2014 ASEAN University Games

February 2015 February 2015 XVII ASEAN University Games ASEAN In Harmony Palembang, Indonesia 11 1000 497 in 18 sports 11 December 21 December Jusuf KallaVice President of IndonesiaWapres JK opens the ASEAN University Games 2014 http://www.bola.liputan6.com/read/2145745/wapres-jk-buka-asean-university-games-2014 19 December 2014 11 December 2014 Indonesian 11 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141211030158/http://bola.liputan6.com/read/2145745/wapres-jk-buka-asean-university-games-2014 dead Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Vientiane 2012 Singapore 2016 2014 ASEAN University Games The 2014 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 17th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sport event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 11 to 21 December 2014.http://aug17indonesia.com/ Official Website bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20150117070333/http://aug17indonesia.com/ 17 January 2015 http://www.beritasatu.com/olahraga/235064-indonesia-raih-sukes-ganda-di-pom-asean-2014.html Indonesia celebrates multiple success at the AUG 2014http://www.utusan.com.my/sukan/aug-malaysia-capai-sasaran-40-pingat-emas-1.39113 Malaysia achieved 40 gold targethttp://m.antarasumsel.com/berita/291186/indonesia-juara-umum-pom-asean-2014 Indonesia Overall Champion of 2014 AUG 21 December 2014 It was the fourth time Indonesia hosted the games and its first time since 2004. Previously, Indonesia also hosted the 1982 games and the 1990 games. Around 1000 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 226 events in 18 sports. Palembang is the fourth Indonesian city to host the ASEAN University Games after Jakarta in 1982, Bandung in 1990 and Surabaya in 2004. The games was opened by Jusuf Kalla, the vice-president of Indonesia at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium. The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and Malaysia. Several games records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standard of university sports competition among the Southeast Asian nations. Development and preparation The Organising committee of the 17th ASEAN University Games was formed to oversee the staging of the games. Venues The 17th ASEAN University Games had 16 venues for the games. City Competition Venue SportsPalembangGelora Sriwijaya StadiumOpening and closing ceremony, Athletics, FootballJakabaring Aquatic CentreAquatics (Swimming, Diving)Jakabaring Archery FieldArcheryGOR Dempo JakabaringBadmintonGOR PSCC PalembangBasketball, Volleyball (Indoor)Jakabaring Beach Volley ArenaVolleyball (Beech)Sriwijaya Promotion CentreFencing, TaekwondoBumi Sriwijaya StadiumFootballGOR Ranau Jakabaring Sepak takraw, WushuOPI JakabaringFutsalJakabaring multi-purpose hallKarate, Pencak silatJakabaring Petanque FieldPetanqueUnsri Bukit hallTable tennisJakabaring Tennis CourtTennisBank Sumsel BabelChess Marketing Motto The official motto for the 2014 ASEAN University Games is ASEAN in harmony. It was chosen to highlight the games organiser's commitment in instilling Friendship and harmony among the youths of Southeast Asia. Logo The logo of the 2014 ASEAN University Games is an image of Palembang's landmark, the Ampera Bridge a vertical lift bridge that connects Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir, two regions of Palembang and Bidar, a boat of the South Sumatra Province. The Bidar boat represents Palembang, while the Ampera Bridge represents the connection between and the unity of the youths of ASEAN and the countries in Southeast Asia. The chain symbolises the close friendship between the countries and participants involved in the events, while the gold colour of the chain symbolises the achievement of the objectives of the participants. Mascot The mascot of the 2014 ASEAN University Games is a pair of male and female Sumatran elephants, namely Bonna and Bonni respectively. The adoption of the Sumatran elephant pair as the games mascot is to represent harmony among the Southeast Asian countries. Both the mascots wear Palembang traditional clothes with songket design which represents Palembang as the host of the games.http://www.aug17indonesia.com The Official Website of 17th AUG Palembang Administrator aug17indonesia.com 18 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20141219085913/http://aug17indonesia.com/ 19 December 2014 dead dmy-all The games Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was held at 19:00 on 11 December 2014 at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium. The games was opened by Jusuf Kalla, the vice-president of Indonesia. Closing ceremony The closing ceremony was held at 19:00 on 22 December 2014 at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium. The games was closed by Imam Nahrawi, the minister of youth and sports of Indonesia and the ASEAN University Games responsibility was officially handed over to Singapore, host of the 2016 ASEAN University Games. Participating nations 22em Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam Sports The 2014 ASEAN University Games programme featured 497 events in 18 sports and disciplines. The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses.ASEAN University Games XVII Palembang Indonesia http://www.pbforki.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1335:asean-university-games-xvii-palembang-indonesia&catid=68:news&Itemid=113 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019133418/http://www.pbforki.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1335:asean-university-games-xvii-palembang-indonesia&catid=68:news&Itemid=113 usurped 19 October 2014 PB Forki 19 October 2014 18em Aquatics Swimming 36 m Diving 8 m Archery 10 m Athletics 38 m Badminton 7 m Basketball 2 m Chess 4 m Fencing 12 m Football 1 m Futsal 2 m Karate 17 m Pencak silat 20 m Petanque 5 m Sepak takraw 6 m Table tennis 7 m Taekwondo 21 m Tennis 7 m Volleyball 4 m Wushu 19 m Medal table A total of 1514 medals comprising 504 Gold medals, 503 Silver medals and 507 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Indonesia' performance was its best ever yet and emerged as overall champion of the games.https://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/kontinjen-malaysia-capai-sasaran-40-pingat-emas-1.343663 Malaysia achieved 40 gold targethttps://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/berita-harian/20160624/282114930887524 Malaysia targets 30 gold medals for 2016 AUGhttp://www.beritasatu.com/lainnya/235062-peraih-medali-emas-pom-asean-dapat-beasiswa.html AUG gold medalists get incentiveshttp://www.aktualita.co/indonesia-juarai-asean-university-games-2014/1492/ Indonesia Is AUG 2014 Champion 8 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170409031125/http://www.aktualita.co/indonesia-juarai-asean-university-games-2014/1492/ 9 April 2017 deadhttp://www.medanbisnisdaily.com/news/read/2014/12/22/137049/indonesia-juara-umum-pom-asean/#.WOiKL9KGPIU Indonesia is AUG Champion INA flagteam 66 78 46 yes 53 34 27 40 42 29 27 15 4 10 11 21 7 6 13 4 7 13 0 3 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Source:2014 AUG References 2 External links 2014 ASEAN University Games Official Website ASEAN University GamesPalembang Vientiane Singapore XVII ASEAN University Games (2014) ASEAN University Games Category:Multi-sport events in Indonesia Category:ASEAN University Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN University Games Category:Sport in Palembang ASEAN University Games