2001 East Asian Games

III East Asian Games

Host city	Osaka, Japan
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	---
Events	15 sports
Opening ceremony	May 19, 2001
Closing ceremony	May 27, 2001
Officially opened by	Prince Takamado
Athlete's Oath	---
Torch Lighter	Naoko Takahashi
Main venue	Osaka Dome

The 3rd East Asian Games were held in Osaka, Japan from May 19, 2001 to May 27, 2001.

Sports

The 2001 East Asian Games featured events in 15 sports, which was a new high for the competition.

Boxing ()
Football ()
Gymnastics ()
- Artistic gymnastics
- Rhythmic gymnastics
Handball ()
Judo ()

Medal table

Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	85	48	58	191
2	Japan (JPN)	61	65	65	191
3	South Korea (KOR)	34	46	32	112
4	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	13	18	26	57
5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	6	16	31	53
6	Hong Kong (HKG)	3	1	3	7
7	Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	7	10
8	Macau (MAC)	1	0	3	4
9	Guam (GUM)	0	0	1	1
Total		204	196	226	626

External links

Games summary from Olympic Council of Asia

East Asian Games

Shanghai 1993 Busan 1997 Osaka 2001 Macau 2005 Hong Kong 2009 Tianjin 2013 Fukuoka 2017

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Sports NOCs Mascots

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

Nations at the 2001 East Asian Games in Osaka, Japan

China Guam Hong Kong Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Macau Mongolia Chinese Taipei

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