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 Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium.[1]
Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibitions to coincide with the games, including exhibitions of photography, art and stamps. A total of 8 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 and South Korea were the second- and third-most successful nations.
Sports
Medal table
Host nation (China)
| Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
China (CHN) |
105 |
74 |
34 |
213 |
| 2 |
Japan (JPN) |
25 |
37 |
55 |
117 |
| 3 |
South Korea (KOR) |
23 |
28 |
40 |
91 |
| 4 |
North Korea (PRK) |
10 |
20 |
24 |
54 |
| 5 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
6 |
5 |
19 |
30 |
| 6 |
Hong Kong (HKG) |
1 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
| 7 |
Mongolia (MGL) |
0 |
1 |
16 |
17 |
| 8 |
Macau (MAC) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
170 |
167 |
197 |
534 |
References
- ^ 1st EAG Shanghai PR 1993. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN: 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ The International Who's Who 2004 (2003). Pg. 1785. Europa Publications.
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1 Subsequently merged to form Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games.2 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.
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