1923 Far Eastern Championship Games

International multi-sport event 6th Far Eastern Championship Games第6回極東選手権競技大会 Osaka, Japan 3 21 May 1923 25 May 1923 YoshihitoEmperor of Japan Osaka Municipal Athletic Field 1921 1925 The 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games was the sixth edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 21–25 May in Osaka, Empire of Japan. It was the first and only time that Osaka hosted the event, marking a departure of the capital Tokyo being the traditional Japanese venue. Java, Thailand and French Indochina were invited to compete, but declined. A total of eight sports were contested over the course of the five-day event.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4. During the games, Lou Salvador of the Philippines' achieved the all-time record for the most points scored by a player in a single game in international basketball competition. He scored 116 points to lead the Philippines and beat China to recapture the gold medal.Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball Bocobo Christian Beth Celis 2004 Christian Bocobo Philippines 0-9763202-0-7 131 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 appeared as competitors at the games for the first time. Demonstration matches in tennis and volleyball were contested but were not awarded medals as part of the official programme.Morris, Andrew D. (2004). Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China. pp. 77, 90–91. University of California Press. 978-0520240841. There were calls for a boycott of the 1923 games in China, due to poor relations with Japan, but as the delegation was traditionally led by an American from the Chinese YMCA branch the nation participated at the games regardless. This led to further questions in the press about China's national sovereignty in international sports. 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 Japan Category:Multi-sport events in Japan Category:Sports competitions in Osaka Far Eastern Championship Games Category:20th century in Osaka