2013 Asian Youth Games
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| Host city | Nanjing, China |
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| Motto | Celebrating Youth, Passionate Asia (Chinese: 青春盛会, 活力亚洲; pinyin: Qīngchūn shènghuì huólì yàzhōu; lit. 'Youth Games', 'Vibrant Asia') |
| Nations | 45 |
| Athletes | 2404 |
| Events | 122 in 16 sports |
| Opening | August 16 |
| Closing | August 24 |
| Opened by | Liu Yandong Vice Premier of China |
| Main venue | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Website | nanjing2013.org (archived) |
The 2013 Asian Youth Games or AYG 2013 (Chinese: 2013年亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Èr Líng yī sān Nián Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì), officially the 2nd Asian Youth Games (Chinese: 第二届亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Dìèr Jiè Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì) and commonly as Nanjing 2013 (Chinese: 南京2013; pinyin: Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sān), were held in Nanjing, China from August 16–24, 2013. Like the inaugural edition, the games acted as dress-rehearsal for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, which were also held in the same city.
Venues
- Nanjing Olympic Sports Center - Aquatics, Athletics, Squash
- Nanjing Sport Institute - Badminton
- Nanjing International Expo Center - Fencing, Weightlifting
- Wutaishan Sports Center
- Wutaishan Stadium - Football, 3x3 basketball
- Wutaishan Gymnasium - Table tennis
- Qingliangshan Sports School - Football
- Jiangning Sports Center - Football, Handball
- Zhongshan International Golf Club - Golf
- Nanjing University of Technology - Handball
- Longjiang Gymnasium - Judo, Taekwondo
- Youth Olympic Sports Park Rugby Field - Rugby sevens
- Fangshan Shooting Hall - Shooting
- Tennis Academy of China - Tennis
Mascot
The mascot for the 2013 Asian Youth Games was unveiled in Nanjing on 31 October 2012. The mascot is called Yuan Yuan, is based on the image of Eosimias sinensis, the earliest higher primate to date found in Jiangsu.[1]
Sports
Officially, there were a total of 112 events in 16 sports, 6 more than that of the previous edition held at Singapore.
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Participating nations
The 2013 Asian Youth Games saw 2404 athletes from all 45 competed.[2] According to the Games' official website, Indian athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Indian Olympic Association was suspended due to political interference in December 2012.[3]
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg Afghanistan (8)
- File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain (27)
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (19)
- File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan (10)
- File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei (5)
- File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (2)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (252)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (124)
- File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor (17)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (102)
- File:Olympic flag.svg Independent Olympic Athletes (89)
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (103)
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (79)
- File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq (60)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (62)
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (25)
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (122)
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (100)
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Kyrgyzstan (14)
- File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (9)
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (14)
- File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau (30)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (69)
- File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (14)
- File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (65)
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (8)
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal (11)
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea (43)
- File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman (10)
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (41)
- File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (16)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (55)
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (66)
- File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (69)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (84)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (123)
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (37)
- File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria (28)
- File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (9)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (173)
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (16)
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (18)
- File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (61)
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (101)
- File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen (14)
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Calendar
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
References
- ↑ JSCHINA. "Mascot for 2nd Asian Youth Games unveiled". Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "Participant List". Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC. December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.