2016 ASEAN School Games

8th ASEAN School Games

Host city

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Motto

Friendship Beyonnd Victory

Nations participating

Athletes participating

901

Events

123 in 11 sports

Opening ceremony

22 July 2016

Closing ceremony

29 July 2016

Officially opened by

Thanasak Patimaprakorn
(Deputy Prime Minister)

Athlete's Oath

Panitan Hongtong

Judge's Oath

Surapon Wongsatit

Torch lighter

Thitipong Sukdee
Kongpop Reungsutham

Main venue

700th Anniversary Stadium

Website

Official Website

< 2015	2017 >

The 2016 ASEAN School Games (ASG), officially known as the 8th ASEAN School Games (Thai: กีฬาโรงเรียนอาเซียน ครั้งที่ 8) was a multi-sport event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 22 to 29 July 2016 with 123 events in 11 sports featured in the games.

It was the second time Thailand hosted the games and its first since 2009, Thailand is the first nation to host the ASEAN School Games before Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei.

The final medal tally was led by host Thailand followed by Indonesia and Vietnam. Several games records were broken during the games.The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of school sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Logo

Emblem

Mascot

Organisation

Venue

The 8th ASEAN School Games had 6 venues for the games.

Sports	Venue
OC Opening ceremony	Chiang Mai University Convention Center
Athletics	Main Stadium, 700th Anniversary Sports Complex
Badminton	Gymnasium, Chiang Mai Municipality Stadium
Basketball	Gymnassium 3, 700th Anniversary Sports Complex
Futsal	Gymnassium 2, 700th Anniversary Sports Complex
Golf	Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai, Lamphun
Gymnastics	Gymnassium, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna
Sepak Takraw	Gymnasium, Chiang Mai Municipality Stadium
Swimming	Aquatics Centre, 700th Anniversary Sports Complex
Table Tennis	Gymnassium, Chiang Mai University
Tennis	Tennis Court, 700th Anniversary Sports Complex
Volleyball	Gymnasium 2000, The Prince Royal's College
CC Closing ceremony	Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre

Accommodations

The 8th ASEAN School Games have 7 hotel for athletes and officials.

Hotel	For
Le Meridien Chiang Mai	Meeting ASEAN Minister and Senior Ministry Official
Imperial Mae Ping Hotel	Referee, Umpire, Judge and Jury
Holiday inn Chiang Mai	Brunei Indonesia Malaysia
Holiday Garden Hotel & Resort Chiang Mai	Cambodia Vietnam
Royal Lanna Hotel	Laos
Duangtawan Hotel Chiang Mai	Singapore
Kad Suan Kaew Hotel Chiang Mai	Thailand

Athletes & Officials

The 8th ASEAN School Games have 1,178 people for this games.

Country	VIP& Secretariat	Officials	Athletes	Referee	Doctor	Media	Total
Brunei	8	5	16	1	2	2	34
Cambodia	8	7	23	0	1	1	40
Indonesia	16	46	176	5	3	3	249
Laos	13	27	77	0	3	3	123
Malaysia	13	45	194	7	4	2	265
Singapore	24	42	179	2	4	4	255
Thailand	148	61	191	203	0	0	603
Vietnam	11	9	45	3	1	2	71
Total	241	242	901	221	18	17	1,640

Sports

11 sports were contested in this edition of the ASEAN School Games.

Athletics (40) ()
Badminton (7) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Futsal (1) ()
Golf (4) ()
Gymnastics (14) ()

Sepak takraw (3) ()
Swimming (36) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Tennis (7) ()
Volleyball (2) ()

Participating nations

All Southeast Asian nations took part in the games except Myanmar, Philippines and East Timor.

Brunei (16)
Cambodia (23)
Indonesia (176)
Laos (77)

Malaysia (194)
Singapore (179)
Thailand (191)
Vietnam (45)

Medal table

Key

* Host nation (Thailand)

2016 ASEAN School Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)*	56	36	33	125
2	Indonesia (INA)	30	34	35	99
3	Vietnam (VIE)	19	20	15	54
4	Singapore (SIN)	13	14	30	57
5	Malaysia (MAS)	6	16	22	44
6	Laos (LAO)	0	1	7	8
7	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	1	1
8	Brunei (BRU)	0	0	0	0
Total (8 NOCs)		124	121	143	388

References

External links

Official Website (English)
Facebook Official Page (Thai)

Events at the 2016 ASEAN School Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Athletics Badminton Basketball Futsal Golf Gymnastics Sepak takraw Swimming Table tennis Tennis Volleyball

ASEAN School Games

Games	Suphanburi 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Singapore 2011 Surabaya 2012 Hanoi 2013 Manila 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan 2015 Chiang Mai 2016 Singapore 2017

Southeast Asian Games ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

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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