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.

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.

Venues The 18th ASEAN University Games had 15 venues for the games with the Nanyang Technological University served as the athletes' village.

Competition Venue SportsNanyang Technological University AuditoriumOpening ceremony National Institute of Education Archery Sports Hall 2, 3 Basketball, Table tennisMain field FootballField 2Rugby sevens National University of Singapore Town greenClosing CeremonyUtown2FencingMulti purpose sports hallVolleyballOthers Silat and Sepak Takraw Centre of Excellence Pencak Silat, Sepak Takraw OCBC Aquatic Centre Swimming, Water Polo Choa Chu Kang Stadium Athletics The Promontory, Marina Bay Canoeing Singapore Institute of Management Badminton Toa Payoh Sports Complex Petanque SAFRA Yishun Shooting

Marketing

Motto The official motto of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is In Celebration of Diversity and Unity. It was chosen to represent celebration of common goals, achievements, and love of sport, showcase of dedication, skills, and sense of fair play and celebration of passion to excel despite the difference in racial and lingual identity.

Logo The logo of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is an image of the stylised brush strokes of the ASEAN University Games acronym, AUG surrounded by 11 stars of blue, yellow and red colour. The stylised brush strokes of the logo represents the youth, energy, and vibrancy of the games. The eleven stars, representing the 10 ASEAN countries and the candidate nation Timor-Leste that participates at the games. The brush stroke across the letter G that slants upward towards the first of the eleven stars represents the idea that sport provides a pathway for bringing people together to create and share common goals and purpose. The three colours of the stars, which are red, blue, and yellow, the common colours of the ASEAN countries, represent the inclusiveness of the university games. The logo overall, represents the aspirations of the ASEAN countries through sports and also the diversity and unity of the participants.

Mascot The mascot of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is a lion named Nila, which is also previously the mascot of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and the 2015 ASEAN Para Games. The name comes from Sang Nila Utama, the founder of Singapura. Nila has a red mane and heart-shaped face and is described as courage, passionate and friendly. The rehash of Nila as the mascot of the games is meant to promote friendship and ASEAN solidarity in the youth of ASEAN through sports.

The games

Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was held at the Nanyang Technological University Auditorium at 20:00 (SST) on 10 July 2016. Before the opening ceremony, Singapore university students put up a series of performance with mascot Nila making its appearance for a brief while. The Opening ceremony begins with the performance by Singapore Dance Crew, followed by the parade of athletes from the participating nations of the games, began with the Brunei delegate. The Singaporean delegate received the warmest welcome when they marched into the auditorium. After the athletes marched into the auditorium, the National Anthem of Singapore was sung by Sophie Zara. After that, Dr. Tan Eng Liang, the chairman of the games organising committee and the vice president of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Prof Datuk Dr Abdullah Mohamad Said, the president of ASEAN University Sports Council then gave their respective speech and the games was declared open by acting minister of education of Singapore, Mr Ong Ye Kung after he gave his speech. After the games was declared open, Mervyn Teo took the athletes' oath and Mohd Azhar Bin Yusof took the judge's oath. Ang Han Teng and Nur Shafiqa Binti Sheik Alauddin then took the torch into the auditorium and lit the cauldron on the stage. The ceremony concludes with a series of dance performance, including the traditional dances of Singapore's main races by Singapore university students.

Closing ceremony The closing ceremony was held at the National University of Singapore Town Green at 20:00 (SST) on 19 July 2016. The closing ceremony begins with the participating athletes walked to the center of the field, followed by a dance performance by Singapore university students. After that, Dr. Tan Eng Liang, the chairman of the games organising committee and the vice president of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Prof Datuk Dr Abdullah Mohamad Said, the president of ASEAN University Sports Council then gave their respective speech and the games was declared close by Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Finance. Sophie Zara then performed a song, with the games' flags lowered and the cauldron extinguished. After that, the ASEAN University Games responsibility was handed over to Myanmar, host of the 2018 ASEAN University Games where Dr Thien Wi, President of the Myanmar University Sports Federation receive the ASEAN University Sports Federation flag as its symbol. The national flag of Myanmar was raised as the National Anthem of Myanmar was played. The ceremony concluded with a Myanmar Segment Performance and an after-ceremony rock concert, featuring rock bands from five different Singapore universities.AUG 2016 Closing Ceremony

Participating nations

Sports

Calendar

ArcheryAthleticsSchedule OC●1CC

July9thSat10thSun11thMon12thTue13thWed14thThu15thFri16thSat17thSun18thMon19thTueEventsCeremonies OC CC Archery

| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |10 | |10 Athletics

| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |9 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |11 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |8 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |9 | |37 Badminton

| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |5 | |7 Basketball

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| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |6 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |15 | | 21 Fencing

| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |5 | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |6 | | 11 Football | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 | |1 Pencak silat

| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |14 | |18 Petanque

| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |3 | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | 7 Rugby sevens

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| 1 Sepak takraw

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| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |4

|8 Swimming

|style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |11 |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |7 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |10 | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |10

|38 Table tennis

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|2 Water polo

| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |11 11 7 29 36 17 69 3 1 173Cumulative total 11 18 47 83 100 169 172 173 July9thSat10thSun11thMon12thTue13thWed14thThu15thFri16thSat17thSun18thMon19thTueTotal events

Medal table Source:

Results Archery Men Individual RecurveMen Team RecurveOng Yong JiaTeo Kee Hui KeithZhang Zhenjie JustinEdwar AlekNugraha NuckyYahya Rudini YushariMuhammad Shaiffuddin Mohd KamroOmar NazirRosli Muhamad FareezWomen Individual RecurveWomen Team RecurveAbdullah AzuanisAzizi Nur AtiqahMohamed Hamzah Ezryn MezaQuah Kai ZhiTeo Zhi NingWong Shi Ya CrystalSukanya BuayenNanthiya KharuramJidapa SwangpharnichMixed Team RecurveTeo Kee Hui KeithTeo Zhi NingMohamed Hamzah Ezryn MezaRosli Muhamad FareezSukanya BuayenWachiranarong TinrasriMen Individual CompoundMen Team CompoundMazuki Mohd JuwaidiRuslan ZulfadhliSaeri Ahmad Syafiq AzimPoovanai BudthoJatuthep MuenhongWorrayut SornpalaAang Han TengPang Qing LiangTay Han Yueh ShawnWomen Individual CompoundWomen Team CompoundCham Nong SarithaMat Salleh Fatin NurfatehahMohd Asmi Nurul SyazheraFitriana NorsaHandayani Della AdistyRamadhani Tiara SaktiAng Hwee YingGuanwan ChristinaOng Madeleine Xue LiMixed Team CompoundMat Salleh Fatin NurfatehahRuslan ZulfadhliRamadhani Tiara SaktiWardhana Prima WisnuAng Han TengGunawan Christina

Athletics Men 100m 10.62 10.66 10.75Men 200m 20.99 21.02 21.97Men 400m 47.40 47.99 48.08Men 800m 1:52.69 1:53.49 1:55.09Men 1500m 3:59.47 3:59.51 4:00.03Men 5000m 15:08.10 15:11.78 15:41.33Men 10000m 31:49.07 31:58.26 33:31.75Men 110m hurdles 14.06 14.22 14.44Men 400m hurdles 52.83 52.85 53.14Men 3000m steeplechase 9:30.96 9:41.49 9:53.64Men relay 40.41 40.52 40.98Men relay 3:14.85 3:15.25 3:15.89Men High jump 2.13m 2.00m 2.00mMen Long jump 7.50m 7.50m 7.41mMen Triple jump 15.61m 14.67m 14.35mMen Pole vault 5.20m 5.05m 4.60mMen Discus throw 54.25m 47.10m 43.01mMen Javelin throw 74.29m 66.51m 61.77mMen Shot put 16.33m 16.15m 14.07mWomen 100m 11.94 12.27 12.32Women 200m 24.27 24.36 24.96Women 400m 54.65 55.38 56.44Women 800m 2:15.75 2:17.57 2:22.54Women 1500m 4:34.10 4:45.63 4:50.25Women 5000m 17:57.00 18:22.33 19:24.71Women 10000m 38:07.22 41:08.50 42:30.03Women 100m hurdles 13.97 14.51 14.71Women 400m hurdles 1:02.22 1:02.44 1:02.61Women 3000m steeplechase 10:21.00 11:27.02 12:02.96Women relay 46.06 46.80 46.99Women relay 3:47.66 3:48.67 3:50.89Women High jump 1.82m 1.79m 1.76mWomen Long jump 5.95m 5.70m 5.17mWomen Triple jump 13.17m 13.11m 12.21mWomen Discus throw 56.37m 44.24m 35.82mWomen Javelin throw 49.03m 44.40m 40.79mWomen Shot put 14.23m 12.07m 10.67m

Badminton