The 4th

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was an international

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for countries in

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which was held in

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from October 29 to November 6, 2005.

Host city

At the 11th EAGA Council Meeting held in Guam in March 1996, Macau, then a

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was awarded the right and honour to host the 4th East Asian Games.

Venues

Estádio Campo Desportivo Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio () is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipa, Macau, China. It was formerly named Estádio Campo Desportivo () before the reconstruction of the stadium had been completed. The Olympic Sports Center is the larges ...

** Macau Stadium - Opening ceremony, Athletics, Football ** Macau Hockey Centre - Hockey ** Macau Olympic Aquatic Centre - Aquatics (Diving, Swimming, Synchronised swimming) ** Macau Stadium Pavilion - Weightlifting *

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** Theatre - Dance sport ** Arena - Closing ceremony, Gymnastics *

Macau University of Science and Technology The Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T., ; pt, Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Macau) is a private university founded in 2000 at Taipa, Macau, China. M.U.S.T. is acknowledged by Macau Education and Youth Developmen ...

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- Football * Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion - Basketball * Bowling Centre - Bowling *

Nam Van Lake The Nam Van Lake (; pt, Lago Nam Van) is a man-made lake in Sé, Macau, Sé, Macau, China. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula. The lake was once part of a bay (Praia Grande (Macau), Pr ...

Nautical Centre - Dragon boat, Rowing * IPM Multi-sport Pavilion - Karate * Macau International Shooting Range - Shooting * Tennis Academy - Soft tennis, Tennis * Macau Forum - Taekwondo, Wushu

Emblem

The official emblem is the swirling pattern image of five Olympic colours blue, black, red, yellow and green which represents the Five Elements - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth as well as Macau as a new era multi-cultural city that fuse the Western and Eastern culture in the East Asian region with strong global influence.

Mascot

The official mascot is "Pak Pak" the squirrel which comes from Guia Hill, a place in Macau which has a lot of fir trees and is the site of the oldest lighthouse on the China coast - the

Guia Lighthouse The Guia Fortress ( pt, Fortaleza da Guia; ) is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in São Lázaro, Macau. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau. The view of the fortre ...

. He is described as friendly, sporty and happy-go-lucky.

Motto

The official motto: "New East New Era Let's All Join The Games" represents the East Asians' powerful energy that generates the new era, new beginning and progress towards prosperity with the rest of the world.

Theme song

The official theme song is "We Will Shine" which represents the value and meaning of persistence, sacrifice and pain and the dreams of the athletes and the celebration of the games as part of life.

Sports

The 2005 East Asian Games featured events in 17 sports, which was a new high for the competition. 11 of them are Olympic sports. *Aquatics ** ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Calendar

Medal table

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Results

Basketball

References

External links

Official website
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