SEA Games

Biennial multi-sport event in Southeast Asia

SEA Games

Games

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* 1961
* 1965
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* 1971
* 1973
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
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* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025
* 2027
* 2029

SEA Games

Abbreviation| SEA Games
First event| 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games in Bangkok, Thailand
Occur every| 2 odd-numbered years
Next event| 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla, Thailand
Purpose| Multi sport event for nations on the Southeast Asian subcontinent
Headquarters| Bangkok, Thailand
President| Charouck Arirachakaran

The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia.

The SEA Games is one of the five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia, the others being South Asian Games, West Asian Games, East Asian Games, and Central Asian Games.[1]

## History

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The SEA Games owes its origins to the South East Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games (abbreviated as SEAPG). On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian Peninsula attending the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sports organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Luang Sukhum Nayapradit, then vice-president of the Thailand Olympic Committee. The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote co-operation, understanding, and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region.

Six countries, Burma (now Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Malaya (now Malaysia), Thailand and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biennially in June 1959 and the SEAP Games Federation Committee was formed thereafter.[2]

The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12 to 17 December 1959, with more than 527 athletes and officials from 6 countries; Burma (now Myanmar), Laos, Malaya, Singapore, South Vietnam and Thailand participated in 12 sports.

At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, while South Vietnam was fallen and no longer existed, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These countries were formally admitted in 1977, the same year when SEAP Federation changed their name to the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), and the games were known as the Southeast Asian Games. The unified Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam) returned to the games' 15th edition in 1989. East Timor, one year after gaining independence from Indonesia, was admitted at the 22nd SEA Games in 2003.

The 2009 SEA Games was the first time Laos has ever hosted a SEA Games (Laos had previously declined to host the 1965 SEAP Games citing financial difficulties). Running from 9–18 December, it has also commemorated the 50 years of the SEA Games, held in Vientiane, Laos. The 2023 SEA Games, held from 5–17 May, was the first time Cambodia has ever hosted a SEA Games (Cambodia was awarded the 1963 SEAP Games, which was cancelled due to domestic political situation).

## Symbol

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The Southeast Asian Games symbol was introduced during the 1959 SEAP Games in Bangkok, depicting six rings that represent the six founding members and was used until the 1997 edition in Jakarta. The number of rings increased to 10 during the 1999 edition in Brunei to reflect the inclusion of Singapore, which was admitted into the Southeast Asian Games Federation in 1961, and Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines, which joined the organization in 1977. The number of rings was again increased to 11 during the 2011 Games in Indonesia to reflect the federation's newest member, East Timor, which was admitted in 2003.

## Participating NOCs

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Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | Created | Debuted

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Brunei | BRU | Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council | 1984 | 1977
Cambodia | CAM | National Olympic Committee of Cambodia | 1983 | 1961
Indonesia | INA | Indonesian Olympic Committee | 1946 | 1977
Laos | LAO | National Olympic Committee of Laos | 1975 | 1959
Malaysia | MAS | Olympic Council of Malaysia | 1953 | 1959
Myanmar | MYA | Myanmar Olympic Committee | 1947 | 1959
Philippines | PHI | Philippine Olympic Committee | 1911 | 1977
Singapore | SGP | Singapore National Olympic Council | 1947 | 1959
Thailand | THA | National Olympic Committee of Thailand | 1948 | 1959
East Timor | TLS | National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste | 2003
Vietnam | VIE | Vietnam Olympic Committee | 1952 | 1959[a]

1. ^ Debuted as  South Vietnam, which competed from 1959–1973.  North Vietnam never competed. Unified Vietnam has competed since 1989.

### Timelines

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Nation | Code | as SEAP Games | as SEA Games | Total

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59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25
Brunei | BRU |  |

Cancelled

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Cambodia[a] | CAM |  | • | • |  |  | • | • |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23
Indonesia | INA |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 26
Laos[b] | LAO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 26
Malaysia[c] | MAS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 33
Myanmar[d] | MYA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 33
Philippines | PHI |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 26
Singapore | SGP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 33
Thailand | THA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 33
East Timor | TLS |  |  | part of  Indonesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12
Vietnam[e] | VIE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 26
Total | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 297

1. ^ Participate as  Khmer Republic (KHM) in 1971 – 1973, as  People's Republic of Kampuchea (CAM) in 1983 – 1987, Never competed as  Democratic Kampuchea (CAM) and  State of Cambodia (CAM)
2. ^ Participate as  Kingdom of Laos (LAO) in 1959 – 1973.
3. ^ Participate as  Malaya (MAL) in 1959 – 1961.
4. ^ Participate as  Burma (BIR) in 1959 – 1987.
5. ^ Participate as  South Vietnam (VNM) in 1959 – 1973.  North Vietnam never competed. Unified Vietnam has competed since 1989.

## Editions

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Main article: List of SEA Games host cities

1959, 1967, 1975, 1985, 2025

1961, 1969

1965, 1971, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2017, 2027

1973, 1983, 1993, 2015

1979, 1987, 1997, 2011

1981, 1991, 2005, 2033

1995

1999

2003, 2021

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2019

2023

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Location of the Southeast Asian Games host

List of SEA Games  No.  | Year  | Host cities  | Opened by[a] | Date  | Sports  | Events  | Na. | Com. | Top-ranked  | Ref.

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1 | 1959  |  Bangkok, Thailand | King Bhumibol Adulyadej | 12–17 December 1959  | 12  | 67  | 6  | 518  |  Thailand (THA) | [1] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
2 | 1961  |  Rangoon, Burma | President Win Maung | 11–16 December 1961  | 13  | 86  | 7  | 623  |  Burma (BIR) | [2]
3 | 1965  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ismail Nasiruddin | 14–21 December 1965  | 14  | 134  | 7  | 963  |  Thailand (THA) | [3] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
4 | 1967  |  Bangkok, Thailand | King Bhumibol Adulyadej | 9–16 December 1967  | 16  | 144  | 6  | 984  | [4] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
5 | 1969  |  Rangoon, Burma | Prime Minister Ne Win | 6–13 December 1969  | 15  | 145  | 920  |  Burma (BIR) | [5] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
6 | 1971  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim | 6–13 December 1971  | 15  | 156  | 7  | 957  |  Thailand (THA) | [6] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
7 | 1973  |  Singapore | President Benjamin Sheares | 1–8 September 1973  | 16  | 161  | 1,632  | [7]
8 | 1975  |  Bangkok, Thailand | King Bhumibol Adulyadej | 9–16 December 1975  | 18  | 172  | 4  | 1,142  | [8] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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9 | 1977  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yahya Petra | 19–26 November 1977  | 18  | 188  | 7  | N/A  |  Indonesia (INA) | [9] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
10 | 1979  |  Jakarta, Indonesia | President Soeharto | 21–30 September 1979  | 18  | 226  | N/A  | [10] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
11 | 1981  |  Manila, Philippines | President Ferdinand Marcos | 6–15 December 1981  | 18  | 245  | ≈1,800  | [11] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
12 | 1983  |  Singapore | President Devan Nair | 28 May – 6 June 1983  | 18  | 233  | 8  | N/A  | [12] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
13 | 1985  |  Bangkok, Thailand | King Bhumibol Adulyadej | 8–17 December 1985  | 18  | 251  | N/A  |  Thailand (THA) | [13] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
14 | 1987  |  Jakarta, Indonesia | President Soeharto | 9–20 September 1987  | 26  | 372  | N/A  |  Indonesia (INA) | [14] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
15 | 1989  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah | 20–31 August 1989  | 24  | 302  | 9  | ≈2,800  | [15] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
16 | 1991  |  Manila, Philippines | President Corazon Aquino | 24 November – 3 December 1991  | 28  | 327  | N/A  | [16] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
17 | 1993  |  Singapore | President Wee Kim Wee | 12–20 June 1993  | 29  | 318  | ≈3,000  | [17] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
18 | 1995  |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn[b] | 9–17 December 1995  | 28  | 335  | 10  | 3,262  |  Thailand (THA) | [18] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
19 | 1997  |  Jakarta, Indonesia | President Soeharto | 11–19 October 1997  | 36  | 490  | 5,179  |  Indonesia (INA) | [19]
20 | 1999  |  Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah | 7–15 August 1999  | 21  | 233  | 2,365  |  Thailand (THA) | [20] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
21 | 2001  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Salahuddin | 8–17 September 2001  | 32  | 391  | 4,165  |  Malaysia (MAS) | [21] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
22 | 2003  |  Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải[c] | 5–13 December 2003  | 32  | 442  | 11  | ≈5,000  |  Vietnam (VIE) | [22]
23 | 2005  |  Manila, Philippines | President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 27 November – 5 December 2005  | 40  | 443  | 5,336  |  Philippines (PHI) | [23] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
24 | 2007  |  Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn[b] | 6–15 December 2007  | 43  | 475  | 5,282  |  Thailand (THA) | [24] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
25 | 2009  |  Vientiane, Laos | President Choummaly Sayasone | 9–18 December 2009  | 29  | 372  | 3,100  | [25] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
26 | 2011  |  Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | 11–22 November 2011  | 44  | 545  | 5,965  |  Indonesia (INA) | [26]
27 | 2013  |  Naypyidaw, Myanmar | Vice President Nyan Tun[d] | 11–22 December 2013  | 37  | 460  | 4,730  |  Thailand (THA) | [27] Archived 5 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
28 | 2015  |  Singapore | President Tony Tan | 5–16 June 2015  | 36  | 402  | 4,370  | [28]
29 | 2017  |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Muhammad V | 19–30 August 2017  | 38  | 404  | 4,709  |  Malaysia (MAS) | [29] Archived 20 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
30 | 2019  |  Philippines[e] | President Rodrigo Duterte | 30 November – 11 December 2019  | 56 | 530  | 5,630  |  Philippines (PHI) | [30] Archived 13 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
31 | 2021  |  Hanoi, Vietnam[f] | President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | 12–23 May 2022  | 40  | 523  | 5,467  |  Vietnam (VIE) |
32 | 2023  |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Prime Minister Hun Sen[g] | 5–17 May 2023  | 37  | 580 | 6,210 |
33 | 2025 |  Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla, Thailand | King Vajiralongkorn (expected) | 9–20 December 2025 | 50 | 574 | Future event
34 | 2027 |  Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sarawak, Malaysia[h] | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar (expected) | Future event
35 | 2029 |  Singapore[5] | Future event
36 | 2031 |  TBA, Laos[6] | Future event
37 | 2033 |  TBA, Philippines[6] | Future event

1. ^ Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.
2. ^ a b Representing his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand.
3. ^ Representing Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam.
4. ^ Representing Thein Sein, President of Myanmar.
5. ^ The 2019 SEA Games was officially decentralized. Events were held in various cities around the Philippines, mostly in the Clark City, the Metro Manila region, and the Subic Bay areas, however there was no single designated host city. The games were known as "Philippines 2019".
6. ^ Many events were held in various cities over the country to give support to Hanoi, who was the main host of the event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were delayed to May 2022.
7. ^ Representing Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia.
8. ^ Apart from Kuala Lumpur, two Malaysian states – Penang and Sarawak – have agreed to co-host the 2027 SEA Games.[3] Sabah had also planned to co-host, but they pulled out.[4]

The 1963 SEAP Games were cancelled. As the designated host, Cambodia was unable to host the event due to instability in the country, along with a disagreement with the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The 3rd SEAP Games then passed to Laos as hosts, but they begged off the 1965 event citing financial difficulties.[7] In 2023, Cambodia was finally able to host the sports event for the first time at its newly built sports complex.[8]

## Sports

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Main article: SEA Games sports

The SEAGF Charter and Rules mandate the minimum number of sports to be staged, with sports falling under numerous categories. Prior to 2023, a host nation must have staged a minimum of 22 sports: the two compulsory sports from Category 1 (athletics and aquatics), in addition to a minimum of 14 sports from Category 2 (Olympic and Asian Games core sports), and a maximum of 8 sports from Category 3. Each sport would not offer more than 5% of the total medal tally, except for athletics, aquatics and shooting (the shot was elevated for this category in 2013). For each sport and event to be included, a minimum of four countries must participate in it. Sports competed in the Olympic Games and Asian Games must be given priority.[2][9]

This charter was modified in 2023, with the first games with this modification in effect will be the 2025 edition.[10] Each edition will have a minimum of 36 sports, composed as follows: the compulsory Category 1 now comprises two subcategories: 1A, which consists of aquatics and athletics, and 1B, a minimum of 10 Olympic sports from the Summer Olympic Games. Under Category 2, the host must include a minimum of 10 other sports from the Olympic Games (summer/winter), Asian Games, and Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games or Beach Games. Category 3 is now capped at a maximum of four sports.[11][12]

List of SEA Games sports  Category 1  | Category 2  | Category 3

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Athletics | Archery
1977–1997, 2001–2021, 2025 | Billiards and snooker
Since 1987 | Arnis
1991, 2005, 2019, 2023 | Aquathlon
since 2023
Diving
Since 1965 | Badminton | Bowling
1977–1979, 1983–2001, 2005–2007, 2011, 2015–2021, 2025 | Bokator
2023 | Baseball5[13]
2025
Artistic swimming
2001, 2011, 2015–2017, 2025 | Baseball
2005–2007, 2011, 2019, 2025 | Chess
2003–2005, 2011–2013, since 2019 | Chinlone
2013 | Bodybuilding
1987–1993, 1997, 2003–2007, 2013, 2021
Swimming | Basketball
1979–2003, 2007, since 2011 | Cricket
2017, 2023 | Muay Thai
2005–2009, 2013, 2019–2021, 2025 | Beach handball
2019–2021
Water polo
1965–2019, since 2023 | Boxing | Dancesport
2005–2009, since 2019 | Traditional boat race
1993, 1997–1999, 2003–2007, 2011–2015, since 2023 | Contract bridge
2011
| Canoeing
1985, 1995, 2001, 2005–2007, 2011–2015, 2019–2021, 2025 | Esports
Since 2019 | Kenpō
2011–2013 | Duathlon
Since 2019
Cycling
1959–1979, since 1983 | Finswimming
2003, 2009–2011, 2021-2023 | Kun Khmer
2023 | Floorball
2015, 2019, since 2023
Equestrian
1983, 1995, 2001, 2005–2007, 2011–2017, 2025 | Futsal
2007, 2011–2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 | Vovinam
2011–2013, 2021–2023 | Lawn bowls
1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2017–2019
Fencing
2003–2007, 2011, since 2015 | Indoor hockey
2017–2019, since 2023 |  | Obstacle racing
2019, 2023
Field hockey
1971–1979, 1983, 1987–1989, 1993–2001, 2007, 2013–2017, since 2023 | Ju-jitsu
Since 2019 | Paragliding
2011, 2025 (as demonstration sport)
Football | Kickboxing
Since 2019 | Pétanque
Since 2001
Golf
1985–1997, 2001, since 2005 | Kurash
2019–2021 | Polo
2007, 2017–2019, 2025
Gymnastics
1979–1981, 1985–1997, 2001–2007, 2011, since 2015 | Netball
2001, 2015–2019, 2025 | Shuttle cock
2007–2009
Handball
2005–2007, 2021, 2025 | Pencak silat
1987–1989, 1993–1997, since 2001 | Soft tennis
2011, 2019, 2023
Judo
1967–1997, since 2001 | Roller sports
2011 | Waterskiing
1987, 1997, 2011, 2015–2019, 2025
Karate
1985–1991, 1995–1997, 2001–2013, since 2017 | Rugby union
1969, 1977–1979, 1995, 2007 |
Modern pentathlon
2019, 2025 | Sambo
2019
Rowing
1989–1991, 1997, 2001–2007, 2011–2015, since 2019 | Sepak takraw
1967–1969, since 1973
Rugby sevens
2015–2019, 2025 | Squash
1991–2001, 2005–2007, 2015–2019, 2025
Sailing
1961, 1967–1971, 1975–1977, 1983–1997, 2001, 2005–2007, 2011–2019, since 2023 | Wushu
1991–1993, 1997, since 2001
Shooting
1959–2021, 2025 | Xiangqi
Since 2021
Skateboarding
2019, 2025 |
Softball
1981–1983, 1989, 2003–2005,
2011, 2015, 2019, 2025
Sport climbing
2011, 2025
Surfing
2019, 2025
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Since 1985
Tennis
1959–2011, since 2015
Triathlon
2005–2007, since 2015
Volleyball
1959–1997, since 2001
Weightlifting
1959–1997, 2001–2013, since 2017
Wrestling
1987, 1997, 2003–2013, since 2019
| Figure skating
2017–2019, 2025
Ice hockey
2017–2019, 2025
Short track speed skating
2017–2019, 2025

1. ^ Traditional or regional sports that are not part of Asian Games, Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games or Asian Beach Games.
2. ^ Sports that previously appeared in some SEA Games editions but are not an Olympic, Asian Games, nor Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games sport.

## All-time medal table

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Corrected after balancing the data of the Olympic Council of Asia and other archived sites which had kept the previous Southeast Asian Games medal tables. Some information from the aforementioned sites are missing, incorrect and or not updated.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

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1|  Thailand (THA)| 2,453| 2,127| 2,204| 6,784
2|  Indonesia (INA)| 1,982| 1,876| 1,970| 5,828
3|  Malaysia (MAS)[1]| 1,376| 1,363| 1,872| 4,611
4|  Vietnam (VIE)[2]| 1,269| 1,097| 1,221| 3,587
5|  Philippines (PHI)| 1,180| 1,346| 1,702| 4,228
6|  Singapore (SGP)| 1,045| 1,090| 1,500| 3,635
7|  Myanmar (MYA)[3]| 594| 784| 1,095| 2,473
8|  Cambodia (CAM)[4]| 159| 202| 425| 786
9|  Laos (LAO)| 77| 122| 412| 611
10|  Brunei (BRU)| 17| 57| 170| 244
11|  Timor-Leste (TLS)| 3| 9| 39| 51
Totals (11 entries)| 10,155| 10,073| 12,610| 32,838

* ^[1] Competed as Malaya in the inaugural games until 1961.
* ^[2] The Republic of 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. In the 1989 edition, a unified Vietnam rejoined the games with a new name and flag. Medals won by South Vietnam until 1975 and by Vietnam after 1989 are combined here.
* ^[3] Competed as Burma until 1987.
* ^[4] Competed as Kampuchea, and Khmer Republic.

## List of multiple Southeast Asian Games medalists

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Main article: List of multiple Southeast Asian Games medalists

Various individuals have won multiple medals at the Games, including the preceding Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.

As of 2019, Singaporean swimmer Joscelin Yeo has won the most Southeast Asian Games medals with 55 (40 gold, 12 silver, 3 bronze). She reached this milestone during the 2005 Games, overtaking the previous record of 39 gold medals set by another Singaporean swimmer, Patricia Chan.

## Criticism

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One unique characteristic of the event is that there are no official limits to the number of sports and events to be contested, and the range can be decided by the organizing host pending approval by the Southeast Asian Games Federation. This has seen as many as 50 to 56 sports for the 2025 and 2019 editions, respectively. Aside from mandatory sports, the host is free to drop or introduce other sports or events (See SEA Games sports).[21] This leeway has resulted in hosts maximizing their medal hauls by dropping sports disadvantageous to themselves relative to their peers and the introduction of obscure sports, often at short notice, thus preventing most other nations from building credible opponents.[22][23][24] Several nations have called for amending the charter of the games to address the issue.[25][26] In 2023, the SEA Games charter was modified in an effort to make the number of sports in each edition more standardized, reducing the host's leeway to remove several sports, maximize medal hauls by introducing obscure local sports, and tamper with the competition's rules.[11][27]

## See also

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* Events of the OCA (Continental)
* Asian Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

* Events of the OCA (Subregional)
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Games (now East Asian Youth Games)
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games

* Events of the APC (Continental)
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Youth Para Games

* Events of the APC (Subregional)
* ASEAN Para Games

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* Olympic Council of Asia Regional Hosting List
* SEA Games Federation[usurped]
* Medal Tally 1959–1995 (archived 11 January 1998)
* Medal Tally (archived 11 October 2008)
* History of the SEA Games (archived 17 December 2004)
* SEA Games previous medal table (archived 4 December 2009)
* SEA Games members[usurped] (archived 7 December 2001)

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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 Multiple cities, Philippines
* 2021 Hanoi3
* 2023 Phnom Penh
* 2025 Bangkok–Chonburi–Songkhla

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

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Nations at the SEA Games

* Brunei
* Cambodia
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

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Sports at the SEA Games

Main Sports|

* Athletics
* Cycling
* Gymnastics
* Shooting
* Swimming

Boat Sports|

* Canoeing
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Dragoning

Combat Sports|

* Arnis
* Boxing
* Fencing
* Judo
* Jujitsu
* Karate
* Kickboxing
* Kurash
* Kenpō
* Muay
* Pencak Silat
* Sambo
* Taekwondo
* Wrestling
* Wushu
* Vovinam

Team Sports|

* WBSC
* Baseball
* Softball
* Basketball
* Chinlone
* Cricket
* Soccer
* Football
* Futsal
* Floorball
* Handball
* Hockey
* Field
* Indoor
* Underwater
* Netball
* Polo
* Rugby
* Sepak Takraw
* Volleyball
* Water Polo

Racquet Sports|

* Badminton
* Shuttlecock
* Squash
* Soft Tennis
* Table Tennis
* Tennis

Winter Sports|

* Ice Hockey
* Ice Skating

Other Sports|

* Archery
* Boules
* Bowling
* Lawn Bowls
* Pétanque
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cue Sports
* Dancesport
* Equestrian
* Esports
* Golf
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* Physique
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* Weightlifting
* Skate
* Skateboarding
* Rollerskating
* Sport Climbing
* Thlon
* Triathlon
* Modern Pentathlon
* Water
* Diving
* Finswimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Surfing
* Wakeboarding
* Waterskiing

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Southeast Asian sports championships

Team sports|

* Basketball (Men, Women)
* 3x3 basketball
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Football (Men, Women)
* Futsal (Men, Women)
* Ice hockey
* Indoor hockey
* Volleyball
* Beach volleyball

Individual sports|

* Athletics (Youth)
* Badminton
* Bodybuilding
* Bowling
* Canoe–kayak
* Chess
* Cross country
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Judo
* Karate
* Kickboxing
* Kurash
* Muaythai
* Pencak Silat
* Rowing
* Sambo
* Sailing
* Snooker
* Swimming
* Swimming Age Groups
* Table Tennis
* Table Tennis Junior and Cadet
* Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Triathlon
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling
* Wushu

Club sports|

* Club basketball
* Club football
* Club futsal
* Women's club futsal

Southeast Asian Games \- ASEAN Para Games \- ASEAN Deaf Games \- ASEAN University Games \- ASEAN School Games \- BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games

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Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental|

* Asian Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Asian Winter Games
* Asian Youth Games

Regional|

* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games

Defunct|

* East Asian Games
* West Asian Games
* Afro-Asian Games1
* Asian Indoor Games2
* Asian Martial Arts Games2

1 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.2 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

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Multi-sport events

Global

Olympic Games|

* Olympic Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Paralympic Games
* Summer
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* Youth Olympic Games

Parasports|

* Arafura Games
* Deaflympics
* Summer
* Winter
* Défi sportif
* IBSA World Games
* INAS Global Games
* Invictus Games
* World Dwarf Games
* Special Olympics
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* Winter
* World Abilitysport Games

Professions|

* International Army Games
* Lumberjack World Championship
* Military World Games
* World Air Games
* World Firefighters Games
* World Police and Fire Games
* Olympic Esports Games
* Olympic Esports Series
* Esports World Cup
* RoboGames
* World Cyber Games
* World Humanoid Robot Games

Youth and students|

* FISU World University Games (Universiade)
* World School Sport Games (Gymnasiade)
* International Youth Green Games
* International Children's Games
* SELL Student Games
* World Interuniversity Games
* Commonwealth Youth Games
* CPLP Games
* University International Sports Festival

Intercommunity|

* Arab Games
* BRICS Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Croatian World Games
* Gay Games
* Highland games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* Lusofonia Games
* Maccabiah Games
* Pan-Armenian Games
* World Transplant Games
* World Eskimo Indian Olympics
* World Indigenous Games
* World Polonia Games

Other|

* CSIT World Sports Games
* Dew Tour
* Mind Sports Olympiad
* UCI Cycling World Championships
* World Beach Games
* World Combat Games
* World Games
* World Masters Games
* World Mind Games
* World Nomad Games
* World Skate Games
* World Urban Games
* X Games

Regional

Africa|

* African Games
* African Para Games
* African Youth Games
* All-Africa University Games
* African School Games
* West African University Games
* African Beach Games

Americas|

* Pan American
* Pan American Games
* Parapan American Games
* Junior Pan American Games
* Americas Masters Games
* Central American and the Caribbean
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Games
* Latin American
* ALBA Games
* Bolivarian Games
* North American
* CANUSA Games
* North American Indigenous Games
* North American Outgames
* South American
* South American Games
* South American Beach Games
* South American University Games
* South American Youth Games
* Caribbean
* Caribbean Games

Asia|

* Pan Asian
* Asian Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Southeast Asian
* SEA Games
* ASEAN School Games
* ASEAN University Games
* ASEAN Para Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games1

Europe|

* Black Sea Games1
* European Games
* European Masters Games
* European Championships
* European Para Championships
* European Para Youth Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* EuroGames
* European Universities Championships
* European Universities Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* International Erasmus Games

Oceania|

* Australian Youth Olympic Festival
* Micronesian Games
* Pacific Games
* Pacific Mini Games
* Arafura Games

Intercontinental|

* Arab Games
* Arctic Winter Games
* Asia Pacific Deaf Games
* Asia Pacific Masters Games
* Isles
* Indian Ocean Island Games
* Island Games
* Jeux des îles
* Mediterranean Games

National

Americas|

* Canada
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
* Western
* Colombia
* United States
* amateur juniors
* seniors
* Warrior Games

NCSG,
United States3|

* Alabama
* California
* Florida
* Massachusetts
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New York
* North Carolina
* Lakota Nation
* Texas
* Wisconsin

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* China
* All-China Games
* National Games
* National Peasants' Games
* National Youth Games
* India
* Youth
* University
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* National Games
* Para Games
* Student
* Youth
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Summer
* Winter
* Thailand
* Youth
* Vietnam
* Taiwan
* National Games (Taiwan)

Europe|

* Poland (youth)
* WheelPower

Historical1

Pre-Modern Olympics
(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)|

* Tailteann Games (ancient)
* Panhellenic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games
* Pythian Games
* Nemean Games
* Isthmian Games
* Heraean Games
* Panathenaic Games
* Roman Games
* Cotswold Olimpick Games
* Gog Magog Games
* Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games
* Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the
Modern Olympics|

* Aryan Games
* Friendship Games
* GANEFO
* Goodwill Games
* Inter-Allied Games
* Islamic Games
* Liberty Bell Classic
* People's Olympiad
* Workers' Olympiads
* Spartakiad

Defunct regional or
community events|

* Afro-Asian Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Asian Martial Arts Games
* Baltic Sea Games
* Black Sea Games
* Central African Games
* East Asian Games
* Far Eastern Championship Games
* FESPIC Games
* Games of the New Emerging Forces
* Pacific Ocean Games
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* Tailteann Games (modern)
* West African Games
* Women's Islamic Games
* World Youth Games
* IWAS World Games
* Cerebral Palsy Games
* South African Games
* North Dakota
* Netherlands
* Spartakiad of Albania
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* youth

Winter sports

International|

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Winter University Games
* FIS Games
* Nordic Games1
* Commonwealth1
* World Scout
* Arctic Winter Games
* Kennedy Memorial1
* New Zealand Winter Games
* Winter World Masters Games

Regional|

* National Winter Games of China
* Asian Winter Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* Winter X Games Europe
* Russian–Chinese Winter Youth Games

* 1 Defunct
* 2 Sub-national
* 3 51 component games in 36 U.S. states

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