East Asian Youth Games

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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 2023 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 the East Asian Olympic Committee without a special edition for disabilities (Para Games).

History

=2017 East Asian Games (canceled)=

The 2017 East Asian Games was scheduled to take place in Fukuoka, Japan, but was later scrapped and was scheduled to make a new event in 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cna.com.tw/News/aSaM/201305210413-1.aspx |title = 東亞運將轉型天津成末代 {{!}} 體育娛樂 {{!}} 中央社即時新聞 CNA NEWS |access-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006160318/http://www.cna.com.tw/News/aSaM/201305210413-1.aspx |archive-date=2013-10-06 |url-status=dead }} (It was supposed to be the 2019 East Asian Youth Games, in Taichung, Taiwan) before it was canceled.

=2019 East Asian Youth Games (canceled)=

On July 24, 2018, the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) held an impromptu meeting at the request of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to revoke the hosting rights of Taichung in Taiwan,{{Cite news|url=https://tw.appledaily.com/recommend/realtime/20180724/1397280|title=【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|work=蘋果日報|access-date=2018-07-24|language=zh-TW}} citing recent referendum movement in Taiwan to change its name from "Chinese Taipei" to "Taiwan" for 2020 Summer Olympics. The vote against Taiwan passed 6 against 1 with PRC, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea and South Korea in favor, while Taiwan was against the vote, and Japan abstaining.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2156703/taipei-accuses-beijing-dragging-sport-politics-after|title=Taipei condemns Beijing after youth games suspended}} The move by PRC is considered as politically motivated and is part of the PRC government's aggressive schemes to diminish the presence of Taiwan on the international arena.{{Cite news|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3489976|title=Taichung stripped of right to host East Asian Youth Games in Taiwan due to Chinese pressure {{!}} Taiwan News|last=|first=|work=Taiwan News|access-date=2018-07-24}}{{cite web |last1=Ze |first1=Han |title=Taiwan: When Sports Is Politics |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/taiwan-when-sports-is-politics/ |website=The Diplomat |publisher=Diplomat Media Inc. |access-date=29 April 2022}}

=2023 East Asian Youth Games - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia =

The first East Asian Youth Games was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 16 to 23 August 2023.v Over 1,112 from 7 countries competed in the games. {{cite news |title=Asian Esports Federation Signs Partnership Agreement for 2023 East Asian Youth Games |url=https://www.hangzhou2022.cn/En/presscenter/globalevents/202212/t20221221_54648.shtml |access-date=29 January 2023 |agency=OCA |publisher=The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 22 |date=21 December 2022}}

Participants

All 9 countries and territories whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the East Asian Olympic Committee and GUM is the observer recognized by the EAOC.

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¹ Associate member

Editions

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Edition !Year !Host City !Host Nation !Opened by !{{nowrap\|Start Date}} !{{nowrap\|End Date}} !Nations !Athletes !Sports !Events !{{nowrap\|Top Placed Team}} !{{abbreviation\|Ref.\|Reference}}
– \|2019 \|colspan=11 style="text-align:center"\|Originally awarded to Taichung, cancelled by East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC)
1 \|2023 \|Ulaanbaatar \|Mongolia \|D. Sumiyabazar \|16.Aug \|23.Aug \|7 \|1500 \|11 \|88 \|{{flagIOC2team\|CHN\|2023 East Asian Youth Games}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.ulaanbaatar2023.org/en\|title=2023 East Asian Youth Games\|publisher=Ulaanbaatar 2023\|access-date=23 August 2023}}
2 \|2027 \|Jeonju \|South Korea \| \|TBA \|TBA \|TBA \| \|TBA \| \| \|

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