Asian Youth Games
International multi-sport event
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The Asian Youth Games, also known as AYG, is a multi-sport event held every four to two years among teenage athletes from all over Asia. The Games have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia. The Games are described as the second-largest continental multi-sport event after the Asian Games.
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| Abbreviation | AYG |
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| First event | 2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore |
| Occur every | 4-2 years |
| Last event | 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain |
| Next event | 2029 Asian Youth Games in Tashkent  |
The creation of the Asian Youth Games was a part of Singapore's bid to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. It was intended to show Singapore's organisational capabilities and infrastructure.[1]
In its history, three nations have hosted the Asian Youth Games. Forty-five nations have participated in the Games.
The last Games was held in Bahrain from 22 to 31 October 2025. The next Games will take place in 2029 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Editions
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Opened by | Start date | End date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top-ranked team | Refs |
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| I | 2009 | Singapore |
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong | 29 June | 7 July | 43 | 1,237 | 9 | 90 |  China (CHN) |
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| II | 2013 | Nanjing | China |
Vice Premier Liu Yandong | 16 August | 24 August | 45 | 2,404 | 16 | 122 | China (CHN) |
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| — | Originally awarded to Hambantota, then awarded to Jakarta, eventually cancelled due to no replacement host city found. | |||||||||||
| — | Originally awarded to Surabaya, then awarded to Shantou, eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [4] | ||||||||||
| III | 2025 | Bahrain[a] |
Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa | 22 October | 31 October | 45 | 4,051 | 26 | 264 | China (CHN) |
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| IV | 2029 | Tashkent[b] | Uzbekistan |
Future event | [8] | |||||||
| V | 2033 | Phnom Penh |  Cambodia |
Future event | [9] | |||||||
Future
After the Olympic Council of Asia proposed holding the Games biennially from 2029, the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee and executive board member of the Olympic Council of Asia, Abraham Tolentino, suggested that a future edition could be held in the Philippines, if the country's government were interested in supporting a bid.[10][11]
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Medal table
As of the conclusion of the 2025 Asian Youth Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 134 | 88 | 70 | 292 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 52 | 37 | 42 | 131 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 38 | 18 | 36 | 92 |
| 4 |  Thailand | 32 | 37 | 36 | 105 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 29 | 39 | 52 | 120 |
| 6 |  Iran | 23 | 27 | 40 | 90 |
| 7 |  India | 21 | 25 | 27 | 73 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong | 20 | 26 | 28 | 74 |
| 9 | Singapore | 16 | 21 | 23 | 60 |
| 10 |  Japan | 16 | 17 | 18 | 51 |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei | 14 | 22 | 44 | 80 |
| 12 |  North Korea | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 13 |  United Arab Emirates | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| 14 |  Philippines | 9 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 15 |  Vietnam | 6 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 16 |  Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 17 |  Indonesia | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| 18 |  Malaysia | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 |
| 19 | Bahrain | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 20 |  Kuwait | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 21 |  Iraq | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 22 |  Qatar | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 |  Tajikistan | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 |
| 24 |  Jordan | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 25 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| 26 |  Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 27 |  Afghanistan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 |  Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 |  Yemen | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 |  Palestine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 |  Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 |  Mongolia | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 33 | Cambodia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 |  Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 |  Macau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Oman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 39 |  Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (39 entries) | 477 | 475 | 622 | 1,574 | |