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| Host city | Nanjing, China |
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| Motto | Celebrating Youth, Passionate Asia (Chinese: 青春盛会, 活力亚洲; pinyin: Qīngchūn shènghuì huólì yàzhōu; lit. 'Youth Games', 'Vibrant Asia') |
| Nations | 45 |
| Athletes | 2404 |
| Events | 122 in 16 sports |
| Opening | August 16 |
| Closing | August 24 |
| Opened by | Liu Yandong Vice Premier of China |
| Main venue | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium |
| Website | nanjing2013.org (archived) |
The 2013 Asian Youth Games or AYG 2013 (Chinese: 2013年亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Èr Líng yī sān Nián Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì), officially the 2nd Asian Youth Games (Chinese: 第二届亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Dìèr Jiè Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì) and commonly as Nanjing 2013 (Chinese: 南京2013; pinyin: Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sān), were held in Nanjing, China from August 16–24, 2013. Just like the inaugural edition, the games served as a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, which was also held in the same city.