2001 East Asian Games

III East Asian Games

Host city	Osaka, Japan
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	---
Events	15 sports
Opening ceremony	May 19, 2001
Closing ceremony	May 27, 2001
Officially opened by	Prince Takamado
Athlete's Oath	---
Torch Lighter	Naoko Takahashi
Main venue	Osaka Dome

The 3rd East Asian Games were held in Osaka, Japan from May 19, 2001 to May 27, 2001.

Sports

The 2001 East Asian Games featured events in 15 sports, which was a new high for the competition.

• Aquatics ()
  • Swimming
  • Synchronized swimming
  • Diving
• Athletics (45) ()
• Basketball ()
• Bowling ()

• Boxing ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
  • Artistic gymnastics
  • Rhythmic gymnastics
• Handball ()
• Judo ()

• Soft tennis ()
• Taekwondo ()
• Volleyball ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()
• Wushu ()
  • Taolu
  • Sanshou

Medal table

      Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	85	48	58	191
2	Japan (JPN)	61	65	65	191
3	South Korea (KOR)	34	46	32	112
4	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	13	18	26	57
5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	6	16	31	53
6	Hong Kong (HKG)	3	1	3	7
7	Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	7	10
8	Macau (MAC)	1	0	3	4
9	Guam (GUM)	0	0	1	1
Total		204	196	226	626

External links

• Games summary from Olympic Council of Asia