East Asian Games

Multi-sport event

East Asian Games

Abbreviation| EAG
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 in East Asia
Games

* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* 2013

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

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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.

*  China
*  Guam
*  Hong Kong
*  Japan
*  Macau
*  Mongolia
*  North Korea
*  South Korea
*  Chinese Taipei

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

## List of East Asian Games

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Edition  | Year  | Host City  | Host Nation  | Opened by  | Start Date | End Date | Nations  | Competitors  | Sports  | Events  | Top Placed Team

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I | 1993  | Shanghai |  China | President Jiang Zemin | 9 May  | 18 May  | 8  | 1,021  | 12  | 170  |  China (CHN)
II | 1997  | Busan |  South Korea | President Kim Young-sam | 10 May  | 19 May  | 10  | 1,283  | 13  | 199  |  China (CHN)
III | 2001  | Osaka |  Japan | Prince Takamado | 19 May  | 27 May  | 10  | 2,804  | 15  | 201  |  China (CHN)
IV | 2005  | Macau |  Macau, China | Vice Premier Wu Yi | 29 October | 6 November | 9  | 1,919  | 17  | 235  |  China (CHN)
V | 2009  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong, China | State Councilor Liu Yandong | 5 December | 13 December | 9  | 2,377  | 22  | 262  |  China (CHN)
VI | 2013  | Tianjin |  China | Vice Premier Liu Yandong | 6 October | 15 October | 9  | 2,422  | 24  | 254  |  China (CHN)

## Medal count

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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.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China (CHN)| 626| 396| 285| 1,307
2|  Japan (JPN)| 288| 326| 395| 1,009
3|  South Korea (KOR)| 209| 256| 321| 786
4|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 57| 139| 188| 384
5|  Hong Kong (HKG)| 43| 54| 105| 202
6|  Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 37| 30| 48| 115
7|  North Korea (PRK)| 30| 50| 77| 157
8|  Macau (MAC)| 23| 30| 53| 106
9|  Mongolia (MGL)| 5| 14| 82| 101
10|  Guam (GUM)| 0| 1| 4| 5
Totals (10 entries)| 1,318| 1,296| 1,558| 4,172

1Former member

## Sports

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

* Aquatics
*  Diving (details)
*  Swimming (details)
*  Synchronized swimming (details)
*  Athletics (details)
*  Badminton (details)
*  Baseball (details)
*  Basketball (details)
*  Bowling (details)
*  Boxing (details)
*  Cue sports (details)
*  Cycling (details)
*  Dancesport (details)
*  Dragon boat (details)
*  Fencing (details)
*  Football (details)
*  Gymnastics (details)
*  Handball (details)
*  Hockey (details)
*  Judo (details)
*  Karate (details)
*  Rowing (details)
*  Rugby sevens (details)
*  Shooting (details)
*  Squash (details)
*  Table tennis (details)
*  Taekwondo (details)
* Tennis
*  Tennis (details)
*  Soft tennis (details)
* Volleyball
*  Volleyball (details)
*  Weightlifting (details)
*  Windsurfing (details)
*  Wrestling (details)
*  Wushu (details)

## See also

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* Events of the OCA (Continental)
* Asian Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

* Events of the OCA (Subregional)
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Games

* Events of the APC (Continental)
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Winter Para Games
* Asian Youth Para Games
* Asian Youth Winter Para Games

* Events of the APC (Subregional)
* ASEAN Para Games

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## References

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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.

## External links

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* East Asian Games Information
* 2009 East Asian Games official website (Link rot)
* 2013 East Asian Games official website
* East Asian Games Schedules

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East Asian Games

* Shanghai 1993
* Busan 1997
* Osaka 2001
* Macau 2005
* Hong Kong 2009
* Tianjin 2013
* Fukuoka 2017

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Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental|

* Asian Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games

Regional|

* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games

Defunct|

* East Asian Games
* West Asian Games
* Afro-Asian Games1
* Asian Indoor Games2
* Asian Martial Arts Games2

1 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.2 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

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East Asia

Countries and regions|

* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Mainland
* Japan
* Ryukyu
* Korea
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Jeju
* Mongolia
* Taiwan

Ethnic groups|

* Ainu
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* subgroups
* Hui
* Japanese
* Yamato
* Koreans
* in China
* in Japan
* in Sakhalin
* Manchu
* Miao
* Mongolic
* Mongols
* in China
* Khalkha in Mongolia
* Qiang
* Ryukyuans
* Indigenous Taiwanese
* Tibetans
* Tujia
* Uyghurs
* Yi
* Zhuang
* other ethnic groups in China
* unrecognized
* historical

Culture|

* Age reckoning
* Architecture‎
* Art
* Chinese
* Japanese
* Korean
* Taiwanese
* Blepharoplasty
* Buddhism
* Calligraphy
* Cinema
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* Dance
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* Typography
* Yogācāra
* Chinese zodiac

Environment|

* East Asia Climate Partnership
* Monsoon
* Rainy season
* Flora

Economy and Politics|

* China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit
* Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia
* Capitalism
* East Asia Summit
* East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
* East Asian Community
* Four Asian Tigers
* Human rights in East Asia
* Ports
* Stock exchanges

History|

* Archaeology
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* Bronze Age
* Iron Age
* Former countries

Sports|

* China–Japan–Korea Friendship Athletic Meeting
* East Asian Football Federation
* East Asian Games
* East Asian Judo Championships
* East Asian martial arts
* East Asian Youth Games
* EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Education|

* Association of East Asian Research Universities
* CrossAsia
* East Asian Economic Review
* East Asia Image Collection
* East Asia Law Review
* East Asian studies
* Journal of East Asian Studies
* Ludwigshafen East Asia Institute

Military|

* Horses in East Asian warfare
* Bansenshūkai
* Miyamoto Musashi
* Sun Tzu
* The Art of War
* The Book of Five Rings
* Yi Sun-sin

Science and technology|

* Needham Research Institute
* Printing
* Swords
* Traditional medicine

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* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
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* East Asian Youth Games
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* West Asian Games1

Europe|

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Europe|

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Historical1

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(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)|

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* Spartakiad

Defunct regional or
community events|

* Afro-Asian Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Asian Martial Arts Games
* Baltic Sea Games
* Black Sea Games
* Central African Games
* East Asian Games
* Far Eastern Championship Games
* FESPIC Games
* Games of the New Emerging Forces
* Pacific Ocean Games
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
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Winter sports

International|

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* National Winter Games of China
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* European Youth Olympic Festival
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* 3 51 component games in 36 U.S. states

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* Guam
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* Mongolia
* North Korea
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