1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

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5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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Host city Rangoon, Burma
Nations participating 6
Events --- in 15 sports
Opening ceremony 6 December 1969
Closing ceremony 13 December 1969
Officially opened by Ne Win
Ceremony venue Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
<  1967 1971  >

The 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 - 13 December 1969. Vietnam had reluctantly declined to host this edition because of the Vietnam War. Singapore, the youngest member of the SEAP Games Federation at the time, suggested in this edition of the games to change the name of the sports festival to the South-East Asia Games. Although it was not officially stated, the inclusion of the Philippines and Indonesia in the expanded federation was to greatly help alleviate the hosting problems, as well as to set higher and more competitive standards in the games. After hosting the 5th edition, Burma declined hosting succeeding games due to lack of financial capability.

Medal count

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Burma (BIR) 57 46 46 149
2  Thailand 32 32 45 109
3  Singapore 31 39 23 93
4  Malaysia 16 24 39 79
5  South Vietnam 9 5 8 22
6  Laos 0 0 3 3
Total 145 146 164 455

Sports

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References


Preceded by Southeast Asian Games Succeeded by
1971
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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