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.
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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) |
Venues
edit- 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
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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
editOfficially, 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
editThe 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]
Afghanistan (8)
Bahrain (27)
Bangladesh (19)
Bhutan (10)
Brunei (5)
Cambodia (2)
China (252)
Chinese Taipei (124)
East Timor (17)
Hong Kong (102)
Independent Olympic Athletes (89)
Indonesia (103)
Iran (79)
Iraq (60)
Japan (62)
Jordan (25)
Kazakhstan (122)
Kuwait (100)
Kyrgyzstan (14)
Laos (9)
Lebanon (14)
Macau (30)
Malaysia (69)
Maldives (14)
Mongolia (65)
Myanmar (8)
Nepal (11)
North Korea (43)
Oman (10)
Pakistan (41)
Palestine (16)
Philippines (55)
Qatar (66)
Saudi Arabia (69)
Singapore (84)
South Korea (123)
Sri Lanka (37)
Syria (28)
Tajikistan (9)
Thailand (173)
Turkmenistan (16)
United Arab Emirates (18)
Uzbekistan (61)
Vietnam (101)
Yemen (14)
Calendar
edit| 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 |
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 3x3 basketball
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● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Athletics
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4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | ||||||||
 Badminton
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● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||||
 Diving
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2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Fencing
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
 Football
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 Golf
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● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 Handball
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
 Judo
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
 Rugby sevens
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● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 Shooting
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
 Squash
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● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | |||||
 Swimming
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3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | |||||||
 Table tennis
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● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 Taekwondo
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2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Tennis
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||
 Weightlifting
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3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| Total gold medals | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 122 | |||||
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||
| 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
edit* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN)* | 46 | 23 | 24 | 93 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 25 | 13 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 |  Thailand (THA) | 6 | 15 | 16 | 37 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 |  Singapore (SIN) | 5 | 12 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 |  North Korea (PRK) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 |  Independent Olympic Athletes (AOI) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 12 |  Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 26 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 122 | 122 | 147 | 391 | |
References
edit- ^ 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.