) , Nations participating = 45 , Athletes participating = 2404 , Officially opened by =

Liu Yandong Liu Yandong (; is a retired Chinese politician. She recently served as the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, and was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 2007 to 2017, a State Councilor between 2007 and ...

, Events = 122 in 16 sports , Opening ceremony = August 16 , Closing ceremony = August 24 , Stadium =

Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium The Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (Simplified Chinese: 南京奥林匹克体育中心体育馆) is an indoor arena in Nanjing, China. The arena is mainly used for indoor sports such as basketball and figure skating. The facility has a c ...

, previous = Singapore 2009 , next = '' Tashkent 2025'' →
, Website
nanjing2013.org
The 2013

Asian Youth Games 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 (OCA). The Games are described as the second largest multi-sp ...

or AYG 2013 ( zh, c=2013年亚洲青年运动会, p=Èr Líng yī sān Nián Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì), officially the 2nd Asian Youth Games ( zh, c=第二届亚洲青年运动会, p=Dìèr Jiè Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì) and commonly as Nanjing 2013 ( zh, c=南京2013, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sān), were held in

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

from August 16–24, 2013. Just like the inaugural edition, the games served as a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming

2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ...

, which was also held in the same city.

Venues

Nanjing Olympic Sports Center The Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium () is used mostly for football as well as for other sport of athletics. It is located in Hexi New Town, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, and covers an area of 89.6 hectares, with a total construction area of about ...

- Aquatics, Athletics, Squash *

Nanjing Sport Institute Nanjing Sport Institute () is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, specializing in sports and physical education. It was founded in 1956. Alumni who have won Olympic golds * Luan Jujie, Lin Li, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Zhang Jun, Hu ...

- Badminton *

Nanjing International Expo Center Nanjing International Expo Center () is an exposition center and also a landmark in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, China. It has an exposition area of 120,000 square meters. The Expo Center facilities include six exposition ...

- Fencing, Weightlifting *

Wutaishan Sports Center Wutaishan Sports Center is a sports center in Nanjing, China. It was established in 1952 and it was one of the oldest and most advanced stadiums in early time of People's Republic of China. It is home to the Wutaishan Stadium. See also *Wutaishan ...

Wutaishan Stadium Wutaishan Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 五台山体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Wutaishan Sports Center (Simplified Chinese: 五台山体育中心), Nanjing, China. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of tea ...

- Football, 3x3 basketball **

Wutaishan Gymnasium The Wutaishan Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Nanjing, China. The arena is used mainly for indoor sports such as basketball, and it hosted the final round of the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women. The facility has a capacity of 10,000 people ...

- Table tennis * Qingliangshan Sports School - Football *

Jiangning Sports Center Jiangning Sports Centre Stadium () is a football stadium in Nanjing, China. It hosted the China League One side, Nanjing Yoyo F.C. until 2011, when the club was dissolved. The stadium holds 28,000 spectators. References External links Jiangni ...

- Football, Handball * Zhongshan International Golf Club - Golf *

Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing Tech University (NJTech; ), colloquially known as Nan Gong (or Nangong, 南工), is a university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It is located 300 km from Shanghai. NJTech was part of the first group of universities app ...

- Handball * Longjiang Gymnasium - Judo, Taekwondo * Youth Olympic Sports Park Rugby Field - Rugby sevens * Fangshan Shooting Hall - Shooting * Tennis Academy of China - Tennis

Mascot

The mascot for the 2013 Asian Youth Games was unveiled in Nanjing on 31 October 2012. The mascot is called Yuan Yuan, is based on the image of ''

Eosimias sinensis ''Eosimias'' is a genus of early primates, first discovered and identified in 1999 from fossils collected in the Shanghuang fissure-fillings of Liyang, the southern city of Jiangsu Province, China. It is a part of the family Eosimiidae, and inclu ...

'', the earliest higher primate to date found in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

Sports

Officially, there were a total of 112 events in 16 sports, 6 more than that of the previous edition held at Singapore. * *

Aquatics Aquatics may refer to: *Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming *Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...

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Participating nations

The 2013 Asian Youth Games saw 2404 athletes from all 45 competed. According to the Games' official website, Indian athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the

Indian Olympic Association The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams ...

was suspended due to political interference in December 2012. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Calendar

Medal table

References

External links

{{Asian Youth Games 2013 Asian Youth Games, Asian Youth Games

Youth sport in China Sport in Nanjing International sports competitions hosted by China

Multi-sport events in China 2013 in youth sport 2013 in Asian sport August 2013 sports events in Asia