2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games
| Host city | North Jeolla, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Motto | Enjoy Sports! Play Life! |
| Athletes | 8,621 from 60 nations |
| Events | 26 sports |
| Opening | 12 May 2023 |
| Closing | 20 May 2023 |
| Website | https://www.apmg2023.kr |
The 2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games (Korean: 2023 아시아 태평양 마스터즈 게임, romanized: 2023 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]
Host city
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
List of venues by administrative divisions.[3]
Jeonju Specific City
- 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 City
- 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 City
- Gunsan Wolmyeong Sports Complex - Baseball, Football, Table Tennis
- Gunsan Country Club - Golf
Jeongeup City
- Taein Seonghwang Stadium - Football
- Jeongeup Sintaein Football Stadium - Football
Gimje City
- Gimje Civic Stadium - Football
- Gimje International Hockey Field - Field hockey
Namwon City
- Namwon Chunhyanggol Sports Park - Roller Sports
Wanju County
- Wanju Saeng-gang Park Golf Course - Park Golf
- Woosuk University Gymnasium - Volleyball
Gochang County
- Gochang County Gymnasium - Judo
- Buan Byeonsan Yachting Center - Sailing
Sunchang County
- Sunchang Public Stadium Tennis Court - Tennis
Imsil County
- 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 County
- Jangsu Gaya Gateball Stadium - Gateball
Emblem
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
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
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
- Archery:[9]
- Athletics Road:[10]
- Athletics Track:[11]
- Athletics Field:[12]
- Badminton Men and Mixed:[13]
- Badminton Women:[14]
- Baseball and Softball:[15]
- Basketball:[16]
- Cycling Road:[17]
- Cycling Cross Country:[18]
- Cycling Track:[19]
- Hockey:[20]
- Football:[21]
- Golf:[22]
- Shooting:[23]
- Squash:[24]
- Table Tennis:[25]
- Taekwondo:[26]
- Tennis:[27]
- Triathlon:[28]
- Volleyball:[29]
- Weightlifting:[30]
- Bowling:[31]
- Gateball:[32]
- Judo:[33]
- Park Golf:[34]
- Roller Sports:[35]
- Sailing and Windsurfing:[36]
- Swimming Women:[37]
- Swimming Men:[38]
- Swimming Mixed:[39]
- Wushu:[40]
Participating nations
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
8621 people - Page 90-95:[41]
8,621 Athletes - Only 2,099 Non-Korea
5,556 Accompanying Person
14,177 Total
- South Korea (6,522)
- Mongolia (566)
- India (392)
- China (278)
- Hong Kong (135)
- Japan (83)
- Kazakhstan (78)
- Malaysia (61)
- Singapore (53)
- Indonesia (27)
- Sri Lanka (18)
- Chinese Taipei (15)
- Vietnam (7)
- Macau (4)
- Philippines (3)
- Qatar (3)
- Tajikistan (3)
- Myanmar (2)
- Kuwait (2)
- Uzbekistan (2)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Iran (1)
- Bahrain (1)
- Nepal (1)
- Pakistan (1)
- Bangladesh (1)
- Brunei (1)
- Thailand (1)
- Australia (90)
- New Zealand (16)
- Fiji (7)
- New Caledonia (1)
- Papua New Guinea (1)
- Guam (1)
Guests
243 Athletes from other nations:
- Uganda (83)
- United States (80)
- Great Britain (15)
- Canada (13)
- France (7)
- Hungary (5)
- Switzerland (5)
- South Africa (4)
- Ukraine (4)
- Russia (3)
- Egypt (2)
- Brazil (2)
- Turkey (2)
- Norway (2)
- Germany (2)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Belgium (2)
- Finland (2)
- Burkina Faso (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Chile (1)
- Guatemala (1)
- Guyana (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Italy (1)
- Portugal (1)
Medal summary
Source:[42]
Page 95:[43]
Number of medals:
2200 G, 1441 S, 1073 B , Total: 4714 Medals
| Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 44 | 42 | 34 | 120 |
| Athletics (R+T+F) | 352 | 215 | 145 | 712 |
| Badminton | 177 | 173 | 193 | 543 |
| Basketball | 152 | 74 | 41 | 267 |
| Cycling (R+T+MTB) | 46 | 24 | 17 | 87 |
| Football | 82 | 79 | 0 | 161 |
| Golf | 14 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| Park golf | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Gateball | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| Hockey | 77 | 28 | 0 | 105 |
| Shooting | 52 | 30 | 27 | 109 |
| Baseball | 52 | 37 | 32 | 121 |
| Squash | 17 | 17 | 19 | 53 |
| Swimming | 364 | 264 | 187 | 815 |
| Table tennis | 92 | 62 | 100 | 254 |
| Taekwondo | 96 | 45 | 23 | 164 |
| Tennis | 77 | 56 | 63 | 196 |
| Ten-pin bowling | 32 | 31 | 29 | 92 |
| Volleyball | 86 | 46 | 24 | 156 |
| Weightlifting | 125 | 41 | 22 | 188 |
| Wushu | 89 | 30 | 20 | 139 |
| Roller sports | 52 | 46 | 29 | 127 |
| Sailing | 15 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| Judo | 42 | 31 | 8 | 81 |
| Triathlon | 55 | 44 | 37 | 136 |
| Total | 2,200 | 1,441 | 1,073 | 4,714 |
Archery
Compound
- 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
- 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
- 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
| 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
References
- ^ "Calendar". web.archive.org. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Venues".
- ^ "The story behind the APMG Jeonbuk 2023 Logo and Mascots design". International Master Games Association. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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- ^ "Jb Apmg".
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- ^ "Sports Results".
- ^ "Archery Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Road Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Track Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Field Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Badminton Men and Mixed Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Badminton Women Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Baseball Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Basketball Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Road Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Cross Country Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Football Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Golf Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Shooting Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Squash Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Table Tennis Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Taekwondo Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Tennis Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Triathlon Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Volleyball Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Bowling Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Gateball Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Judo Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Park Golf Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Roller Sports Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Sailing Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Swimming Women Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Swimming Men Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Swimming Mixed Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Wushu Results, September 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.imga.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/WHITE-PAPER_ASIA-PACIFIC-MASTERS-GAMES-2023-JEONBUK-KOREA.pdf
- ^ "Asia-Pacific Masters Games 2023 Jeonbuk Korea". wrs.apmg2023.kr. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.imga.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/WHITE-PAPER_ASIA-PACIFIC-MASTERS-GAMES-2023-JEONBUK-KOREA.pdf