2014 ASEAN University Games

XVII ASEAN University Games
Host cityPalembang, Indonesia
MottoASEAN In Harmony
Nations11
Athletes1000
Events497 in 18 sports
Opening11 December
Closing21 December
Opened byJusuf Kalla
Vice President of Indonesia [1]
Main venueGelora Sriwijaya Stadium
Website2014 ASEAN University Games

The 2014 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 17th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sport event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 11 to 21 December 2014.[2][3][4][5]

It was the fourth time Indonesia hosted the games and its first time since 2004. Previously, Indonesia also hosted the 1982 games and the 1990 games. Around 1000 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 226 events in 18 sports. Palembang is the fourth Indonesian city to host the ASEAN University Games after Jakarta in 1982, Bandung in 1990 and Surabaya in 2004. The games was opened by Jusuf Kalla, the vice-president of Indonesia at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium.

The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and Malaysia. Several games records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standard of university sports competition among the Southeast Asian nations.

  1. ^ "Wapres JK opens the ASEAN University Games 2014" (in Indonesian). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Official Website". Archived from the original on 17 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Indonesia celebrates multiple success at the AUG 2014".
  4. ^ "Malaysia achieved 40 gold target".
  5. ^ "Indonesia Overall Champion of 2014 AUG". 21 December 2014.