1993 East Asian Games
The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from May 9 to May 18, 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Hongkou Football Stadium.[1]
Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibitions to coincide with the games, including exhibitions of photography, art and stamps. A total of 9 nations competed in a programme of twelve sports. Julio Iglesias and Wei Wei performed a duet at the games closing ceremony.[2][3] The hosts, China, topped the medal table, winning almost two-thirds of the gold medals on offer. Japan and South Korea were the second- and third-most successful nations.
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Medal table
Host nation (China)
| 1 |  China (CHN) |
105 | 74 | 34 | 213 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) |
25 | 37 | 55 | 117 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) |
23 | 28 | 40 | 91 |
| 4 |  North Korea (PRK) |
10 | 20 | 24 | 54 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
6 | 5 | 19 | 30 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) |
1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 8 |  Macau (MAC) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 170 | 167 | 197 | 534 | |
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References
- ^ 1st EAG Shanghai PR 1993. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ The International Who's Who 2004 (2003). Pg. 1785. Europa Publications.