2016 ASEAN University Games
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| Host city | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Motto | In Celebration of Diversity and Unity |
| Nations | 11 |
| Athletes | 1000 |
| Events | 173 in 15 sports |
| Opening | 10 July |
| Closing | 19 July |
| Opened by | Ong Ye Kung Acting Minister of Education |
| Athlete's Oath | Mervyn Teo |
| Judge's Oath | Mohd Azhar Bin Yusof |
| Torch lighter | Ang Han Teng and Nur Shafiqa Binti Sheik Alauddin |
| Main venue | Nanyang Technological University (Opening) National University of Singapore (Closing) |
| Website | 2016 ASEAN University Games |
The 2016 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 18th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sports event held in Singapore. This was the third time Singapore hosted the ASEAN University Games, and its first time since 1994. Previously, Singapore also hosted the 1986 games.[1]
The games was held from 10 to 19 July 2016, although several events had commenced from 9 July 2016. Around 1000 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 173 events in 15 sports. It was opened by Ong Ye Kung, the acting minister of education of Singapore at the Nanyang Technological University. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, with host Singapore in fifth place.
Venues
[edit | edit source]The 18th ASEAN University Games had 15 venues for the games with the Nanyang Technological University served as the athletes' village.[2]
| Competition Venue | Sports |
|---|---|
| Nanyang Technological University | |
| Auditorium | Opening ceremony |
| National Institute of Education | Archery |
| Sports Hall 2, 3 | Basketball, Table tennis |
| Main field | Football |
| Field 2 | Rugby sevens |
| National University of Singapore | |
| Town green | Closing Ceremony |
| Utown2 | Fencing |
| Multi purpose sports hall | Volleyball |
| Others | |
| Silat and Sepak Takraw Centre of Excellence | Pencak Silat, Sepak Takraw |
| OCBC Aquatic Centre | Swimming, Water Polo |
| Choa Chu Kang Stadium | Athletics |
| The Promontory, Marina Bay | Canoeing |
| Singapore Institute of Management | Badminton |
| Toa Payoh Sports Complex | Petanque |
| SAFRA Yishun | Shooting |
Marketing
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Motto
[edit | edit source]The official motto of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is In Celebration of Diversity and Unity. It was chosen to represent celebration of common goals, achievements, and love of sport, showcase of dedication, skills, and sense of fair play and celebration of passion to excel despite the difference in racial and lingual identity.
Logo
[edit | edit source]The logo of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is an image of the stylised brush strokes of the ASEAN University Games acronym, AUG surrounded by 11 stars of blue, yellow and red colour. The stylised brush strokes of the logo represents the youth, energy, and vibrancy of the games. The eleven stars, representing the 10 ASEAN countries and the candidate nation Timor-Leste that participates at the games. The brush stroke across the letter G that slants upward towards the first of the eleven stars represents the idea that sport provides a pathway for bringing people together to create and share common goals and purpose. The three colours of the stars, which are red, blue, and yellow, the common colours of the ASEAN countries, represent the inclusiveness of the university games. The logo overall, represents the aspirations of the ASEAN countries through sports and also the diversity and unity of the participants.[3]
Mascot
[edit | edit source]The mascot of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is a lion named Nila, which is also previously the mascot of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and the 2015 ASEAN Para Games. The name comes from Sang Nila Utama, the founder of Singapura. Nila has a red mane and heart-shaped face and is described as courage, passionate and friendly. The rehash of Nila as the mascot of the games is meant to promote friendship and ASEAN solidarity in the youth of ASEAN through sports.[4]
The games
[edit | edit source]Opening ceremony
[edit | edit source]The opening ceremony was held at the Nanyang Technological University Auditorium at 20:00 (SST) on 10 July 2016. Before the opening ceremony, Singapore university students put up a series of performance with mascot Nila making its appearance for a brief while. The Opening ceremony begins with the performance by Singapore Dance Crew, followed by the parade of athletes from the participating nations of the games, began with the Brunei delegate. The Singaporean delegate received the warmest welcome when they marched into the auditorium. After the athletes marched into the auditorium, the National Anthem of Singapore was sung by Sophie Zara. After that, Dr. Tan Eng Liang, the Chairman of the games organising committee and the vice president of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Prof Datuk Dr Abdullah Mohamad Said, the president of ASEAN University Sports Council then gave their respective speech and the games was declared open by acting minister of education of Singapore, Mr Ong Ye Kung after he gave his speech. After the games was declared open, Mervyn Teo took the athletes' oath and Mohd Azhar Bin Yusof took the judge's oath. Ang Han Teng and Nur Shafiqa Binti Sheik Alauddin then took the torch into the auditorium and lit the cauldron on the stage. The ceremony concludes with a series of dance performance, including the traditional dances of Singapore's main races by Singapore university students.[5]
Closing ceremony
[edit | edit source]The closing ceremony was held at the National University of Singapore Town Green at 20:00 (SST) on 19 July 2016. The closing ceremony begins with the participating athletes walked to the center of the field, followed by a dance performance by Singapore university students. After that, Dr. Tan Eng Liang, the Chairman of the games organising committee and the vice president of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Prof Datuk Dr Abdullah Mohamad Said, the president of ASEAN University Sports Council then gave their respective speech and the games was declared close by Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Finance. Sophie Zara then performed a song, with the games' flags lowered and the cauldron extinguished. After that, the ASEAN University Games responsibility was handed over to Myanmar, host of the 2018 ASEAN University Games where Dr Thien Wi, President of the Myanmar University Sports Federation receive the ASEAN University Sports Federation flag as its symbol. The national flag of Myanmar was raised as the National Anthem of Myanmar was played. The ceremony concluded with a Myanmar Segment Performance and an after-ceremony rock concert, featuring rock bands from five different Singapore universities.[6]
Participating nations
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
- File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
- File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
- File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
Sports
[edit | edit source]- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery (10)
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics (37)
- File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton (7)
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball (2)
- File:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Canoeing (21)
- File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing (11)
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football (1)
- File:Pencak silat pictogram.svg Pencak silat (18)
- File:Petanque pictogram.svg Pétanque (7)
- File:Rugby Sevens pictogram.svg Rugby sevens (1)
- File:Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepak takraw (2)
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting (8)
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming (38)
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis (7)
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball (2)
- File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo (1)
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Calendar
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| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competition | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
Medal table
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* Host nation (Singapore)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA) | 51 | 35 | 34 | 120 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA) | 32 | 54 | 27 | 113 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia (MAS) | 27 | 29 | 33 | 89 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (VIE) | 26 | 10 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (SIN)* | 24 | 20 | 33 | 77 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (PHI) | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (CAM) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (LAO) | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste (TLS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 173 | 173 | 172 | 518 | |
Results
[edit | edit source]Archery
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men Individual Recurve | Teo Kee Hui Keith File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
Nugraha Nucky File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
Yahya Rudini Yushari File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Men Team Recurve | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Ong Yong Jia Teo Kee Hui Keith Zhang Zhenjie Justin |
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Edwar Alek Nugraha Nucky Yahya Rudini Yushari |
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Muhammad Shaiffuddin Mohd Kamro Omar Nazir Rosli Muhamad Fareez |
| Women Individual Recurve | Ayuni Mesra File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
Quah Kai Zhi File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
Teo Zhi Ning File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| Women Team Recurve | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Abdullah Azuanis Azizi Nur Atiqah Mohamed Hamzah Ezryn Meza |
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Quah Kai Zhi Teo Zhi Ning Wong Shi Ya Crystal |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Sukanya Buayen Nanthiya Kharuram Jidapa Swangpharnich |
| Mixed Team Recurve | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Teo Kee Hui Keith Teo Zhi Ning |
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Mohamed Hamzah Ezryn Meza Rosli Muhamad Fareez |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Sukanya Buayen Wachiranarong Tinrasri |
| Men Individual Compound | Ruslan Zulfadhli File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
Mazuki Mohd Juwaidi File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
Wardhana Prima Wisnu File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Men Team Compound | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Mazuki Mohd Juwaidi Ruslan Zulfadhli Saeri Ahmad Syafiq Azim |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Poovanai Budtho Jatuthep Muenhong Worrayut Sornpala |
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Aang Han Teng Pang Qing Liang Tay Han Yueh Shawn |
| Women Individual Compound | Mat Salleh Fatin Nurfatehah File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
Mohd Asmi Nurul Syazhera File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
Kanyavee Maneesombaktul File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| Women Team Compound | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Cham Nong Saritha Mat Salleh Fatin Nurfatehah Mohd Asmi Nurul Syazhera |
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Fitriana Norsa Handayani Della Adisty Ramadhani Tiara Sakti |
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Ang Hwee Ying Guanwan Christina Ong Madeleine Xue Li |
| Mixed Team Compound | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Mat Salleh Fatin Nurfatehah Ruslan Zulfadhli |
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Ramadhani Tiara Sakti Wardhana Prima Wisnu |
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Ang Han Teng Gunawan Christina |
Athletics
[edit | edit source]Badminton
[edit | edit source]Basketball
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's team | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| Women's team | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
Canoeing
[edit | edit source]Fencing
[edit | edit source]Football
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
Pencak silat
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[edit | edit source]References
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