2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games

The 2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games (Korean: 2023 아시아 태평양 마스터즈 게임, romanized2023 Asia Taepyeong-yang Maseuteojeu Geim), the second edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games, also known as Jeonbuk 2023, was held in the South Korean province of North Jeolla from 12 to 20 May 2023. Organised by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), it is the second Masters Games for the Asia-Pacific region.[1]

2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games
Host cityNorth Jeolla, South Korea
MottoEnjoy Sports! Play Life!
Athletes13,000
Events26 sports
Opening12 May 2023
Closing20 May 2023
Websitehttps://www.apmg2023.kr

Host city

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North Jeolla was selected as the host of the inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games during a bidding process in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2019.[2]

Venues

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List of venues by administrative divisions.[3]

Jeonju Specific City

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  • Jeonju Gymnasium - Basketball
  • Jeonju High School Gymnasium - Basketball
  • Vision College of Jeonju - Basketball, Squash
  • Cheonil Bowling Alley - Bowling
  • Jeonju Bike Arena - Cycling (Track)
  • North Jeolla Sports Center - Squash
  • Jeonju Wansan Swimming Pool - Swimming
  • Jeonju Geunyeong Girls High School Gymnasium - Volleyball
  • Hwasan Gymnasium - Wushu
  • Iksan Sports Complex - Athletics (Track)
  • Iksan City - Athletics (Road)
  • Iksan Indoor Gymnasium - Badminton
  • Kim's Rock Bowling Alley - Bowling
  • Southern Top Bowling Alley - Bowling
  • Iksan Geumma Stadium - Football
  • Iksan Ungpo Triathlon Venue - Triathlon
  • Gunsan Wolmyeong Sports Complex - Baseball, Football, Table Tennis
  • Gunsan Country Club - Golf
  • Taein Seonghwang Stadium - Football
  • Jeongeup Sintaein Football Stadium - Football
  • Gimje Civic Stadium - Football
  • Gimje International Hockey Field - Field hockey
  • Namwon Chunhyanggol Sports Park - Roller Sports
  • Wanju Saeng-gang Park Golf Course - Park Golf
  • Woosuk University Gymnasium - Volleyball
  • Gochang County Gymnasium - Judo
  • Buan Byeonsan Yachting Center - Sailing
  • Sunchang Public Stadium Tennis Court - Tennis
  • North Jeolla International Archery Field - Archery
  • North Jeolla International Shooting Range - Shooting
  • Muju MTB Race Track - Cycling (Mountain Biking)
  • Muju Taekwondo Won T1 Stadium - Taekwondo
  • Jinan Yongdam Dam - Cycling (Road)
  • Jinan Culture and Art Stadium - Weightlifting
  • Jangsu Gaya Gateball Stadium - Gateball

Emblem

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The emblem that resembles people holding hands and playing sports is inspired by the eaves of Hanok represents friendship between participants, the dynamics of sports-for-all and the beauty and tradition of Korea.

Mascots

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Achi (left) and Taechi (right).

Achi and Taechi are the official mascots of the 2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games. Achi & Taechi are described as white and black magpies and were chosen as the oriental magpie is the official bird of the North Jeolla Province. These were the first Asia Pacific Masters Games to feature more than one mascot.[4][5]

Sports

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The second edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games in 2023 will include 26 sports.[6] In 2023, Roller sports, sailing, triathlon, baseball, park golf, gateball, and judo will be added, while lion dance, netball, pencak silat will be removed.

2023 Asia-Pacific Masters Games Sporting Programmes

Results

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Source:[7][8]

  1. Archery:[9]
  2. Athletics Road:[10]
  3. Athletics Track:[11]
  4. Athletics Field:[12]
  5. Badminton Men and Mixed:[13]
  6. Badminton Women:[14]
  7. Baseball and Softball:[15]
  8. Basketball:[16]
  9. Cycling Road:[17]
  10. Cycling Cross Country:[18]
  11. Cycling Track:[19]
  12. Hockey:[20]
  13. Football:[21]
  14. Golf:[22]
  15. Shooting:[23]
  16. Squash:[24]
  17. Table Tennis:[25]
  18. Taekwondo:[26]
  19. Tennis:[27]
  20. Triathlon:[28]
  21. Volleyball:[29]
  22. Weightlifting:[30]
  23. Bowling:[31]
  24. Gateball:[32]
  25. Judo:[33]
  26. Park Golf:[34]
  27. Roller Sports:[35]
  28. Sailing and Windsurfing:[36]
  29. Swimming Women:[37]
  30. Swimming Men:[38]
  31. Swimming Mixed:[39]
  32. Wushu:[40]

Participating nations

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Below are the countries of origin of the participating athletes. Note that there are no national delegations in Masters Games, as the athletes compete on their own.

Compared to the previous period, the number of participants and countries was much less.

Asia Pacific

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Guests

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About 100 athletes from other nations:

Medal summary

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Source:[41]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (South Korea)

2023 Asia-Pacific Masters Games
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Korea (KOR)97622
2  Mongolia (MGL)2215
3  India (IND)1304
4  China (CHN)1001
5  Indonesia (INA)0011
Totals (5 entries)1312833

Archery

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Compound

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30+
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Compound   India
Santhosh Kumar Josybhatla
  South Korea
Kim Seunghwi
Not awarded
40+
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Compound   South Korea
Jinseok Hwang
  India
Vignyanand Racherla
  South Korea
Yunjae Choi
Women's Compound   South Korea
Jo In-joo
  India
Rajeshwari Dontha
Not awarded
50+
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Compound   South Korea
Mooyang Lee
  South Korea
Cho Yang-ho
  Indonesia
Oke Kusuma
Women's Compound   South Korea
Soonam Lee
  South Korea
Wonjeong Lee
Not awarded

Recurve

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30+
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Recurve   South Korea
Woo Seok-jae
  Mongolia
Gido Deo
  South Korea
Pyeon Daebeom
Women's Recurve   South Korea
Kyuri Kang
  South Korea
Hwang Gaeul
  South Korea
Jung Eun-ji
40+
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Recurve   South Korea
Ann Aung
  South Korea
Namcheol Lee
  South Korea
Bongwon Lee
Women's Recurve   South Korea
Noh Yunhwa
  South Korea
Miyeon Park
  South Korea
Jeong Gahee
50+
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Recurve   South Korea
Kyungwon Lim
  South Korea
Jeonggeun Lee
  South Korea
Lee Hyo-sik
Women's Recurve   Mongolia
Zanaa Jurmed
  Mongolia
Regzedma Ravjil
  Mongolia
Bymbasuren Shagdar

Athletics

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30+
Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m   Chinese Taipei
Yu-syuan Tseng
  China
Xuechao Dong
  Japan
Shunta Nakamae
200 m   China
Xuechao Dong
Not awarded Not awarded
800 m   South Korea
Dongheon Seol
  South Korea
Youngcheol Kim
Not awarded
1,500 m   South Korea
Seonho Lim
  South Korea
Seongji Gaa-ng
  South Korea
Dongheon Seol
Discus throw   China
Xuechao Dong
  India
Lambadi Varthyavath Gopalnaik
Not awarded
Hammer throw   Mongolia
Purevsurev Gansukh
Not awarded Not awarded
Javelin throw   Mongolia
Purevsurev Gansukh
Not awarded Not awarded
Shot put   India
Lambadi Varthyavath Gopalnaik
Not awarded Not awarded
Long jump   Japan
Shunta Nakamae
Not awarded Not awarded

Badminton

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Doubles A 35+   India
Stefan Fernandez Vincent
Thong Teron
  Indonesia
Fernando Kurniawan
  Portugal
José Augusto Maria da Rosa jr.
Not awarded
Men's Doubles A 40+   India
Stefan Fernandez Vincent
Thong Teron
Not awarded Not awarded

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/https://www.apmg2023.kr/
  2. ^ "Jeollabuk-do wins the bid to host APMG 2022". Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Swiss Confederation. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Venues".
  4. ^ "The story behind the APMG Jeonbuk 2023 Logo and Mascots design". International Master Games Association. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Brand Identity".
  6. ^ "Jb Apmg".
  7. ^ "Jeonbuk 2023".
  8. ^ "Sports Results".
  9. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/1.-Archery_result-compressed.pdf
  10. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/2-1.-Athletics_resultRoad.pdf
  11. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/2-2.-Athletics_resultTrack.pdf
  12. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/2-3.-Athletics_resultField.pdf
  13. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/3-1.-Badminton_resultMen-Mixed-compressed.pdf
  14. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/3-2.-Badminton_resultTeam-Women-compressed.pdf
  15. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/4.-Baseball_result.pdf
  16. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/5.-Basketball_result.pdf
  17. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/7-2.-Cycle_resultRoad-compressed.pdf
  18. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/7-1.-Cycle_resultCross-Country.pdf
  19. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/7-3.-Cycle_resultTrack.pdf
  20. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/10.-Hockey_result.pdf
  21. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/8.-Football_result.pdf
  22. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/9.-Golf_result.pdf
  23. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/14.-Shooting_result-compressed.pdf
  24. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/15.-Squash_result.pdf
  25. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/17.-Table-Tennis_result-compressed.pdf
  26. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/18.-Taekwondo_result-compressed.pdf
  27. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/19.-Tennis_result-compressed.pdf
  28. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/20.-Triathlon_result-compressed.pdf
  29. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/21.-Volleyball_result.pdf
  30. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/22.-Weightlifting_result_compressed.pdf
  31. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/6.-Bowling_result.pdf
  32. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/24.-Gateball_result.pdf
  33. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/11.-Judo_result-compressed.pdf
  34. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/25.-Park-Golf_result.pdf
  35. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/12.-Roller-Sports_result-compressed.pdf
  36. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/13.-Sailing_result.pdf
  37. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/16-3.-Swimming_resultWomen.pdf
  38. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/16-1.-Swimming_resultMen.pdf
  39. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/16-2.-Swimming_resultMixed.pdf
  40. ^ https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2023/09/23.-Wushu_result-compressed.pdf
  41. ^ "Asia-Pacific Masters Games 2023 Jeonbuk Korea". wrs.apmg2023.kr. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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Preceded by Asia Pacific Masters Games
North Jeolla

II Asia Pacific Masters Games (2023)
Succeeded by