Far Eastern Championship Games
First event | 1913 in Manila, Philippine Islands |
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Occur every | 2 years |
Last event | 1934 in Manila, Philippine Islands |
The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as the Far Eastern Championships, Far Eastern Games or Far East Games) was an Asian multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games.
History
In 1913, Elwood Brown, president of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association and Manila Carnival Games, proposed the creation of the "Far Eastern Olympic Games" to China and Japan. It was at that time that Governor-General William Cameron Forbes was the president of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation from 1911-1913. Governor-General Forbes formed the Far Eastern Olympic Association.
Brown collaborated with J. Howard Crocker and YMCA from missionaries in China, Japan and the Philippines, to establish the Far Eastern Championship Games.[1][2]
The first event was held on the Manila Carnival grounds (later the
In 1915, the name changed to Far Eastern Championship Games and the association to Far Eastern Athletic Association when the event was held at
The 1934 edition was held in a period of dispute between China and Japan, following the
Editions
Year | Games | Dates | Host city | Host nation |
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1913 | 1 | 3–7 February | Manila | Philippines |
1915 | 2 | 15–21 May | Shanghai | China |
1917 | 3 | 8–12 May | Tokyo | Japan |
1919 | 4 | 12–16 May | Manila | Philippines |
1921 | 5 | 30 May–3 June | Shanghai | China |
1923 | 6 | 21–25 May | Osaka | Japan |
1925 | 7 | 17–22 May | Manila | Philippines |
1927 | 8 | 28–31 August | Shanghai | China |
1930 | 9 | 24–27 May | Tokyo | Japan |
1934 | 10 | 16–20 May | Manila | Philippines |
1938 | 11 | Cancelled | Osaka | Japan |
Sports
A total of nine different sports were contested over the lifetime of the competition. Eight of the sports featured on each programmes of the games, with the ninth sport –
- Athletics ( )
- Baseball ( )
- Basketball ( )
- Cycling ( )
- Diving ( )
- Football ( )
- Swimming ( )
- Tennis ( )
- Volleyball ( )
Participating nations
- Republic of China (all editions)
- Dutch East Indies (1934 only)
- Federated Malay States (1913 only)
- British Hong Kong (1913 only)
- British Raj (1930 only)
- Empire of Japan (all editions)
- Philippines (all editions)
- Kingdom of Siam (1913 only)
See also
- Asian Games
- East Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- West Asian Games
References
- OCLC 61578234.
- ^ Jones, Gordon R. (October 29, 1914). "Disappearance of German Merchantmen a Sore Blow". Brantford Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ Morris 2004, p. 25-30.
- ^ Morris 2004, p. 89.
Sources
- Morris, Andrew D. (2004). Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China. ISBN 9780520240841.
- Far Eastern Championship Games and Asian Games Research Project
- The Far Eastern Championship Games Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine