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| Host city | Singapore |
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| 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.
- ^ "ASEAN University Games closed in style". National University of Singapore. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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