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Asian Youth Games

Abbreviation	AYG
First event	2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore
Occur every	4 years
Last event	2013 Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China
Next event	2025 Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain

The Asian Youth Games, also known as AYG, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia. The Games are described as the second-largest continental multi-sport event after the Asian Games.

The creation of the AYG was a part of Singapore's bid to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. It was intended to show Singapore's organisational capabilities and infrastructure.

In its history, two nations have hosted the Asian Youth Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.

The last Games was held in Nanjing, China from 16 to 24 August 2013 and the next games will take place in 2025 in Manama, Bahrain.

Editions

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Opened by	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top placed team	Ref.
I	2009	Singapore	Singapore	Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong	29 June	7 July	43	1,237	9	90	China (CHN)
II	2013	Nanjing	China	Vice Premier Liu Yandong	16 August	24 August	45	2,404	16	122	China (CHN)
—	2017	Originally awarded to Hambantota, then awarded to Jakarta, eventually cancelled by the Olympic Council of Asia
—	2021	Originally awarded to Surabaya, then awarded to Shantou, eventually cancelled by the Olympic Council of Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic
III	2025	Manama	Bahrain	King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (expected)	22 October	31 October	Future event		21	207	Future event
IV	2029	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Future event

1. Representing S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore.
2. Representing Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China.
3. Originally awarded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which withdrew in December 2024 due to delays in infrastructure construction.

Sports

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	71	39	35	145
2	South Korea (KOR)	45	30	31	106
3	Thailand (THA)	17	22	18	57
4	Singapore (SIN)	14	18	21	53
5	Japan (JPN)	12	11	10	33
6	India (IND)	8	7	10	25
7	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	7	13	20	40
8	Hong Kong (HKG)	7	13	18	38
9	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	5	10	12	27
10	North Korea (PRK)	5	6	9	20
11	Vietnam (VIE)	5	6	2	13
12	Malaysia (MAS)	4	6	8	18
13	Kuwait (KUW)	4	3	5	12
14	Philippines (PHI)	2	4	1	7
15	Iran (IRI)	1	9	4	14
16	Qatar (QAT)	1	4	0	5
17	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	2	8	11
18	Indonesia (INA)	1	2	3	6
19	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	1	1	2	4
20	Yemen (YEM)	1	0	1	2
21	Syria (SYR)	1	0	0	1
22	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	2	7	9
23	Iraq (IRQ)	0	1	1	2
	Macau (MAC)	0	1	1	2
	Tajikistan (TJK)	0	1	1	2
26	Jordan (JOR)	0	0	3	3
	Mongolia (MGL)	0	0	3	3
28	Bahrain (BRN)	0	0	2	2
29	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	0	0	1	1
	Myanmar (MYA)	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan (PAK)	0	0	1	1
Totals (31 entries)		213	211	239	663

References

1. "The inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009 | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
2. "2025 Asian Youth Games Moved from Tashkent to Bahrain". The Times of Central Asia. 3 December 2024.
3. "OCA » Singapore 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
4. "OCA » Nanjing 2013". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
5. "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". Olympic Council of Asia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
6. "Tashkent-2025: The process of building sports facilities for the Asian Games was discussed".
7. "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
8. "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
9. "Bahrain to host third Asian Youth Games". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
10. "Cambodia to host OCA's 5th Asian Youth Games in 2029". Olympic Council of Asia. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

• Asian Youth Games
• Recurring sporting events established in 2009
• Asian international sports competitions
• Multi-sport events in Asia
• Olympic Council of Asia
• Youth multi-sport events