Asian Youth Games

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

Asian Youth Games
Asian Youth Games
Games
	2009; 2013; 2025;
Sports
	3x3 basketball; Athletics; Badminton; Beach volleyball; Bowling; Diving; Fencing; Football; Golf; Handball; Judo; Rugby sevens; Sailing; Shooting; Squash; Table tennis; Taekwondo; Tennis; Weightlifting;
Organisations
	Olympic Council of Asia; NOCs;

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Editions

2009

2013

2025

2029

Host cities of the Asian Youth Games

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Opened by	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	#1 Team	Refs
I	2009	Singapore	Singapore	Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong	29 June	7 July	43	1,237	9	90	China (CHN)	^[3]
II	2013	Nanjing	China	Vice Premier Liu Yandong	16 August	24 August	45	2,404	16	122	China (CHN)	^[4]
—	~~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										^[5]
III	2025	Manama^[a]	Bahrain	King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa	22 October	31 October	Future event		24	207	Future event	^[8]^[9]^[10]
IV	2029	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Future event								^[11]

^ Originally awarded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan,^[6]^[7] which withdrew in December 2024 due to delays in infrastructure construction.

Sports

Sport	Years
3x3 basketball	All
Athletics	All
Badminton	Since 2013
Beach volleyball	2009
Boxing	2025
Camel racing	2025
Cycling	2025
Bowling	2009
Diving	2009 - 2013
Equestrian	2025
Esports	2025
Fencing	2013
Football	2009 - 2013
Futsal	2025
Golf	Since 2013
Handball	Since 2013
Judo	Since 2013

Sport	Years
Ju-jitsu	2025
Kabaddi	2025
Mixed martial arts	2025
Muaythai	2025
Rugby sevens	2013
Sailing	2009
Shooting	2009 - 2013
Squash	2013
Swimming	All
Table tennis	All
Taekwondo	Since 2013
Tennis	2013
Teqball	2025
Triathlon	2025
Volleyball	2025
Weightlifting	Since 2013
Wrestling	2025

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
26	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

^ "The inaugural Asian Youth Games 2009 | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
^ "2025 Asian Youth Games Moved from Tashkent to Bahrain". The Times of Central Asia. 3 December 2024.
^ "OCA » Singapore 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
^ "OCA » Nanjing 2013". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
^ "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.
^ "Tashkent-2025: The process of building sports facilities for the Asian Games was discussed".
^ "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
^ "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
^ "Bahrain to host third Asian Youth Games". Gulf Digital News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
^ "Asian Youth Games to feature 24 sports". insidethegames.biz. 6 March 2025.
^ "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.

[8] Originally awarded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan,^[6]^[7] which withdrew in December 2024 due to delays in infrastructure construction.

[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.

[9] "2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

[10] "Bahrain to host third Asian Youth Games". Gulf Digital News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

[11] "Asian Youth Games to feature 24 sports". insidethegames.biz. 6 March 2025.

[12] "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.

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Sports Bids OCA NOCs Medal table Mascots
Games	Singapore 2009 Nanjing 2013 ~~Hambantota 2017~~ ~~Shantou 2021~~ Manama 2025 Phnom Penh 2029
Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia
Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter 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.