Host city | Palembang, Indonesia |
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Motto | ASEAN In Harmony |
Nations | 11 |
Athletes | 1000 |
Events | 497 in 18 sports |
Opening | 11 December |
Closing | 21 December |
Opened by | Jusuf Kalla Vice President of Indonesia [1] |
Main venue | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium |
Website | 2014 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.
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