SEA Games

SEA Games, officially known as the Southeast Asian 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
SEA Games
Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

The Southeast Asian Games is one of the five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).[1]

History
The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the South East Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games. 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.
The Southeast Asian Games
Six countries, Burma (now Myanmar), Laos, Malaya (now Malaysia), Thailand and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) were the founding Federation logo
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, 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. Despite its location closer to the Pacific archipelago than the Asian continent and not
The Southeast Asian Games
being a member of ASEAN, East Timor was admitted at the 22nd Southeast Asian Games in 2003 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City.
Federation Flag
The 2009 Southeast Asian Games was the first time Laos has ever hosted a Southeast Asian Games (Laos had previously declined to host the Abbreviation SEAG
1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games citing financial difficulties).. Running from 9–18 December, it has also commemorated the 50 years of
First event 1959 Southeast
the Southeast Asian Games, held in Vientiane, Laos.
Asian Peninsular
Games in Bangkok,
Symbol Thailand
Occur every 2 years (every odd
The Southeast Asian Games symbol was introduced during the 1959 SEAP Games in Bangkok, depicting six rings that represent the six founding
year)
members and was used until the 1997 edition in Jakarta. The number of rings has 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, Next event 2023 Southeast
which joined the organization in 1977. The number of rings was again increased to 11 during the 2011 Games in Indonesia to reflect the Asian Games in
federation's newest member, East Timor, which was admitted in 2003. Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
Participating NOCs Purpose Multi sport event for
nations on the
NOC Names Debuted IOC code Other codes used Southeast Asian
 Brunei 1977 BRU BRN (ISO) subcontinent

 Cambodia 1961 CAM KHM (1972–1976, ISO) Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand

 Indonesia
President Charouck
1977 INA IHO (1952), IDN (FIFA, ISO)
Arirachakaran
 Laos 1959 LAO
Website SEAGFoffice.org (ht
 Malaysia 1959 MAS MAL (1952−1988), MYS (ISO) tps://seagfoffice.org/
 Myanmar 1959 MYA BIR (1948–1988), MMR (ISO) index.php)

 Philippines 1977 PHI PHL (ISO)

 Singapore 1959 SGP SIN (1959–2016)

 Thailand 1959 THA

 East Timor 2003 TLS IOA (2000)

 Vietnam 1959[a] VIE VET (1964), VNM (1968–1976, ISO)

a. While  South Vietnam competed from 1959–1973,  North Vietnam never competed. Unified  Vietnam has competed since 1989.

List of Southeast Asian Games

Since the Southeast Asian Games began in 1959, it has been held in 15 cities across all Southeast Asian countries except East Timor.
 2003, 2021
2013
1995 2009, 2031

1961, 1969
2007
2019
1959, 1967, 1981, 1991,
1975, 1985, 2025 2005, 2033
2025 2023
2003

2025

1999
1965, 1971,
1977, 1989,
2001, 2017, 1973, 1983,
2027 1993, 2015,
2029

2011
1979, 1987,
1997, 2011

Location of the Southeast Asian Games host

 List of Southeast Asian Games [show]
Top-ranked
Games Year Host cities Opened by Date Sports Events Nations Competitors Ref
team
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
[1] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
tails?q=vB6K5E3bTbSbaay2ZaIQp8hO7n
Bangkok, King Bhumibol 12–17
1 1959 12 N/A 6 518 0RmiRDOzxXMCFxrjge0YmtFRmezwEK
Thailand Adulyadej December 1959  Thailand (THA) MMcZW2SZMAGqUbftyeLzRyo5cI+Eeg=
=)
[2] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
11–16 tails?q=vB6K5E3bTbSbaay2ZaIQp13yXh
2 1961 Yangon, Burma President Win Maung 13 N/A 7 623  Burma (BIR)
December 1961 zvdgDCmTi1DEp04eh0PClMx0bcl6O2Y1
PXkYe4QvQJ2estcU2eCBSb94Y2IA==)
1963 Awarded to Cambodia, cancelled due to domestic political situation
[3] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
Yang di-Pertuan
Kuala Lumpur, 14–21 tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFscVG8B
3 1965 Agong Ismail 14 N/A 7 963
Malaysia December 1965  Thailand (THA) Wx29pF4p9I39blYhgmp9N8LGL4zzJq2w
Nasiruddin
WAfesdIRJJZycWY9NdPLhmTsG8g==)
[4] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
Bangkok, King Bhumibol 9–16 December tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFt04avxV
4 1967 16 N/A 6 984
Thailand Adulyadej 1967  Thailand (THA) ZtrVcrmtU2ceoPML0viPEooEZfXPsbXea
2Ziir+nysAA+WRbdM0bkn7Qug==)
[5] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
Prime Minister Ne 6–13 December tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFqUMuK
5 1969 Yangon, Burma 15 N/A 6 920  Burma (BIR)
Win 1969 GGQ5+f0dQs7Yi/UXa/aAhES4nffu0h8EL
hylqKFH+0eGleWftnuoHUcmnYwQ==)
[6] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
Kuala Lumpur, Yang di-Pertuan 6–13 December tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFi1DqK8
6 1971 15 N/A 7 957
Malaysia Agong Abdul Halim 1971  Thailand (THA) mV+i7d1x3lEY4ykH9M8uninqCq4Zc2iqrb
LoIlfhs0Cb7BxlTLi1u8S7UTw==)
[7] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
President Benjamin 1–8 September tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFuE6eUF
7 1973 Singapore 16 N/A 7 1632
Sheares 1973  Thailand (THA) FaG/6yHbBRDy31tzlqbUukyMis7n69b6k
OKijKzRGyRUWuppZocC09j22Kw==)
[8] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
Bangkok, King Bhumibol 9–16 December tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFiXp9c3J
8 1975 18 N/A 4 1142
Thailand Adulyadej 1975  Thailand (THA) evuT5+xDmH869zpdLov8g39B+wWLyE2
PdVPuqAgcAxq8CnJsXTtoX5L15Q==)
Southeast Asian Games
[9] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDe
Kuala Lumpur, Yang di-Pertuan 19–26 tails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFuT29EB
9 1977 18 N/A 7 N/A
Malaysia Agong Yahya Petra November 1977  Indonesia (INA) OSoldZVC1AVzvM4Lu94I1SeM8cdBJfz9
zwsckuxfbj5Nc/SL5zq/cuE+OTg==)
[10] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
21–30
Jakarta, etails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFhmfcV
10 1979 President Suharto September 18 N/A 7 N/A
Indonesia  Indonesia (INA) FL+1HCC1TNslkrHriv/o3vx33yOl5EWhY
1979
Q7sjUQmQgKh711ZloSOoVNnzkmw==)
[11] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Manila, President Ferdinand 6–15 December etails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFqF1ab
11 1981 18 N/A 7 ≈1800
Philippines Marcos 1981  Indonesia (INA) EccmysuNLHz9BbkWY6V1Je1iigvlSYYn
OmxSKxI+srg0aF6pcyBMDOV73FTw==)
[12] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
etails?q=XHreq1g4oYTZIf3o6y9FFjH0G1
28 May – 6
12 1983 Singapore President Devan Nair 18 N/A 8 N/A TcWtwKEvv4Dfcz2LxKcuBmxJ4VgAZF+
June 1983  Indonesia (INA)
WV/++SxRemdPU39sz61PUI0k7NSKQ=
=)
[13] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Bangkok, King Bhumibol 8–17 December etails?q=Ye9/ZdtgZovn3J/OQ0+sD08HdI
13 1985 18 N/A 8 N/A
Thailand Adulyadej 1985  Thailand (THA) 2hdZJRQFXjlIxUUQrt3UVqsoNkInCFsy/i
RO3acEbGs7rm7ntms76jdCdfig==)
[14] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Jakarta, 9–20
etails?q=Ye9/ZdtgZovn3J/OQ0+sD04nm
14 1987 President Suharto September 26 N/A 8 N/A
Indonesia  Indonesia (INA) W/Mftv7EI9ujmxlPwMRD2+c6cFcUNZ83I
1987
kkyGoT8pmSJG/ecQAfn1COaq4v+g==)
[15] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
etails?q=Ye9/ZdtgZovn3J/OQ0+sD6Oxe
Kuala Lumpur, Yang di-Pertuan 20–31 August
15 1989 24 N/A 9 ≈2800 mWyMke9nGNuvnlnej/PaybmQzl2JQVE
Malaysia Agong Azlan Shah 1989  Indonesia (INA) Xc2bUx5lYzMen+hA4Mw7Mo78CRU/8Q
==)
[16] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
24 November – etails?q=Ye9/ZdtgZovn3J/OQ0+sD9gEFS
Manila, President Corazon
16 1991 3 December 28 N/A 9 N/A izHE1jVoAuWOj9KCu0OwdNi7cmsCKbo
Philippines Aquino  Indonesia (INA)
1991 bU7DDSMr2cxNSo/E4/sgom6MhC2bg=
=)
[17] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
etails?q=Ye9/ZdtgZovn3J/OQ0+sDx/NqD
President Wee Kim 12–20 June
17 1993 Singapore 29 N/A 9 ≈3000 zXGf93kYcQiT0RmvPQlyP8bFGPMJBGt
Wee 1993  Indonesia (INA)
LjMEaQArVw0ILUwiFRz2W5YSQK5UQ=
=)
[18] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Chiang Mai, etails?q=v6wVopT8epAuVqcT3nvcVFJ+1
Crown Prince 9–17 December
18 1995 28 N/A 10 3262 HUC+Snff1yIGxMtGRWS0o22vBVCMNh
Thailand Vajiralongkorn 1995  Thailand (THA)
52lXXsE3+a/VN26qQT9yEPYZseB8P2Q
==)
[19] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Jakarta, 11–19 October etails?q=v6wVopT8epAuVqcT3nvcVJ9eF
19 1997 President Suharto 36 490 10 5179
Indonesia 1997  Indonesia (INA) UzSekTnonpVK2vA8aqidAQOUPX/K0rC
Tl19/yQ1jVlPP3lm4NeKa9LDEVb5og==)
[20] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Bandar Seri Sultan Hassanal 7–15 August etails?q=v6wVopT8epAuVqcT3nvcVPrex
20 1999 21 233 10 2365
Begawan, Brunei Bolkiah 1999  Thailand (THA) FXIIhQtx4LsLJa/EX0VpGNLqeVE9t6ZP4
mhlBiZdIRfJk12VsI+sJYXIb1EkA==)
21 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Yang di-Pertuan 8–17 32 391 10 4165 [21] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Malaysia Agong Salahuddin September  Malaysia (MAS) etails?q=J1dbR2Z5Zhju9k3qSk/TfnGoKc
 Top-ranked
Games Year Host cities Opened by Date Sports Events Nations Competitors Ref
team
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
2001 uIKSrNirX/Lr8ngsrmH6JDmytG1NiVz1AA
Q8FJAMsjFfQW96Uu57SPnMuz6A==)
[22] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Hanoi and Ho
Prime Minister Phan 5–13 December etails?q=J1dbR2Z5Zhju9k3qSk/Tfi7+Gv5j
22 2003 Chi Minh City, 32 442 11 ≈5000
Văn Khải 2003  Vietnam (VIE) 4b2uhF0LQfTyM030tp+7yYqqJ4mURIgS
Vietnam Wa5aORYHKfZCuxUJxyoIjdvx4A==)
[23] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
27 November –
Manila, President Gloria etails?q=J1dbR2Z5Zhju9k3qSk/TfuWI4E
23 2005 5 December 40 443 11 5336
Philippines Macapagal Arroyo  Philippines (PHI) An0ZTQg4yomYPPhXQ4ZrXDkHAi1Xvh0
2005
tn9sflRHwSd40hazI34mXJ5IrBTyw==)
[24] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Nakhon etails?q=NtpwTOliipDwo6ShqBnESz3ZS
Crown Prince 6–15 December
24 2007 Ratchasima, 43 475 11 5282 3E1Fhw4DZ0xIvBh52DiUOaefGVlYmI7d
Vajiralongkorn 2007  Thailand (THA)
Thailand h7YK60xTw+XWC5WaDC+D1/ts1MqVg=
=)
[25] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
President
Vientiane, Laos 9–18 December etails?q=J1dbR2Z5Zhju9k3qSk/TftbJ9v
25 2009 Choummaly 29 372 11 3100
2009  Thailand (THA) B//UPlW85B2RFQ7ozs9w6rjAWz8IRD3A
Sayasone
wjev+kgYgLZjSRjaYi7SEYLODfSw==)
[26] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Jakarta and etails?q=J1dbR2Z5Zhju9k3qSk/TfmR8m
President Susilo 11–22
26 2011 Palembang, 44 545 11 5965 AYCqZTznAoKUwwqPqG84ZnVCLSuSx0
Bambang Yudhoyono November 2011  Indonesia (INA)
Indonesia 2FVwp4e0Q0arA5Gi00+MuwzT1SYNwV
A==)
[27] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Naypyidaw, etails?q=NtpwTOliipDwo6ShqBnES1hsYtf
Vice President Nyan 11–22
27 2013 37 460 11 4730 wQdSXNn+lURXo/TCdQBDEwMREp6r3
Myanmar Tun December 2013  Thailand (THA)
XxfOFPBh0Vc8vxMMxmdm6qrTCA1RDQ
==)
[28] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
etails?q=NtpwTOliipDwo6ShqBnES8krNZ
28 2015 Singapore President Tony Tan 5–16 June 2015 36 402 11 4370
 Thailand (THA) Gon0IZI+akTNiOLzlTcKOX18LmyvsDkaT
eUD5tG66v3zXc86SsGLuXNAa5iQ==)
[29] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
Kuala Lumpur, Yang di-Pertuan 19–30 August etails?q=NtpwTOliipDwo6ShqBnES4nydF
29 2017 38 404 11 4709
Malaysia Agong Muhammad V 2017  Malaysia (MAS) Bw5FkrpDl4zAO+NhKhaEW+uFfjqp3Lnot
WVBJFLARn242TQe6pDIJdGfbi0g==)
[30] (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFD
30 November – etails?q=NtpwTOliipDwo6ShqBnES6Hu2r
President Rodrigo
30 2019 Philippines[a] 11 December 56 530 11 5630 KNoep1wiQPWHLIZPpcQURNk2GfMVLf
Duterte  Philippines (PHI)
2019 Ue2HxIbgBIMTBdo6hoL+jQCwdH6NRA=
=)
Hanoi, President Nguyễn 12–23 May
31 2021 40 526 11 5467
Vietnam[b] Xuân Phúc 2022  Vietnam (VIE)

Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun

32 2023 5–17 May 2023 37 584 11 6210 TBA
Cambodia Sen

Bangkok,
King Vajiralongkorn 9–20 December
33 2025 Chonburi, and Future event
(expected) 2025
Songkhla, Thailand

Johor Bahru, Yang di-Pertuan

34 2027 Agong Ibrahim Ismail TBD 2027 Future event
Malaysia[3] (expected)

35 2029 Singapore[4] Future event

36 2031 Laos[5] Future event

37 2033 Philippines[5] Future event

38 2035 Future event

a. The 2019 Southeast Asian 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".
b. Many events were held in various cities over the country to give support to the Hanoi, who was the main host of the event. Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were
delayed to May 2022.

The 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were canceled. As the designated host, Cambodia was not able 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.[6]

Sports
According to the SEAGF Charter and Rules, a host nation must stage 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 (Olympics and Asian Games mandatory sports), and a maximum of 8 sports from Category 3 (shaded grey in the table below). Each sport
shall 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][7]
 Sport Years
1977–1997,
Archery
2001–2021

Arnis 1991, 2005, 2019, 2023

Athletics All
Aquathlon 2023

Badminton All

Baseball 2005–2007, 2011, 2019

Basketball 1979–2003, 2007, since 2011

Billiards and snooker Since 1987

1987–1993, 1997, 2003–2007,

Bodybuilding
2013, 2021
1977–1979,
1983–2001,
Bowling
2005–2007, 2011,
2015–2021

Boxing All

Bokator 2023
1985, 1995, 2001, 2005–2007,
Canoeing 2011–2015,
2019–2021

2003–2005,
Chess
2011–2013, since 2019

Chinlone 2013
Contract bridge 2011

Cricket 2017, 2023

Cycling 1959–1979, since 1983

Dancesport 2005–2009, since 2019

Diving Since 1965

Duathlon Since 2019

Esports Since 2019

1983, 1995, 2001, 2005–2007,

Equestrian
2011–2017
Fencing 1974–1978, since 1986

1971–1979, 1983, 1987–1989,

Field hockey
1993–2001, 2007, 2013–2017, 2023

Figure skating 2017–2019

Finswimming 2003, 2009–2011, since 2021

Floorball 2015, 2019, 2023

Football All
Futsal 2007, 2011–2013, 2017, 2021

Golf 1985–1997, 2001, since 2005

1979–1981,
Gymnastics 1985–1997,
2001–2007, 2011, since 2015
Handball 2005–2007, 2021

Beach handball 2019–2021

Ice hockey 2017–2019

Indoor hockey 2017–2019, 2023

Ju-jitsu Since 2019

Judo 1967–1997, since 2001

1985–1991,
Karate 1995–1997,
2001–2013, since 2017

Kenpō 2011–2013

Kickboxing Since 2019

Kurash 2019–2021

Kun Khmer 2023

1999, 2001, 2005,

Lawn bowls
2007, 2017–2019
Modern pentathlon 2019

Muay Thai 2005–2009, 2013, 2019–2021

Netball 2001, 2015–2019

Obstacle racing 2019, 2023

Paragliding 2011
1987–1989,
Pencak silat
1993–1997, since 2001

Pétanque Since 2001

Polo 2007, 2017–2019

Roller sports 2011
 Sport Years

1989–1991, 1997, 2001–2007,

Rowing
2011–2015, since 2019

Rugby union 1969, 1977–1979, 1995, 2007

Rugby sevens 2015–2019

1961, 1967–1971, 1975–1977,

Sailing 1983–1997, 2001, 2005–2007,
2011–2019, 2023

Sambo 2019
Sepak takraw 1967–1969, since 1973

Shooting 1959–2021

Short track speed skating 2017–2019

Shuttle cock 2007–2009

Skateboarding 2019

Sport climbing 2011

1981–1983, 1989, 2003–2005,
Softball
2011, 2015, 2019

Soft tennis 2011, 2019, 2023

1991–2001,
Squash 2005–2007,
2015–2019
Swimming All

Surfing 2019
2001, 2011,
Synchronized swimming
2015–2017

Table tennis All

Taekwondo Since 1985

Tennis 1959–2011, since 2015

1993, 1997–1999,
Traditional boat race 2003–2007,
2011–2015, 2023

Triathlon 2005–2007, since 2015

Volleyball 1959–1997, since 2001

Vovinam 2011–2013, since 2021

Water polo 1965–2017, 2023

Waterskiing 1987, 1997, 2011, 2015–2019

1959–1997,
Weightlifting
2001–2013, since 2017

1987, 1997,
Wrestling
2003–2013, since 2019
Wushu 1991–1993, 1997, since 2001

Xiangqi Since 2021

All-time medal table

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.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

All-time Southeast Asian Games medal table

Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total

1  Thailand (THA) 2345 2031 2096 6472

2  Indonesia (INA) 1893 1796 1861 5550

3 [1] 1342 1318 1775 4435

 Malaysia (MAS)

4 [2] 1133 992 1107 3232

 Vietnam (VIE)

5  Philippines (PHI) 1122 1260 1586 3968

6  Singapore (SGP) 994 1048 1436 3478

7  Myanmar (MYA)[3] 573 759 1027 2359

8  Cambodia (CAM)[4] 78 128 299 505

9  Laos (LAO) 71 100 352 523

10  Brunei (BRU) 15 56 164 235

11  East Timor (TLS) 5 9 31 45
Totals (11 entries) 9571 9497 11734 30802

^[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

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
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. Aside from mandatory sports, the host is free to drop or introduce other sports or events (See Southeast Asian Games
sports).[15]

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.[16][17] Examples of these include:

At the 2001 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia introduced pétanque, and netball.
At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, Vietnam added fin swimming, shuttlecock, and wushu, offering 28 gold medals instead of the usual 16.
In the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, the Philippines added arnis, a demonstration sport in 2003, with six sets of medals, and the Philippines bagged three gold medals. 2005
also saw the addition of baseball, dance sport, and softball.
At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, Thailand added new categories of sepak takraw. In addition, the Thai Sepak Takraw Federation decided to replace the traditional rattan ball
for a rubber ball, which was uncommon in other participating countries, causing a great deal of controversy and led to Malaysia boycotting the sport. Consequently, Thailand won
all 8 events. Apart from this, local organizers also added futsal in this edition of the games.[18]
In the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, Indonesia the organizers decided to cancel the team events in table tennis and reduced the number of events in shooting to 14, following
the decisions made by the International Sports Federation to reduce the number of events in the World Championships. At the same time, bridge, kenpō, paragliding, vovinam
and wall climbing were introduced.
In the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Myanmar introduced its indigenous sport Chinlone. The host won six of eight gold medals in the event. They also introduced board games
with events on Sittuyin, a traditional Burmese board game, and chess.[19]
In the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia introduced cricket, indoor hockey and three winter sport events, figure skating, short track speed skating and ice hockey.[20]
In the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the Philippines added beach handball, duathlon, e-sports, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, kurash, sambo, skateboarding, surfing and wakeboarding.
Certain events in Modern Pentathlon were made in non-Olympic formats.

See also
Events of the OCA (Continental) Events of the OCA (Subregional) Events of the APC (Continental) Events of the APC (Subregional)
Asian Games Central Asian Games Asian Para Games ASEAN Para Games
Asian Winter Games East Asian Games (now East Asian Asian Youth Para Games
Asian Youth Games Youth Games)
Asian Beach Games South Asian Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games West Asian Games

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External links
Olympic Council of Asia Regional Hosting List (http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GamesL1.aspx?GPCode=8)
SEA Games Federation (http://www.seagfoffice.org/)
Medal Tally 1959–1995 (https://web.archive.org/web/19980111005738/http://seagames.wasantara.net.id/medali59-95/medals.htm) (archived 11 January 1998)
Medal Tally (https://web.archive.org/web/20081011071000/http://www.newsviews.info/sport09.html#sources) (archived 11 October 2008)
History of the SEA Games (https://web.archive.org/web/20041217101809/http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/sea/sea_history.htm) (archived 17 December 2004)
SEA Games previous medal table (https://web.archive.org/web/20091204132925/http://www.laoseagames2009.com/v1/seagamesxseapxstat.aspx) (archived 4 December 2009)
SEA Games members (https://web.archive.org/web/20011207141223/http://www.kl2001.com/index.html) (archived 7 December 2001)

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