2013 East Asian Games

Multi-sport event VI East Asian Games Tianjin2013.svg 200 Tianjin 9 October 6, 2013 October 15, 2013 Vice Premier Liu Yandong Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 2009 Hong Kong The 2013 East Asian Games (6–15 October 2013), officially known as the VI East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event held in Tianjin, China. 2,422 Athletes from nine East Asian nations competed in 254 events in 24 sports. Tianjin 2013 is the last edition of East Asian Games before being replaced by East Asian Youth Games. Organisation Bid In 2007, China and Mongolia entered the bidding process as potential host cities for the 6th East Asian games.chinadaily.com.cn. "chinadaily.com.cn." China to bid for 2013 East Asian Games. Retrieved on 2010-02-20. Participation 22em http://www.ocasia.org/game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPfScXLihfRr2Q== Olympic Council of Asia 2013-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20131013051814/http://www.ocasia.org/game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPfScXLihfRr2Q== 2013-10-13 Sports 2013 East Asian Games featured 258 events in 24 sports (including 16 Olympics sports), a new record of East Asian Games history. 22em Aquatics 50 Swimming (40) Diving (10) Athletics 46 Badminton 7 Baseball 1† Basketball 2 Bowling 12† Cycling 10 Road Cycling (3) BMX (2) Indoor Cycling (5) DanceSport 12† Dragon boat 4† Fencing 12 Football 2 Gymnastics 14 Field hockey 2 Judo 14 Karate 12† Shooting 4 Soft tennis 7† Squash 7† Table tennis 7 Taekwondo 13 Tennis 5 Volleyball 2 Weightlifting 5 Wushu 19† Taolu (12) Sanda (8) NB: † = Non-Olympic sports Medal table Key: Final medal tally, from the official Medal Tally page.http://data.tianjin2013.sports.sohu.com/Medals_en.php 2013 East Asian Games Medal Tally Page 2013-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012145320/http://data.tianjin2013.sports.sohu.com/Medals_en.php 2013-10-12 CHN flagteam 134 79 51 yes 47 57 75 36 51 74 17 28 46 10 16 30 8 12 22 3 5 19 0 4 18 0 1 0 References External links Official Site East Asian Games, 2013 East Asian Games Category:Sports competitions in Tianjin Category:Multi-sport events in China Category:International sports competitions hosted by China Category:East Asian Games Category:October 2013 sports events in Asia Category:2013 in Tianjin