2018 ASEAN University Games
asean university game officially known th asean university game southeast asian university multisports event held myanmar december december first time myanmar hosted asean university game ministry education ministry health sport organized th aug organization committee led patron vice president myint swe chairman myo thein gyi vice chairman myint htwe ten working committee selected athlete university trained th asean university game venue game athlete village zabuthiri township two cluster myitkyina cluster monywa cluster official motto game youth friendship chosen represent athlete compete sport spirit friendship country image youth representative alert agile energetic youth also referred young student asean university building better future asean community th aug provide better opportunity participant strengthen understanding cooperation among asean country long run friendship formed youth participating th aug close friendship provide platform participant appreciate different culture value th aug also bring unity peace harmony whole asean community peace harmony result safety whole region help build strength making asean member country better stronger emblem logo th asean university game designed include coloured pattern used national flag myanmar yellow represents belief serenity wisdom golden beam shining yellow sun symbolic asean country green used depict peace harmony unity colour also symbolizes range mountain covered plant tree red representative courage bravery loyalty also symbolizes current situation myanmar moving steadily towards federal democratic country white star depicted athlete warmup exercise used symbol sport competition parliament complex symbolic capital myanmar implies th asean university game held nay pyi taw official mascot game ayeyarwady dolphin chosen presence three river southeast asia nation ayeyarwady river myanmar mahakam river indonesian borneo mekong river intelligent animal among animal world adorable active intelligent friendly helpful using ayeyarwady dolphin reflect young people active intelligent youthful helpful kind myanmar ayeyarwady dolphin one luckiest one myanmar always help fisherman catching fish attract interest foreigner ecotourismnowadays left almost endanger myanmar want know u must protect ayeyarwady dolphin disappearing opening ceremony held wunnatheikdi indoor stadium december myanmar artist sang song ceremony vicepresident myanmar myint swe arrived pmwhen arrived ceremony started countdown official athlete participating country marched stadium myanmar national flag ausc flag th augmyanmar flag hoisted patron th aug organising committee vice president u myint swe declared opening game student national university art culture yangon mandalay presented four myanmar cultural performance one asean performance ceremony concluded pm sport game host nation myanmar asean university game official website archived wayback machine