2013 Asian Youth Games

The 2nd Asian Youth Games were held in Nanjing, China from August 16–24, 2013. Just like the inaugural edition, the games served as a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, which was also held in the same city.

II Asian Youth Games
Host cityNanjing, China
MottoCelebrating Youth, Passionate Asia
Nations participating45
Athletes participating2404
Events122 in 16 sports
Opening ceremonyAugust 16
Closing ceremonyAugust 24
Officially opened byLiu Yandong
Vice Premier of China
Main venueNanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
WebsiteOfficial website

Venues
  • Nanjing Olympic Sports Center - Aquatics, Athletics
  • Nanjing Sport Institute - Badminton
  • Nanjing International Expo Center - Fencing
  • Wutaishan Stadium - Football, 3x3 basketball, 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
  • Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Squash Hall - Squash
  • Tennis Academy of China - Tennis
  • Nanjing International Expo Centre - Weightlifting

Mascot
Official 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.

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]

Calendar
 OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  1 Event finals  CC Closing ceremony
August 2013 13th
Tue		 14th
Wed		 15th
Thu		 16th
Fri		 17th
Sat		 18th
Sun		 19th
Mon		 20th
Tue		 21st
Wed		 22nd
Thu		 23rd
Fri		 24th
Sat		 Gold
medals
3x3 basketball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Athletics 4 10 8 12 34
Badminton ● ● ● ● 3 3
Diving 2 2 4
Fencing 2 2 2 6
Football ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Golf ● ● 2 2
Handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Judo 2 2 2 6
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Shooting 2 2 2 2 8
Squash ● ● 2 ● ● ● 2 4
Swimming 3 7 7 7 6 30
Table tennis ● ● 2 2
Taekwondo 2 2 4
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● 3 3
Weightlifting 3 3 3 9
Total gold medals762223272314122
CeremoniesOCCC
August 2013 13th
Tue		 14th
Wed		 15th
Thu		 16th
Fri		 17th
Sat		 18th
Sun		 19th
Mon		 20th
Tue		 21st
Wed		 22nd
Thu		 23rd
Fri		 24th
Sat		 Gold
medals

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)*46232493
2 South Korea (KOR)25131452
3 Japan (JPN)75618
4 Thailand (THA)6151637
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE)6111330
6 Singapore (SIN)512623
7 Vietnam (VIE)54211
8 Malaysia (MAS)46717
9 North Korea (PRK)42511
10 Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI)34714
11 Hong Kong (HKG)251320
12 Philippines (PHI)2305
13 Kazakhstan (KAZ)14813
14 Uzbekistan (UZB)1258
15 Indonesia (INA)1225
16 Qatar (QAT)1203
17 Kuwait (KUW)1001
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)1001
 Syria (SYR)1001
20 Iran (IRI)0628
21 Sri Lanka (SRI)0156
22 Iraq (IRQ)0112
 Tajikistan (TJK)0112
24 Jordan (JOR)0033
 Mongolia (MGL)0033
26 Bahrain (BRN)0011
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)0011
 Macau (MAC)0011
 Yemen (YEM)0011
Totals (29 nations)122122147391

References
  1. JSCHINA. "Mascot for 2nd Asian Youth Games unveiled". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. "Participant List". Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. "IOC bans India from Olympics". CBC. December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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