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. 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
(Chinese: 青春盛会, 活力亚洲; pinyin: Qīngchūn shènghuì huólì yàzhōu; lit. 'Youth Games', 'Vibrant Asia')
Nations45
Athletes2404
Events122 in 16 sports
OpeningAugust 16
ClosingAugust 24
Opened byLiu Yandong
Vice Premier of China
Main venueNanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Websitenanjing2013.org

Venues edit

Mascot edit

 
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 edit

Officially, there were a total of 112 events in 16 sports, 6 more than that of the previous edition held at Singapore.

Participating nations edit

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 edit

 OC  Opening ceremony  ●   Event competitions   Event finals  CC  Closing ceremony
August 2013 13th
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  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 medals 7 6 22 23 27 23 14 122
Ceremonies OC CC
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Medal table edit

  *   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 entries)122122147391

References edit

  1. ^ JSCHINA. "Mascot for 2nd Asian Youth Games unveiled". Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. 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.

External links edit