The 1981 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 11th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in

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from 6 to 15 December 1981. This was the first time that the

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

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, and the cauldron was lit by Benjamin Silva-Netto. The colourful opening ceremony was held in the

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. A new football stadium and indoor arena was built in

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named the University of Life Track & Field and Arena or the ULTRA, now called the

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. The adjacent apartments were used as the athlete's quarters and was converted into a ''BLISS'' housing project of

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. 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''

Sports

Medal table

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References

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(1993) ''Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991''

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History of the SEA Games
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Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

Sports in Manila Multi-sport events in the Philippines

20th century in Manila

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