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The Southeast Asian Games (also known as the SEA Games), is a biennial multi-sport event

Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...

involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

. The games is under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

(IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia

Olympic Council of Asia

The Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...

History

The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games. On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian peninsula attending the Asian Games

1958 Asian Games

The 3rd Asian Games were held from May 24 to June 1, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. A total number of 1,820 athletes, coming from 16 countries, competed in thirteen events at this Asiad. Debuting sports were field hockey, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Tokyo would go on to host the 1964 Summer...

in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sport organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Luang Sukhumnaipradit, then Vice-President of the Thailand Olympic Committee. The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperation, understanding and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region.

Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, Burma (now Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

), Malaya

Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...

(now Malaysia), Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

, South Vietnam

South Vietnam

South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...

and Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

(with Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

included thereafter) were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biennially. The SEAP Games Federation Committee was formed.

The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

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

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

and the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. 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

East Timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

was admitted at the 22nd Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

.

The last games held was the incident free 2009 Southeast Asian Games

2009 Southeast Asian Games

The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...

which was the first time Laos has ever held 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

Vientiane

-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...

, Laos

Laos

. The games commenced and progressed largely smoothly, however, praises and commendations were expressed by many athletes, sports officials and the press- Laos

Laos

now joins the list of countries that have successfully hosted the South East Asian Games.

The next host for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games

2013 Southeast Asian Games

The 27th Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Myanmar .The Southeast Asian Games Federation Council met in Jakarta on 31 May 2010 unanimously agreed to award the Myanmar Olympic Committee the right to host the 27th edition of the games .Official website...

is Myanmar

Myanmar

, while Singapore

Singapore

will host the 2015 Southeast Asian Games

2015 Southeast Asian Games

The 28th Southeast Asian Games will be hosted by the city-state of Singapore-Host Selection:Singapore was selected to host the 28th Southeast Asian Games of 2015 during the 26th Southeast Asian Games, being held at Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia...

Participating Countries

Nation / IOC International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president... Designation	Debuted	IOC International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president... -Code	Notes
	1959	CAM	-
(IOC designation: Lao People's Democratic Republic)	1959	LAO	-
	1959	MAS	-
	1959	MYA	BIR 1948–1992
	1959	SIN	-
	1959	THA	-
(IOC designation: Viet Nam)	1959	VIE	-
(IOC designation: Brunei Darussalam)	1977	BRU	-
	1977	INA	IHO 1952 FIFA FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth... -code IDN
	1977	PHI	-
	2003	TLS	IOA IOA IOA may refer to:* Indian Olympic Association* Individual Olympic Athletes, athletes from East Timor at the 2000 Olympic games* Input-output analysis, an economics model* Institute of Acoustics, a British engineering society... 2000

Sports

Below was the list of the types of sports played in the SEAG from 1959. the bullet mark indicates that the sport was played in the respective year.

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1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

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...

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1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The 4th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December - 16 December 1967. Cambodia once again declined to host this edition of the games, as it did in 1963.-Medal count:-References:...

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1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 December - 13 December 1969. Vietnam had reluctantly declined to host this edition because of the Vietnam War. Singapore, the youngest member of the SEAP Games Federation at the time, suggested in this edition of the games...

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1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The 6th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 6 December - 13 December 1971. In this edition of the games, host country Malaysia joined Singapore in pressuring Thailand to let the SEAP Games Federation expand to include the Philippines and Indonesia, but to no...

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1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The 7th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Singapore from 1 September - 8 September 1973.-Medal count:-References:*Percy Seneviratne Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2*...

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1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The 8th and last Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December - 16 December 1975. South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, which only sent token squads made up of military personnel to previous games, declined to participate due to internal political problems.-Medal...

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1977 Southeast Asian Games

The 9th Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 19 November - 26 November 1977. Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines were finally admitted into the SEAP Games Federation in February that year...

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1979 Southeast Asian Games

The 10th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21–30 September 1979. It was the first time that Indonesia hosted the biennial sports carnival...

!style="width:2em"| 81

1981 Southeast Asian Games

The 11th Southeast Asian Games were held in Manila, Philippines from December 6, 1981 to December 15, 1981. This was the first time that the Philippines hosted the Games since its first participation in 1977. The event was officially opened by President Ferdinand Marcos and the cauldron was lit by...

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1983 Southeast Asian Games

The 12th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordance to the renewed alphabetical rotation of hosting duties, the 1983 SEA Games were offered to be hosted by Singapore as Brunei prepared for its forthcoming independence from...

!style="width:2em"| 85

1985 Southeast Asian Games

The 13th Southeast Asian Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 December - 17 December 1985.- Medal count :- Mascot :The official 1985 SEA Games mascot was a Siamese cat.The Siamese is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of Oriental cat...

!style="width:2em"| 87

1987 Southeast Asian Games

The 14th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 September - 20 September 1987.-Medal count:-References:*Percy Seneviratne Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2*...

!style="width:2em"| 89

1989 Southeast Asian Games

The 15th Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 August - 31 August 1989. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this...

!style="width:2em"| 91

1991 Southeast Asian Games

The 16th Southeast Asian Games were held in Manila, the Philippines from 24 November - 3 December 1991. This was the second time that the country hosted the biennial regional sporting event. It was officially opened by President Corazon Aquino at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila through a...

!style="width:2em"| 93

1993 Southeast Asian Games

The 17th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 12 June to 20 June 1993.-Mascot:-Medal count:-References:**...

!style="width:2em"| 95

1995 Southeast Asian Games

The 18th Southeast Asian Games were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1995. It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the biennial sports event. The games were opened by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej...

!style="width:2em"| 97

1997 Southeast Asian Games

The 19th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 October to 19 October 1997. It was opened by President of Indonesia names Suharto...

!style="width:2em"| 99

1999 Southeast Asian Games

The 20th Southeast Asian Games were held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 7 August to 15 August 1999. It was the first time that the country hosted the biennial meet...

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2001 Southeast Asian Games

The 21st Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8 September - 17 September 2001. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime...

!style="width:2em"| 03

2003 Southeast Asian Games

The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December - 13 December 2003. The games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu...

!style="width:2em"| 05

2005 Southeast Asian Games

The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...

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2007 Southeast Asian Games

The 24th Southeast Asian Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand from December 6 to December 15, 2007....

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2009 Southeast Asian Games

The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...

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2011 Southeast Asian Games

The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011. Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997...

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Athletics at the Southeast Asian Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the biennial Southeast Asian Games competition. It has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition of the South East Asian Peninsular Games in 1959....

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|Badminton

Badminton at the Southeast Asian Games

Badminton is a Southeast Asian Games event and has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition of the South East Asian Peninsular Games in 1959.-Medal table:-Individual competition:-Team competition:-References:***...

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|Baseball

Baseball at the Southeast Asian Games

Baseball has not traditionally been played at the Southeast Asian Games, but was added to the 2005 schedule for the Philippines Games.-Results:-See also:* Baseball at the Asian Games...

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Basketball at the Southeast Asian Games

Basketball is a Southeast Asian Games sport since the 1977 edition, with an exception in 2005 when the host country, the Philippines, was suspended by the International Basketball Federation....

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|Billiards and Snooker

Billiards and Snooker at the Southeast Asian Games

Billiards and Snooker is a Southeast Asian Games since 1991 Southeast Asian Games in Manila.-Medal table:-English Billiard Singles:-English Billiard Doubles:-Snooker Singles:-Snooker Doubles:-Snooker Team:-1 Cushion Carom:...

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|Football

Football at the Southeast Asian Games

- Southeast Asian Peninsular Games :- Southeast Asian Games :- Southeast Asian Games :-Men's tournament:-Women's tournament:-See also:* ASEAN Football Championship* Football at the East Asian Games* Football at the West Asian Games...

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Table tennis at the Southeast Asian Games

Table tennis is competed in the Southeast Asian Games since the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games in Kuala Lumpur.-Singles:-Doubles:-Women:...

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Tennis at the Southeast Asian Games

Tennis is a Southeast Asian Games sport since the 1977 edition.-Medal table:-Singles:-Doubles:-Team:-Singles:-Doubles:-Team:-Mixed Doubles:...

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|Traditional boat race

Traditional boat race at the Southeast Asian Games

Traditional boat race is a Southeast Asian Games sport since the 1993 edition, with an exception in 1999 , 2001 and in 2009 , the traditional boat race not held.-Medal table:-500m:-500m:-1000m:-1000m:...

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|Volleyball

Volleyball at the Southeast Asian Games

Volleyball is a Southeast Asian Games sport since the 1977 edition, with an exception in 1999, the volleyball not held.-Men's tournaments:-Medal Summary:Below is the total medal count of SEA games Men's Volleyball from 2005 to the present....

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¹ – not an official Olympic Sport

² – sport played only in the SEAG

³ – not a traditional Olympic nor SEAG Sport and introduced only by the host country.

⁴ – Beach volleyball was introduced in 1993.

^o – a former official Olympic Sport, not applied in previous host countries and was introduced only by the host country.

^h – sport not played in the previous edition and was reintroduced by the host country.

there is netball in 2001
and there is soft tennis and roller sport in 2011

Editions

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!Year
!Games
!Host City
!Winner (gold)
!2nd (gold)
!3rd (gold)
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|colspan=6 align="center"|Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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|1959
|I
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Bangkok

| (35)
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Myanmar (11)
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Federation of Malaya (8)
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|1961
|II
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Rangoon
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Myanmar (35)
| (21)
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Federation of Malaya (16)
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|1963
|III

1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games was cancelled, as the designated host Cambodia was not able to host the event due to unsettling in-country conditions, and a disagreement with the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The 3rd SEAP Games then passed to Laos as hosts, but they begged...

*
| Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

|colspan=3 align="center"| CANCELLED
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|1965
|III

1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

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...

| (38)
| (33)
| (18)
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|1967
|IV

1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Bangkok

| (77)
| (28)
| (23)
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|1969
|V

1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Rangoon
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Myanmar (57)
| (32)
| (31)
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|1971
|VI

1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Kuala Lumpur

| (44)
| (41)
| (32)
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|1973
|VII

1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Singapore City
| (47)
| (45)
| (30)
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|1975
|VIII

1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Bangkok

| (80)
| (38)
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Myanmar (28)
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|colspan=6 align="center"| Southeast Asian Games
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|1977¹
|IX

1977 Southeast Asian Games

Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia (62)
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Thailand (37)
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Philippines (31)
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|1979
|X

1979 Southeast Asian Games

The 10th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21–30 September 1979. It was the first time that Indonesia hosted the biennial sports carnival...

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

Indonesia (92)
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Thailand (50)
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Myanmar (26)
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|1981
|XI

1981 Southeast Asian Games

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

Indonesia (85)
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Thailand (62)
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Philippines (55)
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|1983
|XII

1983 Southeast Asian Games

Singapore City
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Indonesia (64)
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Philippines (49)
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Thailand (49)
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|1985
|XIII

1985 Southeast Asian Games

Bangkok

Thailand (92)
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Indonesia (62)
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Philippines (43)
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|1987
|XIV

1987 Southeast Asian Games

Jakarta

Indonesia (183)
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Thailand (63)
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Philippines (59)
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|1989
|XV

1989 Southeast Asian Games

Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia (102)
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Malaysia (67)
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Thailand (62)
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|1991
|XVI

1991 Southeast Asian Games

Manila

Indonesia (92)
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Philippines (90)
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Thailand (72)
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|1993
|XVII

1993 Southeast Asian Games

The 17th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 12 June to 20 June 1993.-Mascot:-Medal count:-References:**...

Singapore City
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Indonesia (88)
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Thailand (63)
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Philippines (57)
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|1995
|XVIII

1995 Southeast Asian Games

Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...

²
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Thailand (157)
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Indonesia (77)
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Philippines (33)
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|1997
|XIX

1997 Southeast Asian Games

The 19th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 October to 19 October 1997. It was opened by President of Indonesia names Suharto...

Jakarta

Indonesia (194)
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Thailand (83)
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Malaysia (55)
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|1999
|XX

1999 Southeast Asian Games

The 20th Southeast Asian Games were held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 7 August to 15 August 1999. It was the first time that the country hosted the biennial meet...

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan, with an estimated population 140,000 , is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei...

Thailand (65)
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Malaysia (57)
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Indonesia (44)
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|2001
|XXI

2001 Southeast Asian Games

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia (111)
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Thailand (103)
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Indonesia (72)
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|2003
|XXII

2003 Southeast Asian Games

Hanoi

Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...

and Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

³
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Vietnam (158)
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Thailand (90)
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Indonesia (55)
|-
|2005
|XXIII

2005 Southeast Asian Games

Manila

⁴
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Philippines (113)
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Thailand (87)
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Vietnam (71)
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|2007
|XXIV

2007 Southeast Asian Games

The 24th Southeast Asian Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand from December 6 to December 15, 2007....

Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...

⁵
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Thailand (183)
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Malaysia (68)
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Vietnam (64)
|-
|2009
|XXV

2009 Southeast Asian Games

The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...

Vientiane

Thailand (86)
|

Vietnam (83)
|

Indonesia (43)
|-
|2011
|XXVI
2011 Southeast Asian Games
The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011. Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997...

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Palembang

Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...

and Jakarta

Jakarta

⁶
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Indonesia (182)
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Thailand (109)
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Vietnam (96)
|-
|2013
|XXVII
2013 Southeast Asian Games
The 27th Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Myanmar .The Southeast Asian Games Federation Council met in Jakarta on 31 May 2010 unanimously agreed to award the Myanmar Olympic Committee the right to host the 27th edition of the games .Official website...

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Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw is the capital city of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the 2008 Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a greenfield 3.2 km west of Pyinmana, and approximately...

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|2015
|XXVIII
2015 Southeast Asian Games
The 28th Southeast Asian Games will be hosted by the city-state of Singapore-Host Selection:Singapore was selected to host the 28th Southeast Asian Games of 2015 during the 26th Southeast Asian Games, being held at Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia...

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Singapore City
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¹ Changed name when the Philippines & Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

were admitted.
² It was the first time in SEAG history that a non-capital city hosted the biennial sports event.
³ It was the first time in SEAG history that the game venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...

and Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

. Other locales hosting the games are Haiphong
Haiphong
, also Haiphong, is the third most populous city in Vietnam. The name means, "coastal defence".-History:Hai Phong was originally founded by Lê Chân, the female general of a Vietnamese revolution against the Chinese led by the Trưng Sisters in the year 43 C.E.The area which is now known as Duong...

, Hải Dương
Hai Duong
Hải Dương is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hai Duong province. Its name is Sino-Vietnamese for "ocean" .- Geography :Hai Duong city is bordered to the northeast by the Nam Sách District and Thanh Hà District...

, Nam Định, Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Binh province.-Geography:Ninh Binh city located in the southernmost plains north Vietnam...

, Phú Thọ
Phú Thọ
Phú Thọ is an urban district and town in Phu Tho province, Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 63,333. The district covers an area of 64 km²....

, Vĩnh Phúc and Hòa Bình
Hòa Bình
Hoa Binh may refer to:*Hoa Binh province of Vietnam*Hoa Binh, city in Hoa Binh province*Hoa Binh District of Bac Lieu province*Hòa Bình, Vĩnh Lợi, town of Bac Lieu Province*Hoà Bình, An Giang, village *Hòa Bình, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, village...

.
⁴ Other locales that hosted the games are several cities within Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...

, Los Baños
Los Baños, Laguna
The Nature and Science City of Los Baños is a 1st class urban city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 98,631 inhabitants in 17,030 households...

and Calamba City
Calamba City
Calamba City is a first class component city located in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Situated only 54 kilometers south of Manila, about an hour by chartered bus, Calamba City is a popular tourist destination with its hot spring resorts, most of the resorts are located in Barangay Pansol...

in Laguna, Cebu
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...

, Bacolod
Bacolod City
The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...

, Angeles
Angeles City
The City of Angeles , located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly-urbanized city. Its name is derived from El Pueblo de los Ángeles in honor of its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios , and the name of its founder, Don...

and Subic, Zambales
Subic, Zambales
Subic is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 77,118 people in 13,882 households....

.
⁵ The City of Chonburi
Chonburi (city)
Chonburi is the capital of Chonburi Province in Thailand. It is located about 100km east of Bangkok, on the coast to the Gulf of Thailand. The name means city of water.Chonburi has had town status since 1935.-External links:...

and Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

are among the places were the 24th SEA Games held.
⁶ Palembang
Palembang
Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...

have been the main host for the games, Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

have been be the supporting co-host

Gold medal tally

Winning tallies only includes the results from 1959 to 1975.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! COUNTRY
! OVER-ALL CHAMPIONS
! 2nd GOLD
! 3rd GOLD
|-
|
| 6 Times
| 2 Times
| -
|-
|

Myanmar
| 2 Times
| 1 Time
| 1 Time
|-
|
| -
| 3 Times
| 3 Times
|-
|
| -
| 2 Times
| 4 Times
|}
Winning tallies only includes the results from SEA Games since 1977–present.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! COUNTRY
! OVER-ALL CHAMPIONS
! 2nd GOLD
! 3rd GOLD
|-
|
| 10 Times
| 2 Times
| 4 Times
|-
|
| 5 Times
| 10 Times
| 3 Times
|-
|
| 1 Time
| 2 Times
| 6 Times
|-
|
| 1 Time
| 3 Times
| 1 Time
|-

|
| 1 Time
| 1 Time
| 3 Times
|-
|
| -
| -
| 1 Time
|-
|
| -
| -
| -
|-
|
| -
| -
| -
|-
|
| -
| -
| -
|-
|
| -
| -
| -
|-
|
| -
| -
| -
|}

Hosting tally

Hosting tallies from 1959 to 1975.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Event Hosted
!Year Hosted
|-
|
|3
| 1959, 1967, 1975
|-
|
|2
| 1965, 1971
|-
|
|2
| 1961, 1969
|-
|
|1
| 1973
|-
|
|1
| 1963
|-
|
|-
|-
|-
|
|-
|-
|-
|}
|Hosting tallies from SEA games 1977–present.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Event Hosted
!Year Hosted
|-

|
|4
| 1979, 1987, 1997, 2011
|-
|
|3
| 1985, 1995, 2007
|-
|
|3
| 1981, 1991, 2005
|-
|
|3
| 1977, 1989, 2001
|-
|
|3
| 1983, 1993, 2015
|-
|
|1
| 2013
|-
|
|1
| 2009
|-
|
|1
| 2003
|-
|
|1
| 1999
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|}

¹ – Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

was to host the 3rd Southeast Asiad but cancelled due to unsettling circumstances

² – Singapore

Singapore

was assigned to host the 27th Southeast Asiad but it chose to give up the rights later

All-time medal count

As of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
2011 Southeast Asian Games
The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011. Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997...

.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+SOUTHEAST ASIAN PENINSULAR GAMES
|-
!COUNTRY !! GOLD !! SILVER !! BRONZE !! TOTAL
|-
|

Thailand || 374 || 254 || 261 || 889
|-
|

Singapore || 204 || 229 || 221 || 654
|-
|

Myanmar || 198 || 207 || 214 || 619
|-
|

Federation of Malaya || 194 || 255 || 316 || 765
|-
|

South Vietnam² || 39 || 51 || 65 || 155
|-
| || 27 || 36 || 41 || 104
|-
|

Laos || 0 || 6 || 23 || 29
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES
|-
!COUNTRY !! GOLD !! SILVER !! BRONZE !! TOTAL
|-
|

Indonesia || 1602 || 1413 || 1395 || 4410
|-
|

Thailand || 1513 || 1318 || 1315 || 4146
|-
|

Philippines || 836 || 971 || 1191 || 2998
|-
|

Malaysia || 805 || 772 || 1067 || 2644
|-
|

Vietnam || 586 || 540 || 618 || 1744
|-
|

Singapore || 508 || 559 || 841 || 1906
|-
|

Myanmar || 249 || 410 || 579 || 1238
|-
|

Laos || 53 || 60 || 170 || 283
|-
|

Cambodia || 11 || 26 || 104 || 151
|-
|

Brunei || 10 || 38 || 120 || 168
|-
|

East Timor || 1 || 1 || 12 || 14
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:92%"
|+COMBINED TOTALS
|-
!COUNTRY !! GOLD !! SILVER !! BRONZE !! TOTAL
|-
|

Thailand || 1887 || 1562 || 1576 || 5025
|-
|

Indonesia || 1602 || 1413 || 1395 || 4410
|-
|

Malaysia¹ || 999 || 1027 || 1383 || 3409
|-
|

Philippines || 835 || 971 || 1191 || 2997
|-
|

Singapore || 710 || 788 || 1062 || 2560
|-
|

Vietnam⁴ || 625 || 591 || 683 || 1899
|-
|

Myanmar⁵ || 447 || 617 || 794 || 1858
|-
|

Laos || 53 || 64 || 189 || 306
|-
|

Cambodia³ || 38 || 72 || 145 || 255
|-
|

Brunei || 10 || 38 || 120 || 168
|-
|

East Timor || 1 || 1 || 12 || 14
|}

¹ Competed as Malaya in the inaugural games until 1961.
² The Republic of South 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. International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

(IOC) is not using codes for South Vietnam anymore 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. See table tally above for South Vietnam.
⁵ Competed as Burma until 1987.

Criticism

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.

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
2001 Southeast Asian Games
The 21st Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8 September - 17 September 2001. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime...

, Malaysia introduced petanque
Pétanque
Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet or jack. It is also sometimes called a bouchon or le petit...

, lawn bowls and netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games
2003 Southeast Asian Games
The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December - 13 December 2003. The games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu...

, Vietnam added fin swimming and shuttlecock
Shuttlecock
A shuttlecock, sometimes called a bird or birdie, is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen or so overlapping feathers, usually goose or duck and from the left wing only, embedded into a rounded cork base...
In the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...

, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

added arnis
Eskrima
Eskrima is the umbrella term for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons...

, a demonstration sport in 2003, with 6 sets of medals and it won 3 gold medals.
At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
2007 Southeast Asian Games
The 24th Southeast Asian Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand from December 6 to December 15, 2007....

, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

added some new categories of sepak takraw
Sepak takraw
Sepak takraw , or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula...

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. Thailand won nearly all sets of medal from that discipline.
In the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
2011 Southeast Asian Games
The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011. Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

dropped the team events in table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

and shrunk the Shooting
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...

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 for the first time.

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