2017 East Asian Games (canceled) The
2017 East Asian Games was scheduled to take place in
Fukuoka,
Japan, but was later scrapped and was scheduled to make a new event in 2019. (It was supposed to be the
2019 East Asian Youth Games, in
Taichung,
Taiwan) before it was canceled.
2019 East Asian Youth Games (canceled) On July 24, 2018, the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) held an impromptu meeting at the request of the
People's Republic of China (PRC) to revoke the hosting rights of
Taichung in
Taiwan, citing recent
referendum movement in Taiwan to change its name from "Chinese Taipei" to "Taiwan" for
2020 Summer Olympics. The vote against Taiwan passed 6 against 1 with PRC, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea and South Korea in favor, while Taiwan was against the vote, and Japan abstaining. The move by PRC is considered as politically motivated and is part of the PRC government's aggressive schemes to diminish the presence of Taiwan on the international arena.
2023 East Asian Youth Games - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The second East Asian Youth Games was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 16 to 23 August 2023. Over 1,112 from 7 countries competed in the games. ==Participants==