1968 Thailand National Games
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| Host city | Chiang Mai | ||
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| Teams participating | 71 (from 9 regions) | ||
| Athletes participating | 1,700 | ||
| Events | 118 in 14 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 3 December 1968 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 9 December 1968 | ||
| Officially opened by | Prime minister Thanom Kittikachorn | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Khun Sermsurasak | ||
| Torch lighter | Charoen Wattanasin | ||
| Main venue | Chiang Mai Municipality Stadium | ||
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The 1968 Thailand National Games, officially known as the II Thailand National Games (Thai: กีฬาเขตแห่งประเทศไทย ครั้งที่ 2), and commonly known as Chiang Mai 1968, was a multi-sport event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 3 to 9 December 1968 with 118 events in 14 sports and disciplines featured in the games . This was Chiang Mai's first time to host the Thailand National Games. A total of 1,700 athletes from 9 regions participated in the games.
The final medal tally was led by Region 1, followed by Region 7 and Region 6.[1]
Marketing
Emblem
The emblem of 1968 Thailand Regional Games was the emblem of Sports Authority of Thailand or SAT and under the logo by the text
| “ | การแข่งขันกีฬาเขต ครั้งที่ ๒ เชียงใหม่ ๒๕๑๑ 2nd Thailand Regional Games Chiang Mai 1967 |
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The Games
Participating regions
The 2nd Thailand National Games represented 9 regions from 71 provinces.
- Region 1 (Bangkok and South of Central)
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- Region 2 (Eastern)
- Region 3 (South of Northeastern)
- Region 4 (North of Northeastern)
- Region 5 (North of Northern)
- Region 6 (South of Northern)
- Region 7 (Western)
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- Region 8 (North of Southern)
- Region 9 (South of Southern)
Sports
The 1st Thailand National Games represented 15 sports.
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Gold medal tally
| 1968 Thailand Regional Games Champion |
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Region 1 (Bangkok and South of Central) 1st Title |
References
| Preceded by Bangkok |
Thailand National Games Chiang Mai II Edition (1969) |
Succeeded by Songkhla |