1981 SEA Games

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The 1981 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 11th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines from 6 to 15 December 1981. This was the first time that the Philippines 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 President Ferdinand Marcos, and the cauldron was lit by Benjamin Silva-Netto. The colourful opening ceremony was held in the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

A new football stadium and indoor arena was built in

First Lady Imelda Marcos
. 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

Key

  *   Host nation (

Malaysia (MAS)162731745 Burma (BIR)151927616 Singapore (SIN)122633717 Brunei
 (BRU)0000Totals (7 entries)245245265755

References

Preceded by
Jakarta
Southeast Asian Games
Manila

XI Southeast Asian Games (1981)
Succeeded by
Singapore