1981 SEA Games
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| Host city | Manila, Philippines |
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| 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 |
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
[edit | edit source]Participating nations
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Sports
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- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery ()
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics ()
- File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton ()
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- File:Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling ()
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling ()
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
- File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
- File:Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepak takraw ()
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting ()
- File:Softball pictogram.svg Softball ()
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ()
- File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis ()
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
- File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting ()
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Medal table
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* Host nation (Philippines)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA) | 85 | 73 | 56 | 214 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA) | 62 | 45 | 41 | 148 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines (PHI)* | 55 | 55 | 77 | 187 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (MAS) | 16 | 27 | 31 | 74 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Burma (BIR) | 15 | 19 | 27 | 61 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (SIN) | 12 | 26 | 33 | 71 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 245 | 245 | 265 | 755 | |
References
[edit | edit source]- Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- History of the SEA Games
