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The Southeast Asian Games (also
known as the SEA Games), is a
biennial multi-sport event involving
participants from the current 11
countries of Southeast Asia. The
games is under regulation of
the Southeast Asian Games
Federation with supervision by
the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) and the Olympic
Council of Asia.

History The Southeast Asian Games Federation logo

The Southeast Asian Games owes its
origins to the South East Asian Abbreviation SEA Games
Peninsula Games or SEAP Games.
On 22 May 1958, delegates from the
countries in Southeast Asian
Peninsula attending the Asian 1959 SEAP Games in Bangkok,
First event
Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting Thailand
and agreed to establish a sport
organisation. The SEAP Games was
conceptualised by Luang Sukhum Occur every 2 years (Every odd year)
Nayaoradit, then Vice-President of the
Thailand Olympic Committee. The
proposed rationale was that a regional
sports event will help promote co- Last event 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia
operation, understanding and relations
among countries in the Southeast
Multi sport event for nations on
Asian region.
Purpose the Southeast Asian
subcontinent

Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand

President Charouck Arirachakaran

Website www.seagfoffice.org
Sixcountries,Burma(now Myanmar), Kampuchea (now Cambodia), Laos, Malaya (no
w Malaysia), Thailand and Vietnam were the founding members. These countries
agreed to hold the Games biennially in June 1959 and SEAP Games Federation
Committee was formed thereafter.[1]
The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12–17 December 1959
comprising more than 527 athletes and officials from Thailand, Burma, Malaya (now
Malaysia), Singapore, South Vietnam and Laos participating in 12 sports.
At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion
of Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. These countries were formally admitted in
1977, the same year when SEAP Federation changed their name to Southeast
Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), and the games were known as the Southeast
Asian Games. East Timor was admitted at the 22nd Southeast Asian
Games in Vietnam.
The 2009 Southeast Asian Games was the first time Laos has ever hosted a
Southeast Asian Games (Laos had previously declined hosting the 1965 Southeast
Asian Peninsular Games citing financial difficulties). Running from 9–18 December, it
has also commemorated the 50 years of the Southeast Asian Games, held
in Vientiane, Laos.
Participating countries

Debute IOC cod
NOC Names Formal Names Other codes used
d e

Republic of IHO (1952), IDN

 Indonesia 1977 INA
Indonesia (FIFA, ISO)

Kingdom of KHM (1972–1976,

 Cambodia 1961 CAM
Cambodia ISO)

 Brunei Nation of Brunei, the 1977 BRU BRN (ISO)

 Abode of Peace

Lao People's
 Laos 1959 LAO
Democratic Republic

Federation of MAL (1952 − 1988),

 Malaysia 1959 MAS
Malaysia MYS (ISO)

Republic of the BIR (1948 – 1988),

 Myanmar 1959 MYA
Union of Myanmar MMR (ISO)

Republic of the
 Philippines 1977 PHI PHL (ISO)
Philippines

Republic of
 Singapore 1959 SGP SIN (1959 – 2016)
Singapore

 Thailand Kingdom of Thailand 1959 THA

 Timor- Democratic Republic

2003 TLS IOA (2000)
Leste of Timor-Leste

Socialist Republic of VET (1964), VNM

 Vietnam 1959 VIE
Vietnam (1968–1976, ISO)

Host nations and cities

Since the Southeast Asian Games began in 1959, it has been held in 15 different
cities across all Southeast Asian countries except Cambodia and East Timor.
Location of the Southeast Asian Games host

Ga Y Sp Ev Nat Com R
Host Opene Top
me e Host City Date ort ent ion petito e
Nation d by Nation
s ar s s s rs f

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

King 12–
1
Bhumi 17  Thail [
9  Th N/
I Bangkok bol Dec 12 6 518 and (THA 1
5 ailand A
Aduly emb ) ]
9
adej er

Presid 11–
1
ent 16 [
9  Bu N/  Burm
II Yangon Win Dec 13 7 623 2
6 rma A a (BIR)
Maun emb ]
1
g er

1963 Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation

III 1  M Kuala King 14– 14 N/ 6 963  Thail [

9 alaysi Lumpur Ismail 21 A and (THA 3
6 Nasiru Dec
 emb
5 a ddin ) ]
er

King
1 9–6
Bhumi  Thail [
9  Th Dec N/
IV Bangkok bol 16 6 984 and (THA 4
6 ailand emb A
Aduly ) ]
7 er
adej

1 6–13
Presid [
9  Bu Dec N/  Burm
V Yangon ent Ne 15 6 920 5
6 rma emb A a (BIR)
Win ]
9 er

1 6–13
 M King  Thail [
9 Kuala Dec N/
VI alaysi Abdul 15 7 957 and (THA 6
7 Lumpur emb A
a Halim ) ]
1 er

Presid
1 ent 1–8
 Si  Thail [
9 Benja Sept N/
VII ngapo Singapore 16 7 1632 and (THA 7
7 min emb A
re ) ]
3 Shear er
es

King
1 9–16
Bhumi  Thail [
9  Th Dec N/
VIII Bangkok bol 18 4 1142 and (THA 8
7 ailand emb A
Aduly ) ]
5 er
adej

Southeast Asian Games

19–
1
 M King 26  Indon [
9 Kuala N/
IX alaysi Yahya Nov 18 7 N/A esia (INA 9
7 Lumpur A
a Petra emb ) ]
7
er

21–
1 Presid [
 In 30  Indon
9 ent N/ 1
X donesi Jakarta Sept 18 7 N/A esia (INA
7 Suhart A 0
a emb )
9 o ]
er

XI 1  Ph Manila Presid 6–15 18 N/ 7 ≈180  Indon [

 ent
9 Ferdin Dec 1
ilippin esia (INA
8 and emb A 0 1
es )
1 Marco er ]
s

1 Presid 28 [
 Si  Indon
9 ent May N/ 1
XII ngapo Singapore 18 8 N/A esia (INA
8 Devan – 6 A 2
re )
3 Nair June ]

King
1 8–17 [
Bhumi  Thail
9  Th Dec N/ 1
XIII Bangkok bol 18 8 N/A and (THA
8 ailand emb A 3
Aduly )
5 er ]
adej

1 Presid 9–20 [
 In  Indon
XI 9 ent Sept N/ 1
donesi Jakarta 26 8 N/A esia (INA
V 8 Suhart emb A 4
a )
7 o er ]

1 20– [
 M King  Indon
9 Kuala 31 N/ ≈280 1
XV alaysi Azlan 24 9 esia (INA
8 Lumpur Aug A 0 5
a Shah )
9 ust ]

24
Presid Nov
1 ent emb [
 Ph  Indon
XV 9 Coraz er – N/ 1
ilippin Manila 28 9 N/A esia (INA
I 9 on 3 A 6
es )
1 Aquin Dec ]
o emb
er

Presid
1 [
 Si ent 12–  Indon
XV 9 N/ ≈300 1
ngapo Singapore Wee 20 29 9 esia (INA
II 9 A 0 7
re Kim June )
3 ]
Wee

Crown
1 9–17 [
Prince  Thail
XV 9  Th Chiang Dec N/ 1
Vajiral 28 10 3262 and (THA
III 9 ailand Mai emb A 8
ongko )
5 er ]
rn
 1 Presid 11– [
 In  Indon
XI 9 ent 19 49 1
donesi Jakarta 36 10 5179 esia (INA
X 9 Suhart Octo 0 9
a )
7 o ber ]

Sultan
1  Br [
Bandar Hassa 7–15  Thail
9 unei 23 2
XX Seri nal Aug 21 10 2365 and (THA
9 Darus 3 0
Begawan Bolkia ust )
9 salam ]
h

2 8–17 [
 M King  Mala
XX 0 Kuala Sept 39 2
alaysi Salah 32 10 4165 ysia (MA
I 0 Lumpur emb 1 1
a uddin S)
1 er ]

Prime
2 Minist 5–13 [
Hanoi and 
XX 0  Vi er Dec 44 ≈500  Vietn 2
Ho Chi 32 11
II 0 etnam Phan emb 2 0 am (VIE) 2
Minh City
3 Văn er ]
Khải

27
Presid Nov
2 ent emb [
 Ph  Philip
XX 0 Gloria er – 44 2
ilippin Manila 40 11 5336 pines (P
III 0 Macap 5 3 3
es HI)
5 agal Dec ]
Arroyo emb
er

Crown
2 6–15 [
Nakhon Prince  Thail
XX 0  Th Dec 47 2
Ratchasim Vajiral 43 11 5282 and (THA
IV 0 ailand emb 5 4
a ongko )
7 er ]
rn

Presid
2 ent 9–18 [
 Thail
XX 0  La Chou Dec 37 2
Vientiane 29 11 3100 and (THA
V 0 os mmaly emb 2 5
)
9 Sayas er ]
one

XX 2  In Jakarta an Presid 11– 44 54 11 4965  Indon [

VI 0 donesi d Palemba ent 22 5 esia (INA 2
 Susilo
Bamb Nov
1 6
a ng ang emb )
1 ]
Yudho er
yono

Vice 11–
2 [
Presid 22  Thail
XX 0  My 46 2
Naypyidaw ent Dec 37 11 4730 and (THA
VII 1 anmar 0 7
Nyan emb )
3 ]
Tun er

2 Presid [
 Si  Thail
XX 0 ent 5–16 40 2
ngapo Singapore 36 11 4370 and (THA
VIII 1 Tony June 2 8
re )
5 Tan ]

2 King 19– [
 M  Mala
XX 0 Kuala Muha 30 40 2
alaysi 38 11 4709 ysia (MA
IX 1 Lumpur mmad Aug 4 9
a S)
7 V ust ]

2
 Ph
XX 0
ilippin TBA Future event
X 1
es
9

2
XX 0  Vi
Hanoi Future event
XI 2 etnam
1

2
 Ca
XX 0 Phnom
mbodi Future event
XII 2 Penh
a
3

2
XX
0  Th
XII TBA Future event
2 ailand
I
5

Sports
According to the SEAGF Charter and Rules, a host nation must stage a minimum of
22 sports: the two compulsory sports from Category 1 (athletics and aquatics), in
addition to a minimum of 14 sports from Category 2, and a maximum of 8 sports
from Category 3 (shaded grey in the table below). Each sport shall not offer more
than 5% of the total medal tally, except for athletics, aquatics, and shooting. For
each sport and event to be included, a minimum of four countries must participate in
it. Sports competed in the Olympic Games and Asian Games must be given priority.
[1][2]

Sport Years Sport Years

1977–1997, since 1997, 2001, 2005–

Archery Lawn bowls
2001 2007, 2017

Arnis 1991, 2005 Modern pentathlon Never

Athletics All 2005–2009, 2013,

Muaythai
2017
Badminton All
Netball 2001, since 2015
Baseball 2005–2007, 2011
Paragliding 2011 only
1979–2003, 2007,
Basketball
since 2011 1987–1989, 1993–
Pencak silat 1997,
Billiards and since 2001
Since 1991
snooker
Pétanque Since 2001
1987–1993, 1997,
Bodybuilding 2003–2007, Polo 2007, 2017
2013
Roller sports 2011 only
1977–1979, 1983–
2001, 1989–1991, 1997,
Bowling
2005–2007, 2011, Rowing 2001–2007,
since 2015 2011–2015

Boxing All 1969, 1977–1979,

Rugby union
1995, 2007
1985, 1995, 2001,
Canoeing 2005–2007, Rugby sevens Since 2015
2011–2015
1961, 1969–1971,
2003–2005, 2011– 1975–1977,
Chess Sailing 1983–1997, 2001,
2013
2005–2007,
Chinlone Since 2013 since 2011

Contract bridge 2011 only 1967–1969, since

Sepak takraw
1973
Cricket 2017 only
 Shooting All

1959-1979, since Short track speed

Cycling 2017 only
1983 skating

Dancesport 2005–2009 Shuttle cock 2007–2009

Diving Since 1965 Sport climbing 2011 only

1983, 1995, 2001, 1981–1983, 1989,

Equestrian 2005–2007, Softball 2003–2005,
since 2011 2011, 2015

1974–1978, since Soft tennis 2011 only

Fencing
1986
1991–2001, 2005–
1971–1979, 1983, Squash 2007,
1987–1989, since 2015
Field hockey
1993–2001, 2007,
since 2013 Swimming All

Figure skating 2017 only Synchronized 2001, 2011, since

swimming 2015
Fin swimming 2003, 2009–2011
Table tennis All
Floorball 2015 only
Taekwondo Since 1985
Football All
1959–2011, since
Tennis
2007, 2011–2013, 2015
Futsal
2017
1993, 1997–1999,
Traditional boat
1985–1997, 2001, 2003–2007, 2011–
Golf race
since 2005 2015

1979–1981, 1985– 2005–2007, since

Triathlon
1997, 2015
Gymnastics
2001–2007, 2011,
since 2015 1959–1997, since
Volleyball
2001
Handball 2005–2007
Vovinam 2011–2013
Ice hockey 2017 only
Water polo Since 1965
Indoor hockey 2017 only
1987, 1997, 2011,
Water skiing
1967–1997, since since 2015
Judo
2001
Weightlifting 1959–1997, 2001–
 1985–1991, 1995– 2013
Karate 1997,
2001–2013, 2017 1987, 1997, 2003–
Wrestling
2013
Kenpō 2011–2013
1991–1993, 1997,
Wushu
since 2001

All-time medal table

Corrected after balancing the data of the Olympic Council of Asia and other archived
sites which had kept the previous Southeast Asian Games medal tables. Some
information from the aforementioned sites are missing, incorrect and or not updated.
[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

As of the end of 2017 Southeast Asian Games

All-time Southeast Asian Games medal table

 Rank  NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total

1  Thailand (THA) 2162 1826 1822 5810

2  Indonesia (INA) 1751 1621 1669 5041

3  Malaysia (MAS)1 1248 1215 1615 4078

4  Philippines (PHI) 919 1075 1358 3352

5  Singapore (SGP) 894 956 1294 3144

6  Vietnam (VIE)4 830 779 889 2498

7  Myanmar (MYA)5 560 723 941 2224

8  Laos (LAO) 68 89 291 448

9  Cambodia (CAM)3 65 109 221 395

10  Brunei (BRU) 12 49 159 220

11  Timor-Leste (TLS) 3 5 21 29

Total (11 NOCs) 8512 8447 10280 27239

1
 – Competed as Malaya in the inaugural games until 1961.
2
 – The Republic of Vietnam was dissolved in July 1976 when it merged with
the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to become the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam also known as Vietnam. Therefore, the medal counts for this
country are considered to be as until 1975. The International Olympic
Committee (IOC) is not using codes for South Vietnam any more after unifying with
North Vietnam.
3
 – Competed as Cambodia, Kampuchea, and Khmer Republic.
4
 – In the 1989 edition, a unified Vietnam rejoined the games with new name and
new flag. Medals made by South Vietnam are already combined here.
5
 – Competed as Burma until 1987.
Criticism[edit]
The games is unique in that there are no official limits to the number of sports which
may be contested, and the range may be decided by the organising host pending
approval by the Southeast Asian Games Federation. Albeit for some core sports
which must be featured, the host is also free to drop or introduce other sports. The
strategy to maximise the medal yield and advantage for host country has been a
major problem for Southeast Asian Games that being carried out by the host country.
[a fact or an opinion?]

This leeway has resulted in hosts maximising their medal hauls by dropping sports
which are disadvantages to themselves relative to their peers, and the introduction of
obscure sports, often at short notice, thus preventing most other nations from
building up credible opponents. Some examples of these include:
At the 2001 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia introduced pétanque, and netball.
At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, Vietnam added fin swimming, shuttlecock, and
added wushu event to 28 golds from 16 in 2001.
In the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, the Philippines added arnis, a demonstration
sport in 2003, with 6 sets of medals and it won 3 gold medals. Also added were
Baseball, Dancesport and Softball events.
At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, Thailand added some new categories of sepak
takraw and used a new kind of ball that had been used by their athletes for a year
while other countries had never used it before. Futsal was also added. Thailand won
nearly all sets of medal from that discipline.[10]
In the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, Indonesia dropped the team events in table
tennis and shrunk the shooting events to just 14 golds from 19 in 2009 and 33 in
2007. At the same time, bridge, kenpō, paragliding, vovinam and wall climbing were
introduced.
In the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Myanmar introduced local sports Chinlone. The
host went on to win 6 out of 8 gold medals in the event.  Sittuyin, a traditional
Burmese chess which other competing nations were not familiar was included as a
traditional chess number along with common chess competition number.[11]
Floorball was demonstrated by Singapore in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and
then was officially added in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
In the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia introduced cricket, indoor hockey and
three winter olympics sports namely figure skating, short track speed skating and ice
hockey.[12]