Host city Chiang Mai, Thailand Nations participating 11 | Motto We are one Events 186 in 15 sports | |
Opening ceremony 15 December 2010 (2010-12-15) Closing ceremony 23 December 2010 (2010-12-23) | ||
The 2010 ASEAN University Games officially known as the 15th ASEAN University Games was a multi-sports event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 15 December 2010 to 23 December 2010 with 186 events in 15 sports featured in the games. The games involves athletes from the universities of the countries which are members of the ASEAN University Sports Council. It was the first time Myanmar participated in the ASEAN University Games.
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This was the fourth time Thailand hosted the games and also the second time the Thai city, Chiang Mai hosted the games. Thailand is the first nation to host the ASEAN University Games before Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and Vietnam. Chiang Mai is the first Thai city to host the ASEAN University Games before Bangkok.
The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia. Several games records were broken during the games. With little or no controversy at all, the games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standard of university sports competition among the Southeast Asian nations.
Development and preparation
An organising committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.
Venues
The 15th ASEAN University Games had 13 venues for the games.
Logo and mascot
The logo of the 2010 ASEAN University Games is a Galae, a traditional house constructed with Northern Lanna style intended to prevent bad things or bad luck from entering the houses. In the logo, the Galae symbol represents the good things and happiness brought to the host nation of the games and visitors from all ASEAN nations.
The official mascot of the 2010 ASEAN University Games is a hill tribe youth named Nong Hug. The name Hug was chosen for the mascot, because Hug means Love in Northern Thai language which is also the beginning of unity and harmony. In English, the word Hug defines as to embrace or hold one's arms to show the love shared and to hug each other. Nong is the Thai word for young man, or little brother. The combination of love and hug as shown in the red cloth wrapped around Nong Hug’s waist represents the existence of love when being hug for not just people of the host country Thailand but also participating countries of the games from Southeast Asia.
Songs
The theme song of the games is We are one, a song eponymous to the theme of the games that reflects harmony and unity brought to the participants of the games.
Opening ceremony
The Games were opened at the Maejo University by the Minister of Education of Thailand, Somchai Wongsawat, on 15 December 2010.
Medal table
A total number of 609 medals, comprising 183 Gold medals, 183 Silver medals and 243 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Thailand's performance was its best ever yet and emerged as overall champion of the games.
* Host nation (Thailand)