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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 |
Next event | 2025 Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain |
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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. The Games are described as the second largest continental multi-sport event after the Asian Games.
The creation of the AYG 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, two nations have hosted the Asian Youth Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.
The last Games was held in Nanjing, China from 16 to 24 August 2013 and the next games will be held in Bahrain in 2025. [2] [3]
Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Opened by | Start date | End date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top placed team | Ref. |
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I | 2009 | Singapore | Singapore | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong | 29 June | 7 July | 43 | 1,237 | 9 | 90 | China (CHN) | [4] |
II | 2013 | Nanjing | China | Vice Premier Liu Yandong | 16 August | 24 August | 45 | 2,404 | 16 | 122 | China (CHN) | [5] |
— | Originally awarded to Hambantota, then awarded to Jakarta, eventually cancelled by the Olympic Council of Asia | |||||||||||
— | Originally awarded to Surabaya, then awarded to Shantou, eventually cancelled by the Olympic Council of Asia due to COVID-19 pandemic | [6] | ||||||||||
III | 2025 | Manama | Bahrain | Future event | [7] | |||||||
IV | 2029 | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | Future event | [8] |
Officially, there were a total of 19 sports, which were held till date in the Asian Youth Games.
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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 |
Macau (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
26 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
28 | Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
29 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (31 entries) | 213 | 211 | 239 | 663 |
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