East Asian Games
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Abbreviation | EAG |
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First event | 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China |
Occur every | 4 years |
Last event | 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin, China |
Purpose | Multi-sport event for nations in East Asia |
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the (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.
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 cancellation of the 2019 East Asian Youth Games due to the 2018 Taiwanese referendum, where one of the questions inquired whether Taiwan should participate in Olympics using the name, "Taiwan", instead of Chinese Taipei. The vote was eventually vetoed by the Taiwanese voters, but the game was officially cancelled regardless due to the Chinese government exerting political pressures over the Olympic Council.
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 |
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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, China | Vice Premier Wu Yi | 29 October | 6 November | 9 | 1,919 | 17 | 235 | China (CHN) |
V | 2009 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China | 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 | (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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 626 | 396 | 285 | 1307 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 288 | 326 | 395 | 1009 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 209 | 256 | 321 | 786 |
4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 57 | 139 | 188 | 384 |
5 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 43 | 54 | 105 | 202 |
6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 37 | 30 | 48 | 115 |
7 | North Korea (PRK) | 30 | 50 | 77 | 157 |
8 | Macau (MAC) | 23 | 30 | 53 | 106 |
9 | Mongolia (MGL) | 5 | 14 | 82 | 101 |
10 | (GUM) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Totals (10 nations) | 1318 | 1296 | 1558 | 4172 |
1Former member
Sports[]
30 sports were competed in East Asian Games history, including the 2013 edition in Tianjin.
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See also[]
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References[]
- ^ Games page Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "OCA East Asian Games". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
External links[]
- East Asian Games
- Recurring sporting events established in 1993
- Multi-sport events in Asia
- Sport in East Asia
- 1993 establishments in Asia