Host city Tianjin Opening ceremony October 6 | Teams participating 9 Closing ceremony October 15 | |
Officially opened by Vice Premier Liu Yandong Main venue Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | ||
The 2013 East Asian Games, officially known as the VI East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Tianjin, China, between 6 October and 15 October 2013. 2,422 Athletes from nine East Asian nations competed in 254 events in 24 sports.
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Bid
In 2007 China and Mongolia entered the bidding process as potential host cities for the 6th East Asian games.
Sports
2013 East Asian Games featured 258 events in 24 sports (including 16 Olympics sports), a new record of East Asian Games history.
NB: † = Non-Olympic sportsMedal table
Key:
Final medal tally, from the official Medal Tally page.
References
2013 East Asian Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA