1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city	Rangoon, Burma
Nations participating	6
Sports	15
Opening ceremony	6 December
Closing ceremony	13 December
Officially opened by	Ne Win President of Burma
Ceremony venue	Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
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The 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games officially known as the 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 to 13 December 1969 with 15 sports featured in the games. Vietnam had reluctantly declined to host this edition because of the Vietnam War. Singapore, the youngest member of the SEAP Games Federation at the time, suggested in this edition of the games to change the name of the sports festival to the Southeast Asia Games. Although it was not officially stated, the inclusion of the Philippines and Indonesia in the expanded federation was to greatly help alleviate the hosting problems, as well as to set higher and more competitive standards in the games. After hosting the 5th edition, Burma declined hosting succeeding games due to lack of financial capability.^[1] This was Burma's second time to host the games and its first time since 1961. The games was opened and closed by Ne Win, the President of Burma at the Bogyoke Aung San Stadium. The final medal tally was led by host Burma, followed by Thailand and Singapore.

The games

Medal table

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Key

  *   Host nation (Burma)

  *   Host nation (Burma)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Burma (BIR)*	57	46	46	149
2	Thailand (THA)	32	32	45	109
3	Singapore (SIN)	31	39	23	93
4	Malaysia (MAS)	16	24	39	79
5	Vietnam (VIE)	9	5	8	22
6	Laos (LAO)	0	0	3	3
Totals (6 nations)		145	146	164	455

References

External links

• History of the SEA Games
• Medal Tally 1959-1995
• Medal Tally
• OCA SEA Games
• SEA Games previous medal table
• SEAGF Office
• SEA Games members