2016 ASEAN University Games
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| Host city | Singapore | ||
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| Country | Singapore | ||
| Motto | In Celebration of Diversity and Unity | ||
| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1000 | ||
| Events | 173 | ||
| Sports | 16 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 10 July 2016 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 19 July 2016 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Ong Ye Kung Acting Minister of Education |
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| Officially closed by |
Sim Ann Senior Minister of State of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Finance |
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| Athlete's Oath | Mervyn Teo | ||
| Judge's Oath | Mohd Azhar Bin Yusof | ||
| Torch lighter | Ang Han Teng and Nur Shafiqa Binti Sheik Alauddin | ||
| Main venue | Nanyang Technological University | ||
| Website | 2016 ASEAN University Games | ||
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The 2016 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 18th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sports event held in Singapore from 10 to 19 July 2016. Around 1000 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 173 events in 16 sports. This was the third time Singapore hosted the ASEAN University Games, and its first time since 1994. Previously, Singapore also hosted the 1986 games.
The games was opened by Ong Ye Kung, the acting minister of education of Singapore and was closed by Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Finance of Singapore at the Nanyang Technological University.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by neighbouring countries: Indonesia and Malaysia with host Singapore in fifth place. Several games and national records were broken during the games. With little or no controversy at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standards of university sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
The 18th ASEAN University Games Organising committee, led by Chairman Dr. Tan Eng Liang was formed to oversee the staging of the games.
The 18th ASEAN University Games had 9 venues for the games with the Nanyang Technological University served as the athletes' village.
The theme of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is In Celebration of Diversity and Unity which represents celebration of common goals, achievements, and love of sport, showcase of dedication, skills, and sense of fair play and celebration of passion to excel despite the difference in racial and lingual identity.
The logo of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is an image of the stylised brush strokes of the ASEAN University Games acronym, AUG surrounded by 11 stars of blue, yellow and red colour. The stylised brush strokes of the logo represents the youth, energy, and vibrancy of the games. The eleven stars, representing the 10 ASEAN countries and the candidate nation Timor-Leste that participates at the games. The brush stroke across the letter G that slants upward towards the first of the eleven stars represents the idea that sport provides a pathway for bringing people together to create and share common goals and purpose. The three colours of the stars, which are red, blue, and yellow, the common colours of the ASEAN countries, represent the inclusiveness of the university games. The logo overall, represents the aspirations of the ASEAN countries through sports and also the diversity and unity of the participants.
The mascot of the 2016 ASEAN University Games is a lion named Nila, which is also previously the mascot of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and the 2015 ASEAN Para Games. The name comes from Sang Nila Utama, the founder of Singapura. Nila has a red mane and heart-shaped face and is described as courage, passionate and friendly. The rehash of Nila as the mascot of the games is meant to promote friendship and ASEAN solidarity in the youth of ASEAN through sports.
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