Asian Youth Games

Asian Youth Games
Games
2009 2013 2025
Sports
3x3 basketball Athletics Badminton Beach volleyball Bowling Diving Fencing Football Golf Handball Judo Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Squash Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Weightlifting
Organisations
Olympic Council of Asia NOCs

Asian Youth Games

Abbreviation	AYG
First event	2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore
Occur every	4-2 years
Last event	2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain
Next event	2029 Asian Youth Games in Tashkent

The Asian Youth Games, also known as AYG, is a multi-sport event held every four to two years among teenage athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia. The Games are described as the second-largest continental multi-sport event after the Asian Games.

The creation of the Asian Youth Games was a part of Singapore's bid to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. It was intended to show Singapore's organisational capabilities and infrastructure. ^[1]

In its history, three nations have hosted the Asian Youth Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.

The last Games was held in Bahrain from 22 to 31 October 2025. The next Games will take place in 2029 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Editions

2009

2013

2025

2029

2031

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Host cities of the Asian Youth Games

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Opened by	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top-ranked team	Refs
I	2009	Singapore		Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong	29 June	7 July	43	1,237	9	90	China  (CHN)	[2]
II	2013	Nanjing	China	Vice Premier Liu Yandong	16 August	24 August	45	2,404	16	122	China  (CHN)	[3]
—	2017	Originally awarded to Hambantota, then awarded to Jakarta, eventually cancelled due to no replacement host city found.
—	2021	Originally awarded to Surabaya, then awarded to Shantou, eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .										[4]
III	2025	Bahrain [a]		Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa	22 October	31 October	45	4,051	26	264	China  (CHN)	[6]
IV	2029	Tashkent [b]	Uzbekistan	Future event								[8]
V	2031	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Future event								[9]

1. Originally awarded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which withdrew in December 2024 due to delays in infrastructure construction. ^[5]
2. Originally awarded to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which withdrew in October 2025 due to organisers failing to meet contractual deadlines. ^[7]

Future

After the Olympic Council of Asia proposed holding the Games biennially from 2029, the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee and executive board member of the Olympic Council of Asia, Abraham Tolentino, suggested that a future edition could be held in the Philippines, if the country's government were interested in supporting a bid. ^{[10] [11]}

Sports

See also: Asian Games sports § Asian Youth Games

Sport Years 3x3 basketball All Athletics All Badminton Since 2013 Beach volleyball 2009 Boxing 2025 Camel racing 2025 Cycling 2025 Bowling 2009 Diving 2009 - 2013 Equestrian 2025 Esports 2025 Fencing 2013 Football 2009 - 2013 Futsal 2025 Golf Since 2013 Handball Since 2013 Judo Since 2013 Ju-jitsu 2025

Sport Years Kabaddi 2025 Kurash 2025 Mixed martial arts 2025 Muaythai 2025 Pencak silat 2025 Rugby sevens 2013 Sailing 2009 Shooting 2009 - 2013 Squash 2013 Swimming All Table tennis All Taekwondo Since 2013 Tennis 2013 Teqball 2025 Triathlon 2025 Volleyball 2025 Weightlifting Since 2013 Wrestling 2025

Medal table

As of the conclusion of the 2025 Asian Youth Games:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	134	88	70	292
2	South Korea	52	37	42	131
3	Uzbekistan	38	18	36	92
4	Thailand	32	37	36	105
5	Kazakhstan	29	39	52	120
6	Iran	23	27	40	90
7	India	21	25	27	73
8	Hong Kong	20	26	28	74
9	Singapore	16	21	23	60
10	Japan	16	17	18	51
11	Chinese Taipei	14	22	44	80
12	North Korea	13	11	11	35
13	United Arab Emirates	12	9	10	31
14	Philippines	9	11	11	31
15	Vietnam	6	13	13	32
16	Saudi Arabia	6	5	15	26
17	Indonesia	5	8	21	34
18	Malaysia	5	8	17	30
19	Bahrain	5	5	5	15
20	Kuwait	5	4	6	15
21	Iraq	3	7	6	16
22	Qatar	2	6	1	9
23	Tajikistan	2	4	16	22
24	Jordan	2	2	12	16
25	Kyrgyzstan	1	9	12	22
26	Sri Lanka	1	3	12	16
27	Afghanistan	1	2	3	6
28	Turkmenistan	1	1	4	6
29	Yemen	1	0	3	4
30	Palestine	1	0	1	2
31	Syria	1	0	0	1
32	Mongolia	0	5	16	21
33	Cambodia	0	2	2	4
34	Pakistan	0	1	3	4
35	Macau	0	1	1	2
36	Lebanon	0	1	0	1
37	Bangladesh	0	0	2	2
	Oman	0	0	2	2
39	Myanmar	0	0	1	1
Totals (39 entries)		477	475	622	1,574

References

1. "The inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009 | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
2. "OCA » Singapore 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
3. "OCA » Nanjing 2013". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
4. "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". Olympic Council of Asia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
5. "2025 Asian Youth Games Moved from Tashkent to Bahrain". The Times of Central Asia . 3 December 2024.
6. "Bahrain to host third Asian Youth Games". Gulf Digital News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
7. "Cambodia determined to host AYG in the future". Olympic Council of Asia. 24 October 2025.
8. "Tashkent will host the IV Asian Youth Games in 2029". Turkmenportal. 1 November 2025.
9. "Cambodia to host 4th Asian Youth Games in 2031 instead of 2029". Kiripost. 31 October 2025.
10. "PH eyes Asian Youth Games hosting; Tolentino calls for government support". The Manila Times . 22 October 2025.
11. "POC positions itself as AYG host". insidethegames.biz. 26 October 2025.