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Host city | Hong Kong |
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Motto | Be the Legend (創造傳奇一刻) |
Teams | 9 |
Athletes | 2,377 |
Events | 262 events in 22 sports |
Opening | December 5, 2009 |
Closing | December 13, 2009 |
Opened by | State Councilor Liu Yandong |
Athlete's Oath | Li Ching |
Judge's Oath | Au Yeung Kwok Kei |
Torch lighter | Lee Lai Shan Wong Kam-po Cheung King Wai Hannah Wilson Chan Hei Man |
Main venue | Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Opening) Hong Kong Coliseum (closing) |
2009 East Asian Games | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 2009年東亞運動會 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 2009年东亚运动会 | ||||||||||
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The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that hosted by Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports.[1] It was the biggest sporting event ever held in the territory.[1]