The 1991 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 16th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in
Manila
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, the
Philippines
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from 24 November to 3 December 1991, with 28 sports featured in the games. This was the second time that the country hosted the games and its first since
1981
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. It was officially opened by
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Corazon Aquino
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at the
Rizal Memorial Stadium
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in Manila through a colorful opening ceremony. It was the only SEA Games at that time where the overall championship was heavily contested. The deciding medal came from the last sporting event - women's marathon where
Indonesia
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got the gold medal.
Four sports (archery, canoeing, sailing, and triathlon) were held in venues in
Subic Bay
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.
Fourteen years after the 1991 SEA Games, the country hosted the
2005 SEA Games. Another 14 years later, the Philippines hosted the
2019 Southeast Asian Games
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...
, which is the first that the event took place in the whole country.
This logo of 1991 Southeast Asian Games was designed by Ernesto A. Calaguas.
The games
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Concerns and controversies
![Southeast Asian Games 1991 stamp of the Philippines 3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Southeast_Asian_Games_1991_stamp_of_the_Philippines_3.jpg)
;Reduction of gold medals
The Philippines should have tallied a total of 91 gold medals, but one of the gold medals from boxing was proclaimed unofficial. The said gold medal should have been fought by a Filipino boxer against a Thai boxer, but the latter was found positive in the doping tests. The gold medal was, at first, given to the Philippines, but after a few days, the SEAG Organizing Committee declared that there will be no gold and silver medalists for the said event in boxing because there was no battle fought.
See also
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2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines.
This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991 S ...
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2019 Southeast Asian Games
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...
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History of the SEA Games*
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Multi-sport events in the Philippines
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