Host city Nanjing, China Athletes participating 2404 Opening ceremony August 16 | Nations participating 45 Events 122 in 16 sports | |
Motto Celebrating Youth, Passionate Asia | ||
The 2nd Asian Youth Games were held in Nanjing, China from August 16–24, 2013. Just like the inaugural edition, the games served as a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, which was also held in the same city.
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Mascot
The mascot for the 2013 Asian Youth Games was unveiled in Nanjing on 31 October 2012. The mascot is called Yuan Yuan, is based on the image of Eosimias sinensis, the earliest higher primate to date found in Jiangsu.
Sports
Officially, there were a total of 112 events in 16 sports, 6 more than that of the previous edition held at Singapore.
Participating nations
The 2013 Asian Youth Games saw 2404 athletes from all 45 competed. According to the Games' official website, Indian athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Indian Olympic Association was suspended due to political interference in December 2012.
Medal table
Host nation