1993 SEA Games

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17th Southeast Asian Games
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Host city Singapore
Nations9
Events29 sports
Opening12 June 1993
Closing20 June 1993
Opened by Wee Kim Wee
President of Singapore
Torch lighterGrace Young
Ceremony venue Singapore National Stadium

The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 12 to 19 June 1993 with 29 sports in 440 events featured in this edition. This was the third time Singapore hosted the games after 1983 and 1973 competition. It was opened by President Wee Kim Wee. The Games featured 29 sports in 440 events. [1] The final medal tally was led by Indonesia.

Contents

Development and preparation

An organizing committee for the Games was formed with Yeo Ning Hong as the president. [2]

Venues

VenueSports
National Stadium Opening and Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Football
Bedok Sports HallJudo, [3] Karate [4]
Changi Coast RoadCycling [3]
Changi Sailing Club Sailing [3]
Clementi Sports HallFencing [3]
Delta Sports Hall Badminton (preliminaries), [5] Basketball [3]
Delta Hockey PitchHockey
Geylang Indoor StadiumBoxing [3]
Gloucester Archery RangeArchery [6]
Hougang Sports HallGymnastics [3]
Jurong Stadium [7] Football
Kallang Squash CenterSquash
Kallang Tennis CenterTennis
Kallang Theatre Bodybuilding
Marina Bay Traditional boat race [8]
Mount Vernon Range Shooting (rifle) [9]
Rifle Range Road CampShooting (trap and skeet) [9]
Singapore Civil Defence HQShooting (pistol) [9]
Singapore Badminton Hall Sepak takraw
Singapore Billiards and Snooker CouncilBilliards and snooker [3]
Singapore Indoor Stadium Badminton
Singapore Island Country ClubGolf [6]
Tampines Sports HallWeightlifting
Toa Payoh Sports Hall Table tennis [3]
Toa Payoh Swimming Complex Diving, Swimming, Water polo
Victor’s SuperbowlBowling [6]
Woodlands Sports HallVolleyball
Yio Chu Kang Sports HallPencak silat, Wushu [3]
Yishun Sports HallTaekwondo [6]

Marketing

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Singa, the lion, the official mascot of the games.

The logo of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a lion, which represents Singapore with the nickname, the lion city as the host of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games. The colours of the lion, blue, yellow, red, black and green are colours of the Olympic movement and represents the Olympic and sportsmanship spirit of the participating athletes in which the important thing is not to win, but to take part. The six-ring chain, the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation, represents the six founding nations of the Southeast Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games itself.

Mascot

The mascot of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games is a lion named, Singa. It has heart-shaped mane, snout and tail which represent the hearty welcome of athletes to the city. [10] [11]

Torch

The torch of the 1993 Southeast Asian games resembles that of a sword mounted with a lion's head.

The Games

Opening ceremony

The official opening ceremony was held at 20:00 SGT (UTC+8) on 12 June 1993 in the Singapore National Stadium which was attended by the President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee and was live telecast on SBC 12.

The opening ceremony begin with a countdown called as "Countdown" from 20 to 1 all countdown clock at the SEA Games sports screen from 10 to 1 voice: Twenty, Nineteen, Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen, Thirteen, Twelve, Eleven, 10 (Ten), 9 (Nine), 8 (Eight), 7 (Seven), 6 (Six), 5 (Five), 4 (Four), 3 (Three), 2 (Two), 1 (One) and officially launched the logo of 1993 Singapore SEA Games with the first segment "Welcome to Lion City" a song written by Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Volunteers held large, five-foot balloons, each with a ribbon banner attached with the word "Selamat Datang" (Malay), "欢迎" (Mandarin), "வரவேற்பு" (Tamil) and "Welcome to Lion City" (English) written in all four languages.

The national anthem of Singapore, Majulah Singapura , was then performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor, Lim Soon Lee. Performers on the field used placards to form the words, Majulah Singapura.

The Parade of nations started with Brunei, followed by Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore last as host nation.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong, President of the SEA Games Federation, gave an opening speech which was followed by President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee announcing the official opening of the Southeast Asian Games.

The SEA Games Federation flag was carried into the stadium by eight Singapore athletes. The flag was then raised with the SEA Games anthem playing. The torch with the SEA Games flame entered the stadium and was passed to Ng Xuan Hui, Singapore's Sportgirl of the year. She then handed the touch over to Tan Wearn Haw, who passed it to Benedict Tan. Tan passed the torch to bowler, Grace Young, who ran the last 100 meters to a cannon. She lit the cannon with the SEA Games flame which "shot" a "projectile" towards the SEA Games Cauldron which was then lit by the "projectile". [12]

Swimmer Ang Peng Siong and Singapore Amateur Swimming Association secretary Woon Sui Kut took the Games pledges on behalf of the athletes and officials. [13]

Various artistes from the participating countries performed on stage.

The opening ceremony concluded with the exit of President of Singapore, Wee Kim Wee.

Closing ceremony

The official closing ceremony was held at 20:00 SGT (UTC+8) on 20 June 1993 in the Singapore National Stadium which was attended by the President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee and was live telecast on SBC 12.

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

A total of 1048 medals, comprising 319 Gold medals, 318 Silver medals and 411 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Singapore's performance was their best to date and placed fourth overall amongst participating nations.

  *   Host nation (Singapore)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)888184253
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)637063196
3Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines  (PHI)575972188
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)*504074164
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)434565153
6Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)961934
7Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar  (MYA)8131637
8Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei  (BRU)131822
9Flag of Laos.svg  Laos  (LAO)0101
Totals (9 entries)3193184111,048

Broadcasting

CountryOfficial broadcastersTelevision broadcast
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia TVRI TVRI
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore Broadcasting Corporation SBC 12
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines ABS-CBN
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
ABS-CBN 2
IBC 13

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