2012 ASEAN University Games
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| Host city | Vientiane | ||
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| Country | Laos | ||
| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Athletes participating | 7,000 | ||
| Events | 20 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 12 December 2012 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 20 December 2012 | ||
| Officially opened by | Thongsing Thammavong Prime Minister of Laos |
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| Torch Lighter | Vatsana Sijan Saton Sutina |
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| Main venue | New Laos National Stadium | ||
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The ASEAN University Games (AUG) is a biennial sports event that involves athletes from the universities of the ASEAN member countries. Organised by the members of the ASEAN University Sports Council (AUSC), the first event was held in 1981.
Various member countries of the AUSC have taken turns in hosting the event, but 2012 was the first time Laos played host. The Games ran from 12 December 2012 to 20 December 2012.
The ASEAN University Games is a multi-sport event. It has 17 compulsory sports, including track and field, swimming, basketball, football, table tennis, tennis, karate-do, volleyball, etc.[1]
Mascots
The mascots are a pair of bees named Mr. Santiphap and Miss Mittaphap. According to the official website, these are the reason of the selection of the mascots:[2]
- The Bee is a peaceful insect and it will always protect itself from external disturbance and dangers.
- Bees work in groups with great solidarity, strength and efficiency like savants and architectures of the ASEAN nations.
- Mr. Santiphab (Mr. Peace) represents the Peace between the ASEAN nations.
- Miss Mittaphab (Miss Friendship) represents the Best Friendship between the ASEAN nations.
Medal tally
Host nation
This is the official medal tally.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Malaysia (MAS) |
60 | 48 | 72 | 180 |
| 2 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
56 | 35 | 28 | 119 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) |
45 | 52 | 56 | 153 |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA) |
41 | 52 | 61 | 154 |
| 5 |  Laos (LAO) |
32 | 35 | 46 | 113 |
| 6 |  Singapore (SIN) |
3 | 6 | 23 | 32 |
| 7 |  Philippines (PHI) |
2 | 12 | 16 | 30 |
| 8 |  Myanmar (MYA) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Cambodia (CAM) |
0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 |  Brunei (BRU) |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 |  Timor-Leste (TLS) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 240 | 240 | 320 | 800 | |
References
- ↑ http://www.nationalradio.com/ugames.shtml
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
| Preceded by | 2012 Laos |
Succeeded by 2014 Palembang, Indonesia |
| SEA Games1 |
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| ASEAN University Games | ||
| ASEAN Para Games | ||
| ASEAN School Games | ||
| ASEAN Civil Service Games | ||
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1 formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. 2 Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War.
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Events of the Olympic Council of Asia
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1 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.2 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.
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