2021 Asian Youth Games
| Host city | Shantou, China |
|---|---|
| Motto | Surging Waves, Dynamic Youth (Chinese: 潮·起汕头，韵·动亚洲; pinyin: Cháo·qǐ shàntóu, yùn·dòng yàzhōu) |
| Nations | 45 |
| Events | 18 sports |
| Opening | 23 January 2024 |
| Closing | 7 February 2024 |
| Website | 2021shantou.cn |
The 2024 Asian Youth Games or AYG 2024 (Chinese: 2024年亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Èr Líng èr yī Nián Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì), officially the 3rd Asian Youth Games (Chinese: 第三届亚洲青年运动会; pinyin: Dìsān Jiè Yàzhōu Qīngnián Yùndònghuì) and commonly as Shantou 2021 (Chinese: 汕头2024; pinyin: Shàntóu Èr Líng èr yī), is a cancelled multi-sport event which was intended to be held in Shantou, Guangdong, China in 2024.
Originally planned as the fourth Games, the Olympic Council of Asia then decided to postpone the third Asian Youth Games from 2017 to 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in September 2021, the Games were postponed to December 2022, similar to 2021 Southeast Asian Games as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo postponement to 2021.
The Games were officially cancelled on 6 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.