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East Asian Games

Multi-sport event

Field	Value
name	East Asian Games
image	[[Image:East Asian Games Association logo.png	150px]]
abbreviation	EAG
formation	1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China
recurrence	4 years
last	2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin, China
purpose	Multi-sport event for nations in East Asia

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.

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

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.

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

List of East Asian Games

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Opened by	Start Date	End Date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team
I	1993	Shanghai	China	President Jiang Zemin	9 May	18 May	8	1,021	12	170	CHN
II	1997	Busan	South Korea	President Kim Young-sam	10 May	19 May	10	1,283	13	199	CHN
III	2001	Osaka	Japan	Prince Takamado	19 May	27 May	10	2,804	15	201	CHN
IV	2005	Macau		Vice Premier Wu Yi	29 October	6 November	9	1,919	17	235	CHN
V	2009	Hong Kong		State Councilor Liu Yandong	5 December	13 December	9	2,377	22	262	CHN
VI	2013	Tianjin	China	Vice Premier Liu Yandong	6 October	15 October	9	2,422	24	254	CHN
VII	2029	Niigata	Japan

Medal count

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. 1Former member

Sports

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

Aquatics

Tennis

Volleyball

References

link. (2013-10-14 of the website of the [[Olympic Council of Asia]]; retrieved 2010-07-09.)
"OCA East Asian Games".

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