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 years
Last event	2013 Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China
Next event	2025 Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain

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 take place in 2025 in Manama, Bahrain. ^[2]

Editions

2009

2013

2017

2017

2021

2021

2025

2025

2029

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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 placed team	Ref.
I	2009	Singapore	Singapore	Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong [a]	29 June	7 July	43	1,237	9	90	China  (CHN)	[3]
II	2013	Nanjing	China	Vice Premier Liu Yandong [b]	16 August	24 August	45	2,404	16	122	China  (CHN)	[4]
—	2017	Originally awarded to Hambantota, then awarded to Jakarta, eventually cancelled by the Olympic Council of Asia
—	2021	Originally awarded to Surabaya, then awarded to Shantou, eventually cancelled by the Olympic Council of Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic										[5]
III	2025	Manama [c]	Bahrain	King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (expected)	22 October	31 October	Future event		21	207	Future event	[8] [9]
IV	2029	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Future event								[10]

1. Representing S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore.
2. Representing Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China.
3. Originally awarded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, ^{[6] [7]} which withdrew in December 2024 due to delays in infrastructure construction.

Sports

See also: Asian Games sports § Asian Youth Games

Sport Years 3x3 basketball All Athletics All Badminton Since 2013 Beach volleyball 2009 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

Sport Years Kabaddi 2025 Mixed martial arts 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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

References

1. "The inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009 | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
2. "2025 Asian Youth Games Moved from Tashkent to Bahrain". The Times of Central Asia . 3 December 2024.
3. "OCA » Singapore 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
4. "OCA » Nanjing 2013". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
5. "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.
6. "Tashkent-2025: The process of building sports facilities for the Asian Games was discussed".
7. "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
8. "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
9. "Bahrain to host third Asian Youth Games". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
10. "Cambodia to host OCA's 5th Asian Youth Games in 2029". Olympic Council of Asia. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.