South East Asian Games Federation

SEAGF / SEA Games

Last modified: 2003-06-07 by juan manuel gabino villascán
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Located by Erik Bell, December 31, 2002.

• SEAGF - Background
• SEAGF - SEAGF - The flag
• SEAGF - Statutes on the Federation's flag

See also:

• Olympic Council of Asia
• International sporting organizations
• International organizations

At the suggestion of Laung Sukhum Nayapradit an olympic official from Thailand, the Southeast Asian Penninsula Games Federation was created in 1958 to stage games promoting friendliness among the nations of Southeast Asia.
The founding members were:

• Thailand
• Burma (currently Myanmar)
• Malaysia
• Laos
• Vietnam
• Cambodia
• Singapore

The first games were held in 1959 and biennially afterward. On Febuary 5, 1977 Indonesia, The Philippines, and Brunei Darussalam were admitted and the name changed to Southeast Asian Games Federation