East Asian Games
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| Abbreviation | EAG |
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| First event | 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China |
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin, China |
| Purpose | Multi sport event for nations on the Asian continent |
The East Asian Games is a multi-sport event organised by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years since 1993 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 Games is 1 of 5 Regional Games of the OCA. The others are the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), and the West Asian Games.
It becomes end in 2013 tournament. East Asian Youth Games will start from 2019.
All 8 countries whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the East Asian Games Association and 1 country whose National Olympic Committee is recognized by the Oceania National Olympic Committees.
1Associate member
Kazakhstan is a former member of the EAGA. It now participates in the Central Asian Games.
Of the 10 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games, all nations have won at least a single medal in the competition. 9 nations have won at least a single gold medal, while China became the only nation in history to emerge as overall champion.
1Former member
Thirty sports were presented in East Asian Games history, including 2013 Games in Tianjin.
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