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 on the Asian continent |
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organised by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013 among athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), as well as the Pacific island of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees.
The East Asian Games was 1 of 5 Regional Games of the OCA. The others were the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), and the West Asian Games.[1]
It ended in the 2013 tournament. The East Asian Youth Games will start in 2019.
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.
1Associate member
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 | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team |
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I | 1993 | Shanghai | ![]() |
9 May | 18 May | 8 | 1,021 | 12 | 170 | ![]() |
II | 1997 | Busan | ![]() |
10 May | 19 May | 9 | 1,283 | 13 | 199 | ![]() |
III | 2001 | Osaka | ![]() |
19 May | 27 May | 10 | 2,804 | 15 | 201 | ![]() |
IV | 2005 | Macau | ![]() |
29 October | 6 November | 9 | 1,919 | 17 | 235 | ![]() |
V | 2009 | Hong Kong | ![]() |
5 December | 13 December | 9 | 2,377 | 22 | 262 | ![]() |
VI | 2013 | Tianjin | ![]() |
6 October | 15 October | 9 | 2,422 | 24 | 254 | ![]() |
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 626 | 396 | 285 | 1,307 |
2 | ![]() | 288 | 326 | 395 | 1,009 |
3 | ![]() | 209 | 256 | 321 | 786 |
4 | ![]() | 57 | 139 | 188 | 384 |
5 | ![]() | 43 | 54 | 105 | 202 |
6 | ![]() | 37 | 30 | 48 | 115 |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 50 | 77 | 157 |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 30 | 53 | 106 |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 14 | 82 | 101 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Total | 1,318 | 1,296 | 1,558 | 4,172 |
1Former member
Sports
Thirty sports were presented in East Asian Games history, including 2013 Games in Tianjin.
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See also
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References
- ↑ Games page of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ↑ OCA East Asian Games
External links
- East Asian Games Information
- 2009 East Asian Games Official Website (Link rot)
- 2013 East Asian Games Official Website
- East Asian Games Schedules