East Asian Games
AbbreviationEAG
Formation1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China
Recurrence4 years
Last2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin, China
PurposeMulti-sport event for nations in East Asia

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.

Kazakhstan is a former member of the EAGA.[2] It now participates in the Central Asian Games.

List of East Asian Games

EditionYearHost cityHost nationOpened byStart DateEnd DateNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop Placed Team
11993ShanghaiChinaPresident Jiang Zemin9 May18 May81,02112170
21997BusanSouth KoreaPresident Kim Young-sam10 May19 May101,28313199
32001OsakaJapanPrince Takamado19 May27 May102,80415201
42005MacauVice Premier Wu Yi29 October6 November91,91917235
52009Hong KongState Councilor Liu Yandong5 December13 December92,37722262
62013TianjinChinaVice Premier Liu Yandong6 October15 October92,42224254
72029NiigataJapan

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.

1Former member

Sports

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Games page Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine of the website of the Olympic Council of Asia; retrieved 2010-07-09.
  2. ^ "OCA East Asian Games". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-02-25.