1981 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Manila, Philippines

11th Southeast Asian Games

Host city| Manila, Philippines
Nations| 7
Sport| 18
Opening| 6 December 1981
Closing| 15 December 1981
Opened by| Ferdinand Marcos
President of the Philippines
Torch lighter| Benjamin Silva-Netto
Ceremony venue| Rizal Memorial Stadium

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Singapore 1983 ->

The 1981 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 11th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines from 6 to 15 December 1981. This was the first time that the Philippines hosted the Games since its first participation in 1977, and by that, the Philippines became the sixth nation to host the SEA Games after Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

More than 2,200 athletes and officials had participated in the Manila SEA Games. The event was officially opened by President Ferdinand Marcos, and the cauldron was lit by Benjamin Silva-Netto. The colourful opening ceremony was held in the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

A new football stadium and indoor arena was built in Pasig named the University of Life Track & Field and Arena or the ULTRA, now called the PhilSports Complex. The adjacent apartments were used as the athlete's quarters and was converted into a BLISS housing project of First Lady Imelda Marcos. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by Thailand and hosts Philippines.

## The games

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### Participating nations

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Brunei was a British colony at that time

* Burma
* Brunei
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Philippines (Host)
* Singapore
* Thailand

### Sports

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* Aquatics (details)
* Archery (details)
* Athletics (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Bowling (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Cycling (details)
* Football (details)
* Gymnastics (details)
* Judo (details)
* Sepak takraw (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Softball (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Weightlifting (details)

### Medal table

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Key

* Host nation (Philippines)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Indonesia (INA)| 85| 73| 56| 214
2|  Thailand (THA)| 62| 45| 41| 148
3|  Philippines (PHI)*| 55| 55| 77| 187
4|  Malaysia (MAS)| 16| 27| 31| 74
5|  Burma (BIR)| 15| 19| 27| 61
6|  Singapore (SIN)| 12| 26| 33| 71
7|  Brunei (BRU)| 0| 0| 0| 0
Totals (7 entries)| 245| 245| 265| 755

## References

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* Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
* History of the SEA Games

Preceded by

Jakarta

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Manila
XI Southeast Asian Games (1981)  | Succeeded by

Singapore

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* 1961 Yangon
* 1963 Phnom Penh2
* 1965 Kuala Lumpur
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* 1971 Kuala Lumpur
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* 1975 Bangkok
* 1977 Kuala Lumpur
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* 1981 Manila
* 1983 Singapore
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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.

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