, withdrew.[ citation needed ]

On 26 December 2024, the Olympic Council of Asia awarded the hosting rights to the country of Bahrain, after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Bahrain Olympic Committee. [3]

Venues

City/AreaVenueEventsCapacity
Sakhir Exhibition World Bahrain [4] ???Opening ceremony4,000
Grand Hall A, BEsportsTBA
Grand Hall C, D, EMuaythaiTBA
Hall 1Mixed martial artsTBA
Ju-jitsu
Pencak silat
Hall 2JudoTBA
Taekwondo
Kurash
Hall 3WeightliftingTBA
Hall 7Wrestling (indoor)TBA
Hall 9BoxingTBA
Hall 10Table tennisTBA
Teqball
Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance FederationCamel racingTBA
Equestrian (endurance)
Riffa Isa Sports City Bahrain National Stadium Athletics24,000
Hall BVolleyball (women's)TBA
Hall CVolleyball (men's)TBA
Hall DBadmintonTBA
Kabaddi
Isa Town Khalifa Sport CityHallFutsal3,600
Swimming PoolSwimming500
Galali Sama BayBeach VolleyballTBA
Wrestling (beach)TBA
Manama Umm Al Hassam Sports HallsBasketball Hall3x3 basketball1,164
Handball HallHandball1,164
Military Sports UnionEquestrian (jumping)TBA
Al MazrowiahRoyal Golf ClubGolfTBA
Zallaq Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq ThalassaTriathlonTBA
NBH LoopRoad cyclingTBA

Sports

26 medal sports are scheduled to be held. [5]

Participating nations

All 45 National Olympic Committees who are members of the Olympic Council of Asia sent delegations. [6]

Calendar

The calendar was last updated on 13 October 2025. [8]

 OC Opening ceremony ●  Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
October 202519th
Sun		20th
Mon		21st
Tue		22nd
Wed		23rd
Thu		24th
Fri		25th
Sat		26th
Sun		27th
Mon		28th
Tue		29th
Wed		30th
Thu		31st
Fri		Events
CeremoniesOCCC—
3x3 basketball pictogram.svg 3x3 basketball ● ● ● ● 22
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 8911937
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton ● ● ● 33
Beach volleyball pictogram.svg Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 22
Beach wrestling pictogram.svg Beach wrestling 55
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ● ● ● ● ● ● 1414
Camel racing 22
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling 111115
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian ● 1124
Electronic sports pictogram.svg Esports ● 2● 1● 14
Futsal pictogram.svg Futsal ● ● ● ● ● ● 112
Golf pictogram.svg Golf ● ● 44
Handball pictogram.svg Handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 22
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 8816
Jujitsu pictogram.svg Ju-jitsu 459
Kabaddi pictogram.svg Kabaddi ● ● ● ● 22
Kurash pictogram.svg Kurash 224
MMA pictogram.svg Mixed martial arts ● ● 1515
Muay Thai pictogram.svg Muaythai ● ● ● 1717
Pencak silat pictogram.svg Pencak silat ● 33
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 10107734
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ● ● ● ● 33
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 643417
Teqball pictogram.svg Teqball ● ● ● 55
Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon 213
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 22
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 6666832
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 8816
Daily medal events250023153442212637590264
October 202519th
Sun		20th
Mon		21st
Tue		22nd
Wed		23rd
Thu		24th
Fri		25th
Sat		26th
Sun		27th
Mon		28th
Tue		29th
Wed		30th
Thu		31st
Fri		Events

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Bahrain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 634935147
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 37162881
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 24294093
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 22183676
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 15151848
6Flag of India.svg  India 13181748
7Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 13131036
8Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1291031
9Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 85215
10Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 792440
11Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 771125
12Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 771024
13Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain*55313
14Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 541322
15Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 461828
16Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46818
17Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 36514
18Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 231520
19Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2327
20Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 22913
21Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 191121
22Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 171119
23Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 12912
24Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1236
25Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1214
26Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1157
27Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1146
28Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1113
29Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1012
30Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 051318
31Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 0224
32Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0123
33Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0101
34Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0022
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0022
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0022
Totals (36 entries)264264383911

Source: [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tashkent awarded 2025 Asian Youth Games by OCA". Inside the Games. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "2025 Asian Youth Games Moved from Tashkent to Bahrain". The Times Of Central Asia. The Times of Central Asia. 3 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "OCA signs MoU with Bahrain NOC for Asian Youth Games 2025". Olympic Council of Asia . 26 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bahrain gets thumbs up from visiting Asian NOCs impressed with facilities for 3rd AYG". Olympic Council of Asia . 16 May 2025.
  5. ↑ OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF THE III ASIAN YOUTH GAMES - BAHRAIN 2025
  6. ↑ "NOCs". www.bayg.bh. 31 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka to field huge contingent at Asian Youth Games". The Sunday Times . Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Schedule". Bahrain Asian Youth Games. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. ↑ https://results.asianyouthgames2025.org/
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