The 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 2nd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in
Rangoon, Burma from 11 to 16 December 1961 with 13 sports featured in the games. This was the first time all six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation competed in the biennial sports festival and the first time Myanmar, then known as Burma hosted the games. Burma, later known as Myanmar is the second country to host the
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, which later known as the
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
after Thailand. The games was opened and closed by
Win Maung
Burmese name#Honorifics, Mahn Win Maung ( my, မန်းဝင်းမောင် ; 17 April 1916 – 4 July 1989) was a statesman who served as the third president of Burma.
Early life
Win Maung was an ethnic Karen people, Karen and born ...
, the
President of Burma at the
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
The Bogyoke Aung San Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium, located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. It was built as an athletic ground in 1906, which was completed in 1909 and named as Burma Athletic Association Ground, where many sports were held ...
. The final medal tally was led by host Burma, followed by Thailand and Malaya.
The games
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Medal table
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Football Tournament
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Winners
References
External links
Medal Tally 1959–1995OCA SEA GamesSEA Games previous medal tableSEAGF Office
Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 1961
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1961 in multi-sport events
Multi-sport events in Myanmar
Sport in Yangon
20th century in Yangon
December 1961 sports events in Asia
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