1993 East Asian Games

The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from May 9 to May 18, 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Hongkou Football Stadium.[1]

I East Asian Games
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Host cityShanghai, China
Nations participating8
Athletes participating1021
Events12 sports
Opening ceremonyMay 9, 1993
Closing ceremonyMay 18, 1993
Officially opened byPresident Jiang Zemin
Main venueHongkou Football Stadium

Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibitions to coincide with the games, including exhibitions of photography, art and stamps. A total of 9 nations competed in a programme of twelve sports. Julio Iglesias and Wei Wei performed a duet at the games closing ceremony.[2][3] The hosts, China, topped the medal table, winning almost two-thirds of the gold medals on offer. Japan was the second-most successful nation.

Sports

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)*1057434213
2 Japan (JPN)253755117
3 South Korea (KOR)23284091
4 North Korea (PRK)10202454
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE)651930
6 Hong Kong (HKG)12811
7 Mongolia (MGL)011617
8 Macau (MAC)0011
Totals (8 nations)170167197534

References

  1. 1st EAG Shanghai PR 1993 Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
  2. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  3. The International Who's Who 2004 (2003). Pg. 1785. Europa Publications.
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