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.
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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  |
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 should take place in 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan[2][3] but moved to Bahrain.[citation needed]
Editions
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| 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
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong | 29 June | 7 July | 43 | 1,237 | 9 | 90 |  China (CHN)
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| II | 2013 | Nanjing | China
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Vice Premier Liu Yandong | 16 August | 24 August | 45 | 2,404 | 16 | 122 | China (CHN)
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| — | 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 |
 Uzbekistan Bahrain
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Future event | [7] | |||||||
| IV | 2029 | Phnom Penh |  Cambodia
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Future event | [8] | |||||||
Sports
editOfficially, there were a total of 19 sports, which were held till date in the Asian Youth Games.
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Medal table
edit| 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 | |
References
edit- ^ "The inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009 | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Tashkent-2025: The process of building sports facilities for the Asian Games was discussed".
- ^ "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "OCA » Singapore 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "OCA » Nanjing 2013". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "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.