2013 Asian Youth Games
The 2nd Asian Youth Games were held in Nanjing, China from August 16–24, 2013. Just like the inaugural edition, the games served as a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, which was also held in the same city.
Host city | Nanjing, China |
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Motto | Celebrating Youth, Passionate Asia |
Nations participating | 45 |
Athletes participating | 2404 |
Events | 122 in 16 sports |
Opening ceremony | August 16 |
Closing ceremony | August 24 |
Officially opened by | Liu Yandong Vice Premier of China |
Main venue | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium |
Website | Official website |
Venues
- Nanjing Olympic Sports Center - Aquatics, Athletics
- Nanjing Sport Institute - Badminton
- Nanjing International Expo Center - Fencing
- Wutaishan Stadium - Football, 3x3 basketball, Table tennis
- Qingliangshan Sports School - Football
- Jiangning Sports Center - Football, Handball
- Zhongshan International Golf Club - Golf
- Nanjing University of Technology - Handball
- Longjiang Gymnasium - Judo, Taekwondo
- Youth Olympic Sports Park Rugby Field - Rugby sevens
- Fangshan Shooting Hall - Shooting
- Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Squash Hall - Squash
- Tennis Academy of China - Tennis
- Nanjing International Expo Centre - Weightlifting
Mascot
The mascot for the 2013 Asian Youth Games was unveiled in Nanjing on 31 October 2012. The mascot is called Yuan Yuan, is based on the image of Eosimias sinensis, the earliest higher primate to date found in Jiangsu.[1]
Sports
Officially, there were a total of 112 events in 16 sports, 6 more than that of the previous edition held at Singapore.
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Participating nations
The 2013 Asian Youth Games saw 2404 athletes from all 45 competed.[2] According to the Games' official website, Indian athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Indian Olympic Association was suspended due to political interference in December 2012.[3]
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Calendar
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
August 2013 | 13th Tue |
14th Wed |
15th Thu |
16th Fri |
17th Sat |
18th Sun |
19th Mon |
20th Tue |
21st Wed |
22nd Thu |
23rd Fri |
24th Sat |
Gold medals |
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3x3 basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Athletics | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | ||||||||
Badminton | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Diving | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
Fencing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Golf | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
Judo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Rugby sevens | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Shooting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
Squash | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | |||||
Swimming | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | |||||||
Table tennis | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||
Weightlifting | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
Total gold medals | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 122 | |||||
Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||
August 2013 | 13th Tue |
14th Wed |
15th Thu |
16th Fri |
17th Sat |
18th Sun |
19th Mon |
20th Tue |
21st Wed |
22nd Thu |
23rd Fri |
24th Sat |
Gold medals |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN)* | 46 | 23 | 24 | 93 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 25 | 13 | 14 | 52 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
4 | Thailand (THA) | 6 | 15 | 16 | 37 |
5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
6 | Singapore (SIN) | 5 | 12 | 6 | 23 |
7 | Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
8 | Malaysia (MAS) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
9 | North Korea (PRK) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
10 | Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
11 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
12 | Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
13 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
14 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
15 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
16 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
17 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
21 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
22 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
26 | Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (29 nations) | 122 | 122 | 147 | 391 |
References
- JSCHINA. "Mascot for 2nd Asian Youth Games unveiled". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "Participant List". Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC. December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.