THE 3RD CHILDREN OF ASIA GAMES

History

Exactly one month before the start of the Games, the flame of the Children of Asia International Sports Games was lit for the first time on Mount Kisilekh in the early morning of June 23, 2004. It was obtained by striking the flint with a crucifix. It is symbolic that the ceremony was held in the geographical center of our republic and one of the coldest points of the planet.

Another peculiarity of the Games was the fact that later on the winners and prize-winners of these very competitions produced the largest number of famous athletes compared to other Games.

The competition was attended by 1509 young athletes from 14 countries (Armenia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, China, DPRK, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Thailand, Turkey, Tajikistan, Japan) and 26 regions of the Russian Federation.

270 sets of medals were drawn in 17 sports: basketball, boxing, freestyle wrestling, volleyball, judo, track and field athletics, mas-wrestling, international a checkers, table tennis, powerlifting, artistic gymnastics, sports dancing, taekwondo, soccer, rhythmic gymnastics, chess, Yakut national jumps.

For the first time in the history of the Children of Asia Games, a taekwondo tournament was held. The best athletes from Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russian regions fought for the medals of international competitions. Most of the prizes were won by taekwondists from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Kazakhstan, Kamchatka region and Sakhalin Krai.

"Equality of spirit - equality of power!" - This was the motto of the Children of Asia Games in 2004, the first time in the history of the Games.

Famous alumni

• Arsen Galstyan (Russia) - silver medalist of the III Children of Asia International Judo Championship. Champion of the Olympic Games 2012 in London, European Champion 2009, bronze medalist of the European Championship 2011, 2016, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2010.
• Viktor Lebedev (Russia) - champion of the III Children of Asia International freestyle wrestling competition, champion of Russia 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016. World Champion 2010, 2011. Champion of the I European Games 2015. 
• Yang Kuon Il (DPRK) - champion of the III ICI "Children of Asia" in freestyle wrestling. Participant of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in London 2012. World Champion 2009, 2014. Asian Champion 2011, silver medalist of the Asian Championship 2009, 2013. Bronze medalist of the 2010 Asian Championship. Silver medalist of the 2010 Asian Games. 
• Sezer Akgul (Turkey) - third prize-winner of the III ICI "Children of Asia" in freestyle wrestling. Participant of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2007-2008, silver medalist of the World Championship, champion of the Mediterranean Games 2009, third medalist of the European and World Championships 2013. Bronze medalist at the 2015 European Games. 
• Purevjavyn knurbat (Mongolia) - second prize-winner of the III ICI "Children of Asia" in freestyle wrestling. Participant of the Olympic Games 2012 in London, silver medalist of the World Championship 2015. 
• Jitender Kumar (India) - third prize winner of the III Children of Asia International Boxing Championships. Participant of the 2008 Olympic Games, bronze medalist of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.