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This is a list of sports played in the biennial Southeast Asian Games. Unlike the Olympic games, there are no official limits to the number of sports which may be contested, and the range may be decided by the organising host pending approval by the Southeast Asian Games Federation. Albeit for some core sports which must be featured, the host is also free to introduce other sports. Over time, this has meant as much as 43 sports in the 24th edition of the games, and the programme has included relatively obscure sports such as arnis, finswimming and pétanque.

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In the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, medals in 56 different sports were contested—the most in its history.

History

The Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, as the Southeast Asian Games was then known, was first held in Bangkok in 1959 with 12 sports, namely aquatics, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling, football, shooting, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting. [1]

SEAGF Charter and Rules

Before and up to 2023, the SEAGF Charter and Rules dictated that the following sports be on the program: [2]

In 2023, the charter was modified to specify the following: [3]

Sports

The following sports (or disciplines of a sport) are part of the current program or were contested before, and are listed alphabetically according to the name used by the IOC. The figures in each cell indicate the number of events for each sport contested at the respective Games; a bullet () denotes that the sport was contested as a demonstration sport. A "Y" is used to indicate that a sport was played, but the number of events is not yet established. An "X" is used to indicate a sport that is set to be included in a future event.

Twelve of the sports (Aquatics, baseball and softball, basketball, cycling, equestrian, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, volleyball, winter sports, and wrestling) consist of multiple disciplines. Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same colour:

  Aquatics  Baseball and softball  Basketball  Cycling  Equestrian  Football  Gymnastics  Volleyball  Winter sports  Wrestling

Sport (Discipline) Body 59 61 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25
 
Artistic swimming Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Y5353
Diving Diving pictogram.svg WAquatics 44444444444444YYYYY810108888134844
Open water swimming Open water swimming pictogram.svg 413
Swimming Swimming pictogram.svg 61324YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY323232323832384038403938
Water polo Water polo pictogram.svg 111111111111111111111112122222
 

Archery

Archery pictogram.svg WArchery 121212121244444444488810101010101010
Arnis Arnis pictogram.svg WEKAF 62012
Athletics Athletics pictogram.svg WAthletics 28YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY454245454647464548454747
Badminton Badminton pictogram.svg BWF 257557777777777777777777775777787
 
Baseball Baseball pictogram.svg WBSC 11111
Softball Softball pictogram.svg 221222
Baseball5 Baseball5 pictogram.svg 1
 
3x3 Basketball 3x3 basketball pictogram.svg FIBA 2222
Basketball Basketball pictogram.svg 1122222222222222222122222222222
 
Billiards and snooker Cue sports pictogram.svg WCBS YYYYYYY12131210101210710101010
Bodybuilding Bodybuilding pictogram.svg IFBB 865510
Bowling Bowling pictogram.svg IBF 1011101011966
Boxing Boxing pictogram.svg IBA YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY9141715141411613131617
Bridge Contract bridge pictogram.svg WBF 9
Canoeing (sprint) Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg ICF 1571215161771110
Canoeing (slalom) Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg 2
Chess Chess pictogram.svg FIDE 889185108
Cricket Cricket pictogram.svg ICC 384
Ouk chaktrang Chess pictogram.svg 7
Xiangqi Xiangqi pictogram.svg WXF 44
 
BMX Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg UCI 22232
Mountain biking Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg 444454453
Road cycling Cycling (road) pictogram.svg 3310138Y54456656847
Track cycling Cycling (track) pictogram.svg 3117136
 
Aquathlon Aquathlon pictogram.svg WTriathlon 33
Duathlon Duathlon (all stages) pictogram.svg 2323
Triathlon Triathlon pictogram.svg 22223425
Dancesport DanceSport pictogram.svg WDSF 21014122
E-sports Electronic sports pictogram.svg GEF 61099
 
Dressage Equestrian pictogram.svg FEI 222222
Endurance 2
Eventing 2222
Jumping 2222222
 
Fencing Fencing pictogram.svg FIE 1012121212612121212
Finswimming Finswimming pictogram.svg CMAS 1616161324
Floorball Floorball pictogram.svg IFF 2222
 
Football Football pictogram.svg FIFA 111111111111211112212222212122222
Futsal Futsal pictogram.svg 222222
 
Golf Golf pictogram.svg IGF 44444444444
 
Artistic Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg FIG 1413131414121214812
Rhythmic Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg 656128526
Aerobic Gymnastics (aerobic) pictogram.svg 44423552
 
Handball (indoor) Handball pictogram.svg IHF 2222
Handball (beach) Beach handball pictogram.svg 2211
Field hockey Field hockey pictogram.svg FIH 222222
Indoor hockey Indoor hockey pictogram.svg 2222
Hockey5s Field hockey pictogram.svg 2
Jet ski Jet Ski pictogram.svg UIM 66
Judo Judo pictogram.svg IJF 1681618161812616131313
Ju-jitsu Jujitsu pictogram.svg JJIF 1161318
Kabaddi Kabaddi pictogram.svg IKF 6
Karate Karate icon.svg WKF 1918181716171613151715
Kenpō Muay Thai pictogram.svg IKF 1618
Kickboxing Kickboxing pictogram.svg WAKO 812178
Kun bokator Bokator pictogram.svg 21
Kun khmer Muay pictogram.svg 19
Kurash Kurash pictogram.svg IKA1010
Lawn bowls Lawn bowls pictogram.svg WBowls 686
Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg UIPM 66
Muay thai Muay pictogram.svg IFMA 7111314591122
Netball Netball pictogram.svg WNetball 11111
Obstacle race Obstacle course racing pictogram.svg FISO 64
Paragliding Paragliding pictogram.svg FAI 12
Pencak silat

Pencak silat pictogram.svg

IPSF 22131718151313209162214
Pétanque Petanque pictogram.svg FIPJP64911611107481111
Polo Polo pictogram.svg FIP 1112
Roller speed skating Inline speed skating pictogram.svg WS 12
Rowing Rowing pictogram.svg WRowing 89111191861610
Rugby sevens Rugby pictogram.svg WRugby 2222
Rugby union Rugby pictogram.svg 1112
Sailing Sailing pictogram.svg WSailing 1217913201411914
Sambo Sambo pictogram.svg FIAS 7
Sepak takraw Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg ISTAF 446668684886
Hoop Circle double border black filling white.svg 22222222
Chinlone Circle-image.svg 844112
Shooting Shooting pictogram.svg ISSF YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY4222333414122614142230
Shuttlecock Shuttlecock pictogram.svg ISF77
Skateboarding Skateboarding pictogram.svg WSkate 84
Soft tennis Soft tennis pictogram.svg ISTF737
Sport climbing Sport climbing pictogram.svg IFSC 106
Squash Squash pictogram.svg WSF 215954
Surfing Surfing pictogram.svg ISA 4
Table tennis Table tennis pictogram.svg ITTF 1177777777777777YYYYY777754774777
Taekwondo Taekwondo pictogram.svg WTaekwondo 161616212121151622192420
Tennis Tennis pictogram.svg ITF YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY77777755777
Teqball Teqball pictogram.svg FITEQ 5
Traditional boat race Dragon boat pictogram.jpg IDBF 44464101786138
Tug of war Tug of war pictogram.svg TWIF
Ultimate Ultimate pictogram.svg WFDF
Underwater hockey Underwater hockey pictogram.svg CMAS 4
 
Volleyball (indoor) Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg FIVB 1122222222222222222222222222
Volleyball (beach) Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg 222222222
 
Waterskiing Water skiing pictogram.svg IWaterskiWakeboardF YY11111154
Weightlifting Weightlifting pictogram.svg IWeightliftingF 131013131411510141414
 
Ice hockey Ice hockey pictogram.svg IIHF 112
Figure skating Figure skating pictogram.svg ISU 222
Short track speed skating Short track speed skating pictogram.svg 667
 
Woodball Roque pictogram.svg IWoodballF8
 
Freestyle Wrestling pictogram.svg UWW Y5910101418208
Greco-roman Y59101014104
 
Wushu Wushu pictogram.svg IWUF 14141920282214212023201716212224
Vovinam Vovinam pictogram.svg WVVF14181530
Total events442443475372543461402404529523580585

Non-Olympic sports

The SEA Games features numerous non-Olympic sports in its programme, reflecting the popularity of some sports to the region, or as a means of introducing more obscure sports to the region and beyond. [4] Some sports dropped from the Olympic programme may still be retained in the SEAG, although the games does not feature all of the Olympic sports, often in favour of the traditional ones. [5]

SportIntroducedRemarks
Billiards and snooker 1987 (Indonesia)Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games
Bodybuilding 1987 (Indonesia)Also in Asian Games
Bowling 1975 (Thailand)Also in Asian Games, Asian Youth Games, East Asian Games, Pan American Games, Special Olympics World Games, West Asian Games, World Games
Chess 2003 (Vietnam)Also in Asian Games
Dancesport 2005 (Philippines)Former Olympic sport (breaking only), also in Asian Games, East Asian Games
Esports 2019 (Philippines)Also in Asian Games
Finswimming 2003 (Vietnam)
Futsal 2007 (Thailand)Also in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Karate 1987 (Indonesia)Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games, West Asian Games
Lawn bowls 1999 (Brunei)
Pétanque 2001 (Malaysia)
Polo 2007 (Thailand)Former Olympic sport
Rugby union 1967 (Thailand)Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games, East Asian Games
Softball 1979 (Indonesia)Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games, Pan American Games
Squash 1991 (Philippines)To be an Olympic sport, also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games, West Asian Games, Pan American Games
Teqball 2023 (Cambodia) (demonstration)
2025 (Thailand) (full sport)
Also in Asian Youth Games
Traditional boat race 1993 (Singapore)Also in Asian Games, Asian Beach Games, East Asian Games
Waterskiing 1987 (Indonesia)Also in Asian Beach Games, Pan American Games
Woodball 2025 (Thailand)Also in Asian Beach Games
Wushu 1991 (Philippines)Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games

Traditional sports

SportCommon inIntroducedRemarks
Arnis Philippines 1991 (Philippines)Unique to SEAG
Chinlone Myanmar 2013 (Myanmar)Unique to SEAG
Muay thai Thailand 2005 (Philippines)Unique to SEAG
Pencak silat Indonesia 1987 (Indonesia)Unique to SEAG
Sepak takraw Throughout Southeast Asia 1965 (Malaysia)Also in Asian Games
Shuttlecock Malaysia and Vietnam 2003 (Vietnam)Unique to SEAG
Vovinam Vietnam 2011 (Indonesia)Unique to SEAG

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