Singapore at the SEA Games
Sporting event delegation
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Singapore has sent thousands of athletes to the celebration of the Southeast Asian Games over the decades, starting with the first edition in 1959 as a founding member. Since then, the country has sent athletes to every edition. The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Singapore, which also oversees athletes going for the competition.[1]
Ranked 6th
- Gold
- 1,040
- Silver
- 1,048
- Bronze
- 1,436
- Total
- 3,524
| Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | SGP |
| NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
| Website | https://www.singaporeolympics.com/ |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Singapore in the Southeast Asian Games is considered to be one of the toughest competitors in numerous events, and have established themselves as a powerhouse in the sports world in Southeast Asia. In the most-recent 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Vietnam, Singapore ranked fifth in the medal tally. Singaporean athletes have won a total of 3,484 medals (1,000 of them gold) at the Southeast Asian Games.
Singapore is set to host the 2029 Southeast Asian Games, after 14 years. The previous times that Singapore has hosted the games was in 1973, 1983, 1993 and 2015. The country achieved their 1,000th gold medal at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, when Quah Ting Wen, Nur Marina Chan, Quah Jing Wen and Amanda Lim won at the women's 4x100m freestyle relay in swimming, one of the country's strongest sports. They had simultaneously broken the games record (GR) and the national record (NR).[2]
History
Singapore has competed in every Southeast Asian Games since 1959, and hosted the games four times. Singapore first won the bid and hosted the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.[3][4]
The country hosted again a decade later in 1983, and the subsequent decade in 1993. Singapore was supposed to host the 2007 SEA Games but in 2003 gave up the hosting rights due to rebuilding and upgrading of sport facilities in Singapore.[5] The National Stadium was scheduled to be rebuilt with major overhaul to be first done in 2005 with a completion date of 2010. Construction of the new National Stadium began in 2010 due to the delays caused by the 2008 financial crisis and soaring construction costs. The stadium was set to be completed in April 2014. In February 2014, Sports Hub CEO Philippe Collin Delavaud announced that it would miss the deadline, and not open until June 2014.[6]
Singapore last hosted the SEA Games in 2015 after 22 years. Singapore is set to host the 2029 Southeast Asian Games.[7]
