East Asian Games

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The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association 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, 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. The others are the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games, and the West Asian Games.[1]

It ended after the 2013 tournament, the games later transforming into East Asian Youth Games, with Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar hosting the inaugural edition.

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.

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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 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China President Jiang Zemin 9 May 18 May 8 1,021 12 170 Template:FlagIOC2team
II 1997 Busan File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea President Kim Young-sam 10 May 19 May 10 1,283 13 199 Template:FlagIOC2team
III 2001 Osaka File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Prince Takamado 19 May 27 May 10 2,804 15 201 Template:FlagIOC2team
IV 2005 Macau Script error: No such module "flag". Vice Premier Wu Yi 29 October 6 November 9 1,919 17 235 Template:FlagIOC2team
V 2009 Hong Kong Script error: No such module "flag". State Councilor Liu Yandong 5 December 13 December 9 2,377 22 262 Template:FlagIOC2team
VI 2013 Tianjin File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Vice Premier Liu Yandong 6 October 15 October 9 2,422 24 254 Template:FlagIOC2team

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. Template:Medals table

1Former member

Sports

30 sports were competed in at the East Asian Games, including the 2013 edition in Tianjin.

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Games page Script error: No such module "webarchive". of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
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External links

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