2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival

The 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the fifth edition of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. It was held from 16–20 January 2013.

Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2013

Host city	Sydney, NSW
Nations	30
Athletes	1700
Events	17 sports (201 events)
Opening	16 January 2013 (2013-01-16)
Closing	20 January 2013 (2013-01-20)
Main venue	Sydney Entertainment Centre
← 2007

Participant nations

There were 30 teams that participated in the games. They were:

•  Australia (AUS)
•  Brazil (BRA)
•  Bulgaria (BUL)
•  Canada (CAN)
•  China (CHN)
•  Ecuador (ECU)
•  Fiji (FIJ)
•  Great Britain (GBR)
•  Hong Kong (HKG)
•  Hungary (HUN)
•  Indonesia (INA)
•  International Triathlon Union (ITU)
•  Japan (JPN)
•  Kazakhstan (KAZ)
•  Malaysia (MAS)
•  Netherlands (NED)
•  Norway (NOR)
•  New Zealand (NZL)
•  Combined Oceania (OCA)
•  South Africa (RSA)
•  Singapore (SIN)
•  Tonga (TGA)
•  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
•  United States (USA)
•  Vanuatu (VAN)
•  Venezuela (VEN)
•  Zimbabwe (ZIM)

Events

In 2013, the AYOF had 18 disciplines. These were:^[1]

•  Athletics (20)
•  Badminton (6)
•  Basketball (2)
•  Canoeing
  • Slalom (4)
  • Sprint (12)
•  Cycling (12)
•  Diving (8)
•  Golf (3)
•  Gymnastics (14)
•  Hockey (2)
•  Judo (10)
•  Rowing (12)
•  Rugby sevens (2)
•  Shooting (14)
•  Swimming (32)
•  Triathlon (3)
•  Weightlifting (8)
•  Wrestling (8)

Rugby sevens

Men's

Preliminary matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
1	South Africa	4	4	0	0	197	12	+185
2	Australia	4	3	0	1	161	42	+119
3	Tonga	4	2	0	2	80	57	+23
4	Japan	4	1	0	3	34	144	−110
5	China	4	0	0	4	5	222	−217

Playoffs

	Qualifying finals					Semifinals					Final
						1	South Africa	68
						4	Japan	0
	3	Tonga	7								1	South Africa	22
	4	Japan	5								2	Australia	7
						3	Tonga	5
						2	Australia	47
	5	China	0								Third place
	2	Australia	64
											3	Tonga	26
											4	Japan	0

Women's

Preliminary matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	164	17	+147
2	China	4	3	1	1	103	52	+51
3	South Africa	4	2	2	2	45	125	−80
4	Japan	4	1	3	3	80	59	+21
5	Tonga	4	0	4	4	12	151	−139

Playoffs

	Qualifying finals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Australia	38
						3	South Africa	7
	3	South Africa	14								1	Australia	40
	4	Japan	17								2	China	0
						4	Japan	0
						2	China	5
	5	Tonga	0								Third place
	2	China	41
											4	Japan	27
											3	South Africa	0