The 1975 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 8th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
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Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
from 9 to 16 December 1975. This was the third time Thailand hosted the games, and its first time since
1967
Events
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. Previously, Thailand also hosted the
1959
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inaugural games. South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, which only sent token squads made up of military personnel to previous games, declined to participate due to
internal political problems. The games is the last games to bear the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games name, before it was renamed the Southeast Asian Games in the next edition of the games. The games was opened and closed by Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand at the Suphalachasai Stadium. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Singapore, Burma and Malaysia.
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Medal table
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Host nation (Thailand)
References
External links
History of the SEA Games* https://web.archive.org/web/20011207141223/http://www.kl2001.com/index.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/19980111005738/http://seagames.wasantara.net.id/medali59-95/medals.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081011071000/http://www.newsviews.info/sport09.html#sources
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091204132925/http://www.laoseagames2009.com/v1/seagamesxseapxstat.aspx
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170906223449/http://www.ocasia.org/game/MWinner.aspx?CntbEpEabMSOtPxlCplT5vIeXT1sBvVt
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