1973 SEAP Games

7th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Host city	Singapore
Nations	7
Sport	16
Opening	1 September 1973
Closing	8 September 1973
Opened by	Benjamin Sheares; President of Singapore
Closed by	Benjamin Sheares; President of Singapore
Torch lighter	C. Kunalan
Ceremony venue	Singapore National Stadium
	← Kuala Lumpur 1971 Bangkok 1975 →

The 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 7th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Singapore from 1 to 8 September 1973 with 16 sports featured in the games. This was the first time Singapore hosted the games.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Singapore is the fourth nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Burma and Malaysia. The games was opened and closed by Benjamin Sheares, the President of Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Singapore and Malaysia.

The games

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

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* Host nation (Singapore)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)	47	25	27	99
2	Singapore (SIN)*	45	50	45	140
3	Malaysia (MAS)	30	35	50	115
4	Burma (BIR)	28	24	15	67
5	Khmer Republic (KHM)	9	12	30	51
6	South Vietnam (VNM)	2	13	10	25
7	Laos (LAO)	0	5	4	9
Totals (7 entries)		161	164	181	506

Broadcasting

Country	Official broadcasters	Television broadcast	Radio broadcast
Singapore	Radio Television Singapore	RTS-5 RTS-8	Radio Singapore English Service (90.5 FM and 630 kHz) Radio Singapore Chinese Service (95.8 FM and 680 kHz) Radio Singapore Tamil Service (96.8 FM and 1370 kHz)

References

^ "'Stage the Games in 1971' appeal to S'pore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
^ Frida, E. (15 November 1971). Singapore to bid for 1973 SEAP Games. The Straits Times, p. 26. Retrieved from NewspaperSG
^ 7th SEAP Games Organising Committee (1973). 7th SEAP Games, Singapore, 1973: Bulletin. Singapore: [s.n.], p. 8. (Call no: RCLOS 796 SOU)
^ Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
^ Singapore Sports Council. (1974). Annual report 1973. Singapore: Council, p. 11. (Call no.: RCLOS 354.5957093 SSCAR)
^ "Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

Preceded by Kuala Lumpur	Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Singapore VII Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (1973)	Succeeded by Bangkok

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[1] "'Stage the Games in 1971' appeal to S'pore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.

[2] Frida, E. (15 November 1971). Singapore to bid for 1973 SEAP Games. The Straits Times, p. 26. Retrieved from NewspaperSG

[3] 7th SEAP Games Organising Committee (1973). 7th SEAP Games, Singapore, 1973: Bulletin. Singapore: [s.n.], p. 8. (Call no: RCLOS 796 SOU)

[4] Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2

[5] Singapore Sports Council. (1974). Annual report 1973. Singapore: Council, p. 11. (Call no.: RCLOS 354.5957093 SSCAR)

[6] "Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

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v t e SEA Games¹
Host cities Mascots Medalists Sports
Games	1959 Bangkok 1961 Yangon 1963 Phnom Penh² 1965 Kuala Lumpur 1967 Bangkok 1969 Yangon 1971 Kuala Lumpur 1973 Singapore 1975 Bangkok 1977 Kuala Lumpur 1979 Jakarta 1981 Manila 1983 Singapore 1985 Bangkok 1987 Jakarta 1989 Kuala Lumpur 1991 Manila 1993 Singapore 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Jakarta 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 2001 Kuala Lumpur 2003 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2005 Manila 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Vientiane 2011 Jakarta–Palembang 2013 Naypyidaw 2015 Singapore 2017 Kuala Lumpur 2019 Philippines 2021 Vietnam³ 2023 Cambodia 2025 Thailand
¹ Formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ³ Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ASEAN Para Games