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| Abbreviation | EAG |
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| First event | 1993 East Asian Games inShanghai,China |
| Occur every | 4 years |
| Last event | 2013 East Asian Games inTianjin,China |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for nations inEast Asia |
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TheEast Asian Games was amulti-sport event organized by theEast Asian Games Association and held every four years from1993 to2013. Among those who competed included athletes fromEast Asian countries and territories of theOlympic Council of Asia, as well as the Pacific island nation ofGuam, which is a member of theOceania National Olympic Committees.
The East Asian Games was one of five subregional Games of theOlympic Council of Asia. The others are theCentral Asian Games, theSouth Asian Games, theSoutheast Asian Games, and theWest Asian Games.[1]
It ended after the2013 tournament, the games later transforming intoEast Asian Youth Games, with Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar hosting theinaugural edition.
All 8 countries whoseNational Olympic Committee is recognized by the East Asian Games Association and 1 country whoseNational Olympic Committee is recognized by theOceania National Olympic Committees.
Kazakhstan is a former member of the EAGA.[2] It now participates in theCentral Asian Games.
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Opened by | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team |
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| 1 | 1993 | Shanghai |  China | President Jiang Zemin | 9 May | 18 May | 8 | 1,021 | 12 | 170 | China (CHN) |
| 2 | 1997 | Busan |  South Korea | President Kim Young-sam | 10 May | 19 May | 10 | 1,283 | 13 | 199 | China (CHN) |
| 3 | 2001 | Osaka |  Japan | Prince Takamado | 19 May | 27 May | 10 | 2,804 | 15 | 201 | China (CHN) |
| 4 | 2005 | Macau |  Macau, China | Vice Premier Wu Yi | 29 October | 6 November | 9 | 1,919 | 17 | 235 | China (CHN) |
| 5 | 2009 | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong, China | State Councilor Liu Yandong | 5 December | 13 December | 9 | 2,377 | 22 | 262 | China (CHN) |
| 6 | 2013 | Tianjin | China | Vice Premier Liu Yandong | 6 October | 15 October | 9 | 2,422 | 24 | 254 | China (CHN) |
| 7 | 2029 | Niigata | Japan |
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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China (CHN) | 626 | 396 | 285 | 1,307 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 288 | 326 | 395 | 1,009 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 209 | 256 | 321 | 786 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 57 | 139 | 188 | 384 |
| 5 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 43 | 54 | 105 | 202 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 37 | 30 | 48 | 115 |
| 7 |  North Korea (PRK) | 30 | 50 | 77 | 157 |
| 8 | Macau (MAC) | 23 | 30 | 53 | 106 |
| 9 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 5 | 14 | 82 | 101 |
| 10 |  Guam (GUM) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 1,318 | 1,296 | 1,558 | 4,172 | |
1Former member
30 sports were competed in at the East Asian Games, including the2013 edition inTianjin.
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