1927 Far Eastern Championship Games

8th Far Eastern Championship GamesHost city| Shanghai, China

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Nations| 3
Opening| 28 August 1927
Closing| 31 August 1927

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The 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games was the eighth edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 28–31 August 1927 in Shanghai, Republic of China. A total of eight sports were contested during the four-day competition. This was the last time the competition was held on a biennial schedule and the event subsequently changed to a quadrennial basis, being held in the even years between Olympic competitions.[1]

Women athletes appeared at the games. A demonstration volleyball match was held by an Eastern Chinese women's team. However, their appearance generated a negative reaction from some audience members, who began insulting and shouting at the women. The match was curtailed before the allotted time as a result.[2]

The football match between China and the Philippines caused further disruption as the two teams began brawling and the audience threw objects onto the pitch – some leaving the stands to join the melee. This soured relations among the delegations and at the post-games banquet, in response to loud antics of Filipino attendees, the Chinese head organiser, Shen Siliang, openly stated that Chinese and Japanese women should avoid the Filipino delegation.[2]

In the football competition, China was represented by South China AA, a Hong Kong-based team.[3]

## Participating nations[edit]

* Republic of China
* Japanese Empire
* Philippine Island

## Sports[edit]

* Athletics (details)
* Baseball (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Diving (details)
* Football (details)
* Swimming (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Volleyball (details)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
2. ^ a b Morris, Andrew D. (2004). Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China. pp. 90–91. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520240841.
3. ^ Far Eastern Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.

## External links[edit]

* Images of the women's volleyball match Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine

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Far Eastern Championship Games

Games|

* Manila 1913
* Shanghai 1915
* Tokyo 1917
* Manila 1919
* Shanghai 1921
* Osaka 1923
* Manila 1925
* Shanghai 1927
* Tokyo 1930
* Manila 1934
* Osaka 1938 (cancelled)

Events|

* Athletics
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cycling
* Diving
* Football
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Volleyball

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