2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games

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]

2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games

Host city	North Jeolla, South Korea
Motto	Enjoy Sports! Play Life!
Athletes	13,000
Events	26 sports
Opening	12 May 2023
Closing	20 May 2023
Website	https://www.apmg2023.kr
← Penang 2018 TBA 2026 →

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 County

• 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 County

• Muju MTB Race Track - Cycling (Mountain Biking)
• Muju Taekwondo Won T1 Stadium - Taekwondo

Jinan County

• 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 (left) and Taechi (right).

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
Individual Archery Athletics Badminton Cycling Golf Judo Roller sports Sailing Shooting Squash Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Ten-pin bowling Triathlon Weightlifting Wushu Team sports Baseball Basketball Football Hockey Softball Volleyball Demonstrate events Park golf Gateball

Results

Source:^[7][8]

1. Archery:^[9]
2. Athletics Road:^[10]
3. Athletics Track:^[11]
4. Athletics Field:^[12]
5. Badminton Men and Mixed:^[13]
6. Badminton Women:^[14]
7. Baseball and Softball:^[15]
8. Basketball:^[16]
9. Cycling Road:^[17]
10. Cycling Cross Country:^[18]
11. Cycling Track:^[19]
12. Hockey:^[20]
13. Football:^[21]
14. Golf:^[22]
15. Shooting:^[23]
16. Squash:^[24]
17. Table Tennis:^[25]
18. Taekwondo:^[26]
19. Tennis:^[27]
20. Triathlon:^[28]
21. Volleyball:^[29]
22. Weightlifting:^[30]
23. Bowling:^[31]
24. Gateball:^[32]
25. Judo:^[33]
26. Park Golf:^[34]
27. Roller Sports:^[35]
28. Sailing and Windsurfing:^[36]
29. Swimming Women:^[37]
30. Swimming Men:^[38]
31. Swimming Mixed:^[39]
32. 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

•  Australia (+100)
•  Brunei (+10)
•  China (+100)
•  Hong Kong (+50)
•  Indonesia (+50)
•  India (+150)
•  Japan (+50)
•  Kazakhstan (+100)
•  South Korea (+500)
•  Malaysia (+100)
•  Mongolia (+100)
•  New Caledonia (+10)
•  New Zealand (+50)
•  Tajikistan (+10)
•  Singapore (+50)

Guests

About 100 athletes from other nations:

•  United States -  Netherlands -  France -  Italy -  Uganda -  Switzerland

Medal summary

Source:^[41]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

2023 Asia-Pacific Masters Games

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea (KOR)	9	7	6	22
2	Mongolia (MGL)	2	2	1	5
3	India (IND)	1	3	0	4
4	China (CHN)	1	0	0	1
5	Indonesia (INA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		13	12	8	33

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

• Asia Pacific Masters Games
• European Masters Games
• Pan-American Masters Games