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Abbreviation | EAYG |
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First event | 2023 East Asian Youth Games |
Occur every | 4 years |
Purpose | Multi-sport event for nations of East Asia |
The East Asian Youth Games (EAYG) is a continental multi-sport event organised by the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) and held every four years since 2019 among athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), as well as the Pacific island of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees.
The East Asian Youth Games is currently the only Games held by East Asian Olympic Committee without special edition for disabilities (Para Games).
History
On July 24, 2018, the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) held an impromptu meeting at the request of People's Republic of China (PRC) to revoke the hosting rights of Taichung in Taiwan,[1] citing recent referendum movement in Taiwan to change its name from "Chinese Taipei" to "Taiwan" for 2020 Summer Olympics. The vote against Taichung passed 6 against 1 with PRC, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea and South Korea voted against Taichung, Taiwan voted for Taichung and Japan abstaining.[2] The move by PRC is considered by Taiwan as politically motivated and is part of recent PRC government aggressive schemes to massively diminish the presence of Taiwan on the international arena.[3]
Participating nations
All 8 countries whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the East Asian Olympic Committee and GUM is the observer recognized by the EAOC.
1Associate member
Editions
Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Opened by | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Athletes | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
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– | 2019 | Originally awarded to Taichung, cancelled by East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) | ||||||||||
I | 2023 |
Sports
Fourteen sports were presented in East Asian Youth Games history, including 2019 Games in Taichung.
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See also
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References
- ^ "【獨家】蠻橫中國!為嚇阻台灣正名公投 竟取消台中東亞青運主辦權 | 蘋果日報". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "Taipei condemns Beijing after youth games suspended".
- ^ "Taichung stripped of right to host East Asian Youth Games in Taiwan due to Chinese pressure | Taiwan News". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2018-07-24.