1981 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Manila, Philippines February 2015 February 2015 11th Southeast Asian Games Manila, Philippines 1981 sea games.png 180px 18 7 6 December 1981 15 December 1981 Ferdinand MarcosPresident of the Philippines Benjamin Silva-Netto Rizal Memorial Stadium Jakarta 1979 Singapore 1983 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 Participating nations Brunei was a British colony at that time 20em BIR 1981 BRU 1981 INA 1981 MAS 1981 PHI 1981 (Host) SIN 1981 THA 1981 Sports 20em Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Bowling Boxing Cycling Football Gymnastics Judo Sepak takraw Shooting Softball Table tennis Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Medal table Key PHI flagIOC2team 1981 Southeast Asian Games 85 73 56 62 45 41 55 55 77 yes 16 27 31 15 19 27 12 26 33 0 0 0 References Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore 981-00-4597-2 History of the SEA Games Southeast Asian GamesManila Jakarta Singapore XI Southeast Asian Games (1981) Category:SEA Games by year Category:1981 in Asian sport Southeast Asian Games, 1981 Southeast Asian Games Category:Sports competitions in Manila Category:Multi-sport events in the Philippines Southeast Asian Games Category:20th century in Manila Southeast Asian Games