The mascot of the first East Asian Games is Dongdong. She wears a gold medal around her neck, wears sportswear and holds the golden rooster of Shanghai Magnolia. The emblem of the Games consists of the initials "E" of English "East Asia" and the Arabic numeral "1" representing the first East Asian Games. "E" and "1" form the Chinese character "Shen", which symbolizes that the first East Asian Games will be held in Shanghai, China. The red "e" means strong, giving people the image of a burning torch, and at the same time resembling a moving human body. The 1st East Asian Games 1993 Stamps1993 On May 9, 2003, the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of China issued a set of commemorative stamps for the 1st East Asian Games. The first picture of the stamp is named "Athletes" and the second picture is named "Mascot". The emblem of the first East Asian Games is printed on the upper corner of the stamp pattern.
The national anthem is Rising East Asia. The flame of the sports meeting was lit from the East China Sea.
More than 2,500 athletes from 9 countries and regions including China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, China, Hongkong, Macau, China, Taipei and Guam participated in the Games. The sports meeting has 12 events, namely, track and field, swimming (including diving), football, basketball, weightlifting, gymnastics, judo, badminton, rowing, bowling, martial arts and boxing. The top three countries in the medal list are: China (105 gold 74 silver 34 bronze), Japan (25 gold 37 silver 55 bronze) and South Korea (23 gold 28 silver 40 bronze). The 2nd East Asian Games The 2nd East Asian Games was held in Seoul, Korea from May 6 to May 20, 1997. Emblem of the Second East Asian Games More than 2,200 athletes and officials from China, Japan, South Korea, China, Taipei, Mongolia, China, China, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Kazakhstan and Guam participated in the Games. The sports meeting consists of track and field, swimming, martial arts, wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, gymnastics, judo, football, boxing, basketball and badminton 12. This sports meeting broke five world records, tied two world records and broke six Asian records. Among them, China athletes broke five world records in the weightlifting competition. The top three countries in the medal list are China (62 gold, 59 silver and 64 bronze), Japan (47 gold, 53 silver and 53 bronze) and South Korea (45 gold, 38 silver and 5 1 bronze). Kazakhstan, which participated in the East Asian Games for the first time, won 24 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 22 bronze medals, ranking fourth. [Edit this paragraph] The 3rd East Asian Games opened in Osaka, Japan on May 2, 2006. Countries and regions participating in the Games include China, Japanese, Korean, Kazakstan, China, Hongkong, China, Mongolia, China, Macau, Guam, China and Australia, with nearly 3,000 athletes. Events include track and field, water sports, basketball, bowling, boxing, football, gymnastics, handball, judo, soft tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and martial arts. 1 China 85 48 582 Japan 6 1 65 653 Korea 34 46 324 Kazakhstan 13 18 265 China Taipei 6 16 3 1.