2012 ASEAN University Games

Host city

Vientiane

Country

Laos

Nations participating

Athletes participating

7,000

Events

Opening ceremony

12 December 2012

Closing ceremony

20 December 2012

Officially opened by

Thongsing Thammavong
Prime Minister of Laos

Torch lighter

Vatsana Sijan
Saton Sutina

Main venue

New Laos National Stadium

< 2010	2014 >

The ASEAN University Games (AUG) is a biennial sports event that involves athletes from the universities of the ASEAN member countries. Organised by the members of the ASEAN University Sports Council (AUSC), the first event was held in 1981.

Various member countries of the AUSC have taken turns in hosting the event, but 2012 was the first time Laos played host. The Games ran from 12 December 2012 to 20 December 2012.

The ASEAN University Games is a multi-sport event. It has 17 compulsory sports, including track and field, swimming, basketball, football, table tennis, tennis, karate-do, volleyball, etc.^[1]

Mascots

Mr. Santiphab and Miss Mittaphab, the official mascot

The mascots are a pair of bees named Mr. Santiphap and Miss Mittaphap. According to the official website, these are the reason of the selection of the mascots:^[2]

The Bee is a peaceful insect and it will always protect itself from external disturbance and dangers.
Bees work in groups with great solidarity, strength and efficiency like savants and architectures of the ASEAN nations.
Mr. Santiphab (Mr. Peace) represents the Peace between the ASEAN nations.
Miss Mittaphab (Miss Friendship) represents the Best Friendship between the ASEAN nations.

Medal tally

Host nation

This is the official medal tally.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Malaysia (MAS)	60	48	72	180
2	Vietnam (VIE)	56	35	28	119
3	Thailand (THA)	45	52	56	153
4	Indonesia (INA)	41	52	61	154
5	Laos (LAO)	32	35	46	113
6	Singapore (SIN)	3	6	23	32
7	Philippines (PHI)	2	12	16	30
8	Myanmar (MYA)	1	0	2	3
9	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	8	8
10	Brunei (BRU)	0	0	5	5
11	Timor-Leste (TLS)	0	0	3	3
Total		240	240	320	800

References

↑ http://www.nationalradio.com/ugames.shtml
↑ "About AUG". 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

External links

http://auglaos2012.com/index.php/news

Preceded by 2010 Chiang Mai, Thailand	2012 Laos	Succeeded by 2014 Palembang, Indonesia

Southeast Asian Games¹

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

Games	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1977 Jakarta 1979 Manila 1981 Singapore 1983 Bangkok 1985 Jakarta 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Manila 1991 Singapore 1993 Chiang Mai 1995 Jakarta 1997 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Jakarta–Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Davao City 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

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