| Host city | Bahrain |
|---|---|
| Teams | 45 (expected) |
| Athletes | 4,000 (expected) |
| Events | 223 in 24 sports |
| Opening | 22 October 2025 |
| Closing | 31 October 2025 |
| Opened by | King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (expected) |
| Main venue | Exhibition World Bahrain (opening ceremony) |
| Website | https://bayg.bh/ |
The 2025 Asian Youth Games, officially the 3rd Asian Youth Games, and commonly as Bahrain 2025, will be the third edition of the Asian Youth Games, a pan-Asian multi-sport event to be held in the country of Bahrain from 22 to 31 October 2025. It will mark the first time the event will be held in the Arabian Peninsula, and the first edition to be held since 2013.
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]
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]
| City/Area | Venue | Events | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakhir | Exhibition World Bahrain [4] | ??? | Opening ceremony | TBA |
| Grand Hall A, B | Esports | TBA | ||
| Grand Hall C, D, E | Muaythai | TBA | ||
| Hall 1 | Mixed martial arts | TBA | ||
| Ju-jitsu | ||||
| Hall 2 | Judo | TBA | ||
| Taekwondo | ||||
| Hall 5 | Weightlifting | TBA | ||
| Hall 7 | Wrestling (indoor) | TBA | ||
| Hall 9 | Boxing | TBA | ||
| Hall 10 | Table tennis | TBA | ||
| Teqball | ||||
| Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation | Camel racing | TBA | ||
| Equestrian (cross-country, endurance) | ||||
| Riffa | Bahrain National Stadium | Athletics | 24,000 | |
| Isa Sports City | ||||
| Hall B | Volleyball (women's) | TBA | ||
| Hall C | Volleyball (men's) | TBA | ||
| Hall D | Badminton | TBA | ||
| Kabaddi | ||||
| Futsal Hall | Handball (women's) | TBA | ||
| Isa Town | Khalifa Sport City | Hall | Futsal | 3,600 |
| Swimming Pool | Swimming | 500 | ||
| Galali | Sama Bay | Beach Volleyball | TBA | |
| Wrestling (beach) | TBA | |||
| Manama | Umm Al Hassam Sports Halls | Basketball Hall | 3x3 basketball | 1,164 |
| Handball Hall | Handball (men's) | 1,164 | ||
| Military Sports Union | Equestrian (jumping) | TBA | ||
| Al Mazrowiah | Royal Golf Club | Golf | TBA | |
| Zallaq | Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa | Triathlon | TBA | |
| NBH Loop | Road cycling | TBA | ||
3x3 basketball (4)
Athletics (42)
Badminton (3)
Boxing (14)
Equestrian (4)
Esports (6)
Futsal (2)
Golf (4)
Handball (2)
Judo (16)
Ju-jitsu (9)
Kabaddi (2)
Mixed martial arts (15)
Muaythai (17)
Road cycling (3)
Swimming (34)
Table tennis (3)
Taekwondo (17)
Teqball (5)
Triathlon (3)
Beach volleyball (2)
Volleyball (2)
Weightlifting (32)
Beach wrestling (8)
Wrestling (16)The calendar was last updated on 21 August 2025. [6]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| October 2025 | 19th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3 basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | ||||||||
| Athletics | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 42 | ||||||||
| Badminton | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Beach wrestling | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Camel racing | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Equestrian | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Esports | ● | 2 | ● | 2 | ● | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Futsal | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Golf | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
| Judo | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Ju-jitsu | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Kabaddi | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Mixed martial arts | ● | ● | ● | 15 | ||||||||||
| Muaythai | ● | ● | ● | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
| Road cycling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Swimming | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | |||||||||
| Table tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Taekwondo | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |||||||||
| Teqball | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
| Weightlifting | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 32 | ||||||||
| Wrestling | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Daily medal events | 223 | |||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | — | |||||||||||
| October 2025 | 19th 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 |