East Asian Games

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East Asian Games
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AbbreviationEAG
First event 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China
Occur every4 years
Last event 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin, China
Purpose Multi-sport event for nations in East Asia

The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia, as well as the Pacific island nation of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees.

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The East Asian Games was one of five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia. The others are the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games, and the West Asian Games. [1]

It ended after the 2013 tournament, the games later transforming into East Asian Youth Games, with Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar hosting the inaugural edition.

Participating nations

All 8 countries whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the East Asian Games Association and 1 country whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the Oceania National Olympic Committees.

Kazakhstan is a former member of the EAGA. [2] It now participates in the Central Asian Games.

List of East Asian Games

EditionYearHost CityHost NationOpened byStart DateEnd DateNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop Placed Team
I 1993 Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China President Jiang Zemin 9 May18 May81,02112170Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
II 1997 Busan Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea President Kim Young-sam 10 May19 May101,28313199Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
III 2001 Osaka Flag of Japan.svg Japan Prince Takamado 19 May27 May102,80415201Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
IV 2005 Macau Flag of Macau.svg  Macau, China Vice Premier Wu Yi 29 October6 November91,91917235Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
V 2009 Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong, China State Councilor Liu Yandong 5 December13 December92,37722262Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
VI 2013 Tianjin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Vice Premier Liu Yandong 6 October15 October92,42224254Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)

Medal count

Of the 10 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, all nations have won at least a single medal in the competition. 9 nations have won at least a single gold medal.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)6263962851,307
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2883263951,009
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)209256321786
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)57139188384
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)4354105202
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)373048115
7Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)305077157
8Flag of Macau.svg  Macau  (MAC)233053106
9Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)51482101
10Flag of Guam.svg  Guam  (GUM)0145
Totals (10 entries)1,3181,2961,5584,172

1Former member

Sports

30 sports were competed in at the East Asian Games, including the 2013 edition in Tianjin.

See also

References

  1. Games page Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
  2. "OCA East Asian Games". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-02-25.