ASEAN School Games (ASG) (informally known as the Youth SEA Games) is an annual multi-sport event for secondary schools student athletes in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and organised under the authority of the ASEAN Schools Sports Council (ASSC). The ASSC is an apolitical regional sports council that promotes sports among member countries. Prior to 2009, the games were played based on satellite, single sports events. This was changed in 2009, where a multi-sport event format was implemented. The 1st ASG planned under the new multi-sport format was hosted by Thailand in 2009, while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ASG were hosted by Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, respectively.[1][2][3]

ASEAN School Games
AbbreviationASG
First event2009 Suphanburi, Thailand
Occur everyYear
Last event2024 Da Nang, Vietnam
Next event2025 Brunei

The inception of the multi-sport event format was the outcome of a meeting hosted by Thailand in Chiang Mai in 2008. The planning meeting was jointly led by a ministry official from Singapore (Co-Curricular Activities Branch, Mr Timothy D’Cruz) and Thailand (Department of Physical Education, Dr Patanachart Kridiborworn). Singapore was then at the helm of the ASSC Technical Committee. This milestone planning meeting was responsible for setting the foundation of the guiding principles and direction of the approach that resulted in the birth of the first and subsequent ASGs.

Objectives

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  • To promote ASEAN Solidarity in our youth through school sports;
  • To provide opportunities for school athletes to benchmark their sporting talents in the ASEAN region; and
  • To provide opportunities for school athletes to interact and engage in cultural exchange within ASEAN.

Participating nations

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Nation / IOC Designation Debuted IOC-Code Notes
  Brunei (IOC designation: Brunei Darussalam) 2009 BRU
  Indonesia 2009 INA FIFA-code IDN
  Singapore 2009 SGP SIN (1959 — 2016)
  Thailand 2009 THA
  Vietnam (IOC designation: Viet Nam) 2009 VIE
  Malaysia 2010 MAS
  Philippines 2010 PHI ISO PHL
  Laos (IOC designation: Lao People's Democratic Republic) 2013 LAO
  Cambodia 2016 CAM
  Myanmar 2017 MYA

List of ASEAN School Games

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Host cities of the ASEAN School Games
Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed Team Ref.
I 2009 Suphan Buri   Thailand 20 July 29 July 5 10 116   Thailand (THA) [4]
II 2010 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 12 July 22 July 7 10 107   Malaysia (MAS) [5]
III 2011 Singapore   Singapore 30 June 8 July 7 11 118   Thailand (THA) [6]
IV 2012 Surabaya   Indonesia 28 June 6 July 7 11 141   Thailand (THA) [7]
V 2013 Hanoi   Vietnam 22 June 30 June 8 9 125   Vietnam (VIE) [8]
VI 2014 Marikina   Philippines 29 November 7 December 7 11 123   Malaysia (MAS) [9]
VII 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan   Brunei 21 November 29 November 8 7 80   Indonesia (INA) [10]
VIII 2016 Chiang Mai   Thailand 21 July 29 July 8 11 123   Thailand (THA) [11]
IX 2017 Singapore   Singapore 13 July 21 July 10 10 120   Thailand (THA) [12]
X 2018 Selangor   Malaysia 19 July 27 July 10 12 123   Malaysia (MAS) [13]
XI 2019 Semarang   Indonesia 17 July 25 July 10 9 123   Indonesia (INA) [14]
XII 2022 Dumaguete   Philippines Cancelled [15]
XIII 2024 Da Nang   Vietnam 31 May 07 June 10 6 107   Vietnam (VIE) [16]
XIV 2025 TBD   Brunei Future event [17]

Sports

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Officially, there were a total of 22 sports, which were held in the ASEAN School Games.

Sport Years
  Athletics All
  Badminton All
  Basketball 2009–2014, since 2016
  Bowling 2017 only
  Field hockey 2010–2011
  Futsal 2016 only
  Golf 2009–2016
  Gymnastics 2009–2014, 2016–2018
  Netball 2010–2011, 2015, 2018
  Pencak silat 2012–2013, 2015, 2019, 2024
Sport Years
  Rugby sevens 2012 only
  Sepak takraw 2009–2019
  Squash 2018 only
  Swimming All
  Table tennis 2009, 2011–2014, 2016–2019
  Tennis 2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2019
  Triathlon 2011 only
  Volleyball 2009–2014, 2016–2019
  Vovinam 2024 only
  Water polo 2011 only
  Water skiing 2011 only
  Wushu 2014 only

All-time medal count

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Thailand (THA)3983554101,163
2  Indonesia (INA)290342307939
3  Malaysia (MAS)278293319890
4  Vietnam (VIE)253180158591
5  Singapore (SIN)145170264579
6  Philippines (PHI)4351124218
7  Myanmar (MYA)431118
8  Cambodia (CAM)21710
9  Brunei (BRU)1142439
10  Laos (LAO)072936
Totals (10 entries)1,4141,4161,6534,483

ASEAN School Games editions

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2024 ASEAN School Games

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  *   Host nation (Vietnam)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Vietnam (VIE)*44311792
2  Indonesia (INA)22222064
3  Thailand (THA)18172358
4  Malaysia (MAS)13172454
5  Singapore (SGP)482032
6  Philippines (PHI)282030
7  Cambodia (CAM)2169
8  Myanmar (MYA)2147
9  Laos (LAO)0134
10  Brunei (BRU)0112
Totals (10 entries)107107138352

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References

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  1. ^ Official 2011 ASEAN School Games website. Archived 4 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 1st ASEAN School Games 2009 Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 2nd ASEAN School Games 2010
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  5. ^ "2nd ASG Kuala Lumpur 2010 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  6. ^ "3rd ASG Singapore 2011 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  7. ^ "4th ASG Surabaya 2012 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  8. ^ "5th ASG Hanoi 2013 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  9. ^ "6th ASG Marikina 2014 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. ^ "7th ASG Bandar Seri Begawan 2015 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  11. ^ "8th ASG Chiang Mai 2016 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. ^ "9th ASG Singapore 2017 Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot". Southeast Asian Sports News Blogspot. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  13. ^ "ASEAN School Games 2018". Majlis Sukan Sekolah Johor. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ^ "ASEAN School Games 2019". tempo.co. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ^ "PH hosting of 12th ASEAN Schools Games in Dumaguete deferred". Philippine News Agency.
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  17. ^ "ASEAN Schools Games 2024 Resmi Ditutup, Tahun Depan Digelar di Brunei Darussalam". 7 August 2018.
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