Obstacle racing was among the sports contested at the

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. Six

obstacle course racing Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from obstacle course, courses with obstacles close together to events of se ...

events were featured: two events each for 100 meters with 10 obstacles, 400 meters with 12 obstacles and 5 km with 20 obstacles. These were the first obstacle course racing events in Games recognised by the

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and under regulation of World OCR, the Fédération Internationale de Sport d'Obstacles.

Schedule

Source
2019 Sea Games

Venue

The venue for obstacle racing in the 2019 SEA Games was in Spectrum Midway Avenue. in

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, in Muntinlupa,

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. Obstacle racing was originally planned to be hosted in the Subic area. The

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previously hosted the

Spartan Race Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. These races are held in the United States and have been franchised to 30 countries, including Canada, South Korea, Austra ...

, an obstacle race sports event. The plan was later changed to host obstacle racing at the

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's Sunken Garden however the university raised concern regarding the noise pollution and heavy traffic it would cause in its campus during the duration of the sporting event.

Participating nations

Six nations expressed intention to participate in the event. Four nations medaled, Philippines (16), Malaysia (10), Indonesia (9) and Laos (2) * * * * * *

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

References

External links

* {{Events at the 2019 SEA Games Southeast Asian Games 2019 2019 SEA Games events Obstacle racing at the SEA Games