1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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The 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
were held in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia from 14 December - 21 December 1965. Originally to be hosted by Laos, the third edition of the games was hosted by Malaysia after the former was not able to honour its hosting commitment citing financial difficulties. Two years earlier, the third SEAP Games was cancelled as Cambodia pulled out of hosting the event due to internal strife.
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
were held in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia from 14 December - 21 December 1965. Originally to be hosted by Laos, the third edition of the games was hosted by Malaysia after the former was not able to honour its hosting commitment citing financial difficulties. Two years earlier, the third SEAP Games was cancelled as Cambodia pulled out of hosting the event due to internal strife.
Medal count
| 1 | align=left | |38 | 33 | 35 | 106 |
| 2 | align=left | |33 | 36 | 28 | 97 |
| 3 | align=left | |18 | 14 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | align=left | |8 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
| 5 | align=left | |5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 102 | 94 | 106 | 305 | |