The 2023 East Asian Youth Games (Mongolian: "Улаанбаатар-2023" Зүүн Азийн залуучуудын наадам) was the inaugural edition of the East Asian Youth Games. The games was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 16 to 23 August 2023.[1]
Developments and preparations
In March 2023, the organizing committee of the games held a meeting with the purpose of intensifying preparation of the Games and key issues like emergency situation preparations, opening ceremony safety issues, volunteers training etc, are discussed and addressed in the meetings.[2]
Marketing
Mascot
The organizing committee announced the mascot in November 2022. The mascots are two mythical birds, a khangardi mascot was named “Khaki” and a galbingaa was named “Inga”. The logo is inspired from the upper frame of the Mongol ger, which symbolizes “Let's unite under the roof of Ulaanbaatar”.[3]
Venues
The following venues will be used for the competition.[4][5]
- National Central Stadium – Opening ceremony / 12,500
- Athletics field of Nalaikh district – Athletics / 3,000
- Futsal Hall of MFF – Badminton / 640
- UG Arena – Basketball / 3,000
- National Amusement Park – Basketball 3x3, 600
- Wrestling Palace – Boxing / 2,500
- Central Cultural Palace – Esports / 1,300
- MFF Football Centre – Football / 5,000
- Steppe Arena – Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling / 2,600
- Gan Sports Center – Table tennis / 300
- Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace – Volleyball / 5,000
- Sukhbaatar Square – Closing ceremony / 20,000
Participating nations/regions
7 National Olympic Committees will participate in the competition.[6]
China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Japan (48)
Macau
Mongolia (Host)
South Korea
Games
Sports
A total of 11 sports will be contested in the games:[7][8]
Athletics (22) ()
Badminton (5) ()- Basketball
Basketball (2) ()
3x3 basketball (2) ()
Boxing (10) ()
Esports (2) ()
Football (2) ()
Judo (12) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Taekwondo (10) ()
Volleyball (2) ()
Wrestling (12) ()
Calendar
Calendar of the games was published in July.[9]
- All times and dates use Mongolian Standard Time (UTC+8)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| Event/Date | August | Events | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Wed |
17 Thu |
18 Fri |
19 Sat |
20 Sun |
21 Mon |
22 Tue |
23 Wed | |||
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||
 Athletics
|
7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | |||||
 Badminton
|
● | ● | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Basketball | ||||||||||
 Basketball
|
● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 3x3 basketball
|
● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Boxing
|
● | ● | ● | 10 | 10 | |||||
 Esports
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Football
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Judo
|
6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
 Table tennis
|
● | 2 | ● | ● | 5 | 7 | ||||
 Taekwondo
|
6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
 Volleyball
|
● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Wrestling
|
6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
| Daily medal events | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 88 | ||
| Cumulative total | 6 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 69 | 85 | 88 | 88 | ||
| Event/Date | August | Events | ||||||||
| 16 Wed |
17 Thu |
18 Fri |
19 Sat |
20 Sun |
21 Mon |
22 Tue |
23 Wed | |||
Medal table
- As of 23 August 2023[10]
* Host nation (Mongolia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 38 | 32 | 19 | 89 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 22 | 7 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 11 | 21 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 11 | 10 | 21 | 42 |
| 5 | Mongolia (MGL)* | 3 | 13 | 29 | 45 |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 88 | 88 | 116 | 292 | |
References
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2022). "Esports set to feature as medal event as part of 2023 East Asian Youth Games in Ulaanbaatar". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Oyun-Erdene, E. (8 March 2023). "Ulaanbaatar 2023" East Asian Youth Games is under preparation". Gogo Mongolia. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Bayarsaikhan, Dulguun (10 November 2022). "Mascot of Ulaanbaatar-2023 East Asian Youth Games introduced". The UB Post. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Stadium". Ulaanbaatar2023. 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony & Closing Ceremony". Ulaanbaatar2023. 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Participating NOCs". Ulaanbaatar2023. 9 August 2023.
- ^ Khaliun, E. (16 December 2022). "E-Sports to be included in "Ulaanbaatar-2023" East Asian Youth Games". Montsame. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Sports". Ulaanbaatar2023. 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Schedule". Ulaanbaatar2023. 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Medal table". Ulaanbaatar2023. 18 August 2023.