East Asian Games

The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) 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 (OCA), as well as the Pacific island nation of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees.

East Asian Games
Official East Asian Games Association logo
Games
East Asian Games
AbbreviationEAG
First event1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China
Occur every4 years
Last event2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin, China
PurposeMulti-sport event for nations in East Asia

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

It ended after the 2013 tournament. Instead, the East Asian Youth Games had a plan to start in Taichung, Taiwan in 2019 but failed.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) plans to revive the East Asian Games, after the failure of the 2019 East Asian Youth Games due to the referendum.

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
Edition Year Host City Host Nation Opened by Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed Team
I 1993 Shanghai  China President Jiang Zemin 9 May 18 May 8 1,021 12 170  China (CHN)
II 1997 Busan  South Korea President Kim Young-sam 10 May 19 May 10 1,283 13 199  China (CHN)
III 2001 Osaka  Japan Prince Takamado 19 May 27 May 10 2,804 15 201  China (CHN)
IV 2005 Macau  Macau Vice Premier Wu Yi 29 October 6 November 9 1,919 17 235  China (CHN)
V 2009 Hong Kong  Hong Kong State Councilor Liu Yandong 5 December 13 December 9 2,377 22 262  China (CHN)
VI 2013 Tianjin  China Vice Premier Liu Yandong 6 October 15 October 9 2,422 24 254  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, while China became the only nation in history to emerge as overall champion.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)6263962851307
2 Japan (JPN)2883263951009
3 South Korea (KOR)209256321786
4 Chinese Taipei (TPE)57139188384
5 Hong Kong (HKG)4354105202
6 Kazakhstan (KAZ)373048115
7 North Korea (PRK)305077157
8 Macau (MAC)233053106
9 Mongolia (MGL)51482101
10 Guam (GUM)0145
Totals (10 nations)1318129615584172

1Former member

Sports

30 sports were competed in East Asian Games history, 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.
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