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| Host city | Shantou, China |
|---|---|
| Motto | Surging Waves, Dynamic Youth (Chinese: 潮·起汕头，韵·动亚洲; pinyin: Cháo·qǐ shàntóu, yùn·dòng yàzhōu) |
| Nations | 45 |
| Events | 18 sports |
| Opening | 23 January 2024 |
| Closing | 7 February 2024 |
| Website | 2021shantou.cn |
The 2024 Asian Youth Games or AYG 2024 (Chinese: 2024年亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Èr Líng èr yī Nián Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì), officially the 3rd Asian Youth Games (Chinese: 第三届亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Dìsān Jiè Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì) and commonly as Shantou 2021 (Chinese: 汕头2024; pinyin: Shàntóu Èr Líng èr yī), is a cancelled multi-sport event which was intended to be held in Shantou, Guangdong, China in 2024.[1]
Originally planned as the fourth Games, the Olympic Council of Asia then decided to postpone the third Asian Youth Games from 2017 to 2021.[2] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in September 2021, the Games were postponed till December 2022, similar to 2021 Southeast Asian Games as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo postponement to 2021.[3]
The Games were officially cancelled on 6 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- ^ Postponement of 3rd Asian Youth Games 2021 OCA's letter to Pakistan's NOC. Dated 8 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021
- ^ "Exclusive: Asian Youth Games set to be postponed until 2021 after Jakarta withdraw". Inside the Games. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Postponement of 3rd Asian Youth Games 2021 OCA's letter to Pakistan's NOC. Dated 8 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021
- ^ "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". Olympic Council of Asia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.