1921 Far Eastern Championship Games

5th Far Eastern Championship Games Far_Eastern_Championship_Games_logo.png A line-art logo, depicting a man running. Around the man is a circle, and the text "Far Eastern Championship Games". Logo for the Far Eastern Championship Games Shanghai, China 3 30 May 1921 3 June 1921 1919 1923 The 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games was the fifth edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 30 May to 3 June in Shanghai, Republic of China. A total of eight sports were contested over the course of the five-day event. India, Malaya, Siam (Thailand), Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Java were all invited to participate at the games, but did not do so due to the expense of sending teams to Shanghai.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4. In the football competition, China was represented by South China AA, a Hong Kong–based team.Far Eastern Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-21. Women were included in the games for the first time. Although no women competed in sports events, around 830 Shanghai schoolgirls did a mass calisthenics demonstration, which included the miming of actions from the sports involved on the main, men-only programme.Morris, Andrew D. (2004). Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China. p. 89. University of California Press. 978-0520240841. The opening ceremony saw cheering of all participants by both Japanese visitors and the Chinese home crowd. The Japanese delegation contained athletes from Taiwan (the former Chinese island then under Japanese rule), but there is no record of any Chinese reaction to this. The closing ceremony was marred by six anarchist protesters from Hunan disrupting the proceedings. The group distributed anti-capitalist material advocating the overthrow of the government and one fired a gun. The group were arrested at the scene.Morris, Andrew D. (2004). Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China. pp. 96–97. University of California Press. 978-0520240841. Participants Republic of China (1912–1949) 1912 Republic of China Empire of Japan 1870 Japanese Empire Philippines 1919 25px Philippine Islands Sports 22em Athletics Baseball Basketball Diving Football Swimming Tennis Volleyball References Category:Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by China Category:Multi-sport events in China Category:1921 in Shanghai Category:Sports competitions in Shanghai Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Category:May 1921 in Asia Category:June 1921 in Asia