The Southeast Asian Games (also known as the SEA Games), is a biannual 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.

Participant Countries

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IOC Code	Nation / IOC designation	First use	ISO-code	Notes
BRU	(IOC designation: Brunei Darussalam)	1988	BRN	-
CAM		1956	KHM	-
INA		1956	IDN	IHO 1952 FIFA-code IDN
LAO	(IOC designation: Lao People's Democratic Republic)	1980	LAO	-
MAS		1956	MYS	-
MYA		1996	MMR	BIR 1948-1992
PHI		1924	PHL	-
SIN		1948	SGP	-
THA		1952	THA	-
TLS		2004	TLS	IOA 2000
VIE	(IOC designation: Viet Nam)	1952	VNM	-

History

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The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games. On May 22, 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian peninsula attending the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sport organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Laung Sukhumnaipradit, the 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, Burma (now Myanmar), Malaya (now Malaysia), Laos, South Vietnam and Cambodia (with Singapore included thereafter) were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biannually. The SEAP Games Federation Committee was formed.

The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12-17 December, 1959 comprising more than 527 athletes and officials from Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, South Vietnam and Laos participating in 12 sports.

At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Indonesia and the Philippines.The two 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. Brunei was admitted at the 10th SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and East Timor at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The 23rd SEA Games held in the Philippines, which started from 27 November and ended on 05 December 2005, hosting the biennial event for the third time.

Events

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For a list of sporting events see Southeast Asian Games Sporting Events

See also

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1. 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Bangkok, Thailand
2. 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Rangoon, Burma
3. 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Bangkok, Thailand
5. 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Rangoon, Burma
6. 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7. 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Singapore
8. 1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Bangkok, Thailand
9. 1977 Southeast Asian Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10. 1979 Southeast Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
11. 1981 Southeast Asian Games, Manila, Philippines
12. 1983 Southeast Asian Games, Singapore
13. 1985 Southeast Asian Games, Bangkok, Thailand
14. 1987 Southeast Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
15. 1989 Southeast Asian Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16. 1991 Southeast Asian Games, Manila, Philippines
17. 1993 Southeast Asian Games, Singapore
18. 1995 Southeast Asian Games, Chiangmai, Thailand
19. 1997 Southeast Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
20. 1999 Southeast Asian Games, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
21. 2001 Southeast Asian Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22. 2003 Southeast Asian Games, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
23. 2005 Southeast Asian Games, Philippines (Multiple Venues)
24. 2007 Southeast Asian Games, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
25. 2009 Southeast Asian Games, Vientiane, Laos (in Singapore, if Laos withdraws)

Thailand (6); Malaysia (5); Indonesia (4); Singapore (3); Philippines (3); Brunei (1); Burma (2); Vietnam (1); Laos (1)

See also

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• East Asian Games
• Asian Games

External links

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• 23rd SEA Games Philippines 2005
• Olympic Council of Asia Regional Hosting List
• Southeast Asian Games Information

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