With the return of the Asian Youth Games, thousands of new heroes are made, teamwork is much stronger than ever, and their legacies are solidified.
We thank Bahrain for welcoming the next generation of Asia's talent and sporting excellence.
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The cauldron douses out in Bahrain, but to the thousands of youngsters - the new heroes who had their unforgettable experiences participating in the AYG, the legacy that they cemented will live on forever.
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What we've seen here is a spectacular showcase of 3D projection mapping, as this segment summarizes the moments of the Youth Asiad.
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SEE YOU AT TASHKENT! 🇧🇭🤝🇺🇿
The next generation of Asia's youth will meet at Uzbekistan for the fourth Asian Youth Games in 2029.
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Bahrain has officially relinquished the OCA flag, as Timothy Fok entrusts the flag to Otabek Umarov, the vice president of Uzbekistan's NOC who is also one of the members of the OCA executive board.
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The 2029 Youth Asiad will be the first under a new scheduling adjustment, with the event now taking place every two years.
Cambodia will be next in line after Tashkent, with the country pushing back their hosting to 2031 as requested by the OCA.
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After Fok declares the AYG closed, he has announced that the 2029 Youth Asiad will be in Tashkent.
The Uzbek capital was supposed to stage this year's Games, but it decided to withdraw last year citing construction delays to some of its facilities.
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Fok, praising the organizing committee for their work despite taking a very short time to prepare: "BAYGOC, you've achieved a miracle in eight months."
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We move onto some speeches from Faris Mustafa Al Kooheji, the secretary-general of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, followed by Timothy Fok, the vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
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The flagbearer for the Philippines in tonight's closing ceremony is Ju-jitsuka Isabella Joseline Butler, being chosen after grabbing the country's seventh and last gold of the Bahrain Games upon winning in the girls' -57kg division.
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Tonight's ceremony now kicks off at Khalifa Sports City Hall, starting things off with the playing of the Bahraini national anthem.
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CLOSING CEREMONY - All the good things shall come to an end, as these youngsters strive to dream and look forward.
Tonight, the athletes gather for one final time at the Khalifa Sports City Hall, as we call the curtains to the III Asian Youth Games.
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The youths of Asia have showcased their potential, and now, the thousands of these new heroes for their respective nations will gather around for one final time.
We are giving a huge thanks to Bahrain, as we bid goodbye to the III Asian Youth Games.
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LATEST - It appears that the Olympic Council of Asia had requested Cambodia to postpone their Asian Youth Games to 2031.
This change was made to align with the OCA's desire to readjust the AYG to have them be held every two years starting from 2029.
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The future looks so bright for Philippine sports as a whole. 🇵🇭
At Bahrain 2025, young Pinoy athletes pull off their best performance yet in an AYG, garnering 24 medals overall - seven golds, seven silvers and 10 bronzes - to place 12th in the tally.
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We've now come to the point that the competitions at the 3rd Asian Youth Games have officially ended this Thursday.
Looking at the final medal tally, China were the overall winners of Bahrain 2025 with a haul of 147 medals, 63 of which were gold.
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The UAE emerged on the top of the endurance team event after been over 12 hours, completing the course in a time of 14:14:54 to take AYG gold ahead of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
🥇 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🥈 🇧🇭 Bahrain
🥉 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
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It's a podium sweep for the UAE in the equestrian endurance 119km individual event, with Essa Rashed Almazrouei taking gold after finishing at 04:44:57.
🥇 🇦🇪 Essa Rashed Almazrouei
🥈 🇦🇪 Ahmad Abdulrahman Albastaki
🥉 🇦🇪 Khalifa Rashed Alameemi
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The last remaining AYG gold in ju-jitsu went to Kyrgyzstan's Ramazan Tianguber in the boys' -69kg class, besting over Kazakh Rafel Orumbayev via advantages.
🥇 🇰🇬 Ramazan Tianguber
🥈 🇰🇿 Rafel Orumbayev
🥉 🇦🇪 Abdulaziz Alakidi
🥉 🇰🇿 Alisher Sakimov
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Topping the Clean & Jerk was Hossein Yazdani Parikhan just as Kholmuratov fails all of his three lifts in this round, and the Iranian took gold by finishing with 201 kgs.
🥇 🟩 Hossein Yazdani Parikhan
🥈 🇰🇷 Lee Dong-hoon
🥉 🇹🇲 Saparbay Atajanov
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Clinching gold in the Snatch for the boys' +94kg category is Uzbek Khasanboy Kholmuratov, having topped this portion after he lifted 153 kilos in his third attempt.
🥇 🇺🇿 Khasanboy Kholmuratov
🥈 🇰🇷 Lee Dong-hoon
🥉 🟩 Hossein Yazdani Parikhan
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Despite failing in his first attempt, the 17-year-old Lopez produced two good lifts in the Clean & Jerk, where he also came first with 186 kilograms.
🥇 🇧🇭 Jhon Lopez
🥈 🇹🇲 Yslam Akmyradov
🥉 🇮🇳 Parv Choudhary
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Bahrain's homebet Jhon Lopez had posted a new Asian Youth Record in the snatch during the boys' 94kg contest, lifting 160 kilograms to pocket the gold in this portion.
🥇 🇧🇭 Jhon Lopez (AYR)
🥈 🇺🇿 Abbosbek Akhrolov
🥉 🇹🇲 Yslam Akmyradov
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Hu then picked up another +77kg gold medal during the Clean & Jerk round, where she had lifted to a World Youth Record of 152 kilograms.
🥇 🇨🇳 Hu Wenxun (WYR)
🥈 🇰🇷 Kim Cher-yang
🥉 🇺🇿 Mohinur Esonboeva
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Though she failed in her second lift, Hu Wenxun did pull off a good third lift of 115 kgs in the Snatch during the girls' +77kg event, and it was enough for her to take gold in this round.
🥇 🇨🇳 Hu Wenxun
🥈 🇰🇷 Kim Cher-yang
🥉 🟩 Mahsa Beheshty
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The AYG title in boys' futsal will go to this promising Afghan team, in which they've outlasted the Iranians with the score of 2-1 in an epic gold medal match.
🥇 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🥈 🟩 Iran
🥉 🇹🇭 Thailand
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Goals from Abbas Heydari and Ali Ahmadi settled it in this boys' futsal final, and they've defeated the Iranians with a hard-fought 2-1 victory to snatch the elusive gold medal here in Bahrain.
🇦🇫 AFG - 2
🟩 IRN - 1
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Punno Wangsilpakhun had scored four goals as Thailand gets to cap off their AYG journey on a high, landing a podium finish in boys' futsal with bronze after thrashing Uzbekistan at 6-2.
🇹🇭 THA - 6
🇺🇿 UZB - 2
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The future seemed to be bright for Saudi Arabia's young men, and having defeated a passionate Kuwaiti side at 29-28 in the final, they rule themselves as the Asian Youth Games champs in boys' handball.
🥇 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🥈 🇰🇼 Kuwait
🥉 🇧🇭 Bahrain
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