SEA Games sports
Introduction 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.In the 30th edition of the 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. All of these events are Olympic sports, and most are considered core sports which are compulsory in all editions of the games.
SEAGF Charter and Rules Before and up to 2023, the SEAGF Charter and Rules dictated that the following sports be on the program:* Minimum of 22 sports** Category 1: Aquatics and Athletics** Category 2 (at least 14): Sports at the Olympic and Asian Games ** Category 3 (up to 8): Regional/Traditional sportsIn 2023, the charter was modified to specify the following:* Minimum of 36 sports** Category 1A: Aquatics and Athletics** Category 1B (at least 10): Sports at the Summer Olympic Games  ** Category 2 (at least 10): Sports at the:*** Olympic Games (summer/winter)*** Asian Games*** Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games** Category 3 (up to 4): Regional/Traditional sports
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.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   Diving 17px FINA  44444444444444YYYYY81010888813484X Open water swimming 17px                         4   1  X Swimming  17px61324YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY3232323238323840384039X Synchronised swimming 17px                    Y    5 35   X Water polo 17px  1111111111111111111111121222 2X   Archery  17px FITA        1212121212444444444888101010101010 X Arnis 17px               •      6      20 12 Athletics  17px IAAF28YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY4542454546474645484547X Badminton  17px BWF25755777777777777777777777577778X   Baseball  17pxWBSC                      11 1   1   Softball 17px                      22 1 2 2     3x3 Basketball  17pxFIBA                             222X Basketball  17px1122222222222222222122 2 2222222X   Billiards and snooker  17pxWCBS             Y YYYYYY121312101012107101010X Bodybuilding 17pxIFBB                     865  5   10  Bowling 17pxWB                      1011 10 101196 Boxing 17px AIBA Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 91417151414116131316X Bridge 17pxWBF                         9      Canoe (flatwater) 17px ICF                     15712 151617 711  Chess 17pxFIDE                     88  918  510  Cricket 17pxICC                            3  8 Ouk chaktrang17px7 Xiangqi 17pxWXF                              44   BMX 17px UCI                         22 23  ? Mountain biking 17px                      44445  445? Road cycling 17px3310138                Y5445665684? Track cycling 17px                      311 7  13   ? Aquathlon17x17pxITU3 Duathlon 17x17px                        2     32 Triathlon17x17px                      22   22342 Dancesport 17pxWDSF                      210     14122X E-sports 17px AESF                             6109X   Dressage17px IFE                       2 2222   ? Endurance                            2   ? Eventing                       2 22     ? Jumping                      22 2222   ? Fencing 17px FIE                     101212 12 126121212X Finswimming 17px CMAS                     16  1616    1324 Floorball 17px IFF                          •2 2 2X   Football 17px FIFA11111111111121111221222221212222X Futsal 17px                       2 22 2 2 X Beach Soccer                                X   Golf 17pxIGF                      4444444444X   Artistic 21px FIG                     141313 14 141212148? Rhythmic 17px                     656 1 2852 ? Aerobic 17px                     444 2   355? Handball (indoor) 17px IHF                     2 2      2  Handball (beach) 17px                     2 2     11  Field hockey 17px FIH                       2  222  2X Indoor hockey 17px                            22 2X Jet ski17x17px6 Judo 17px IJF                     16816181618126161313X Ju-jitsu 17px JJIF                             11613X Kabaddi 17px IKF                                X Karate 17pxWKF                     191818171617 16131517X Kenpō17x17px                         1618      Kickboxing 17px WAKO                             81217 Kun bokator17x17px21 Kun khmer17x17px19 Kurash 17px IKA                             1010 X Lawn bowls  17pxPBA                       6    86   Modern pentathlon 17px UIPM                             6   Muay thai 17px IFMA                      71113 14 5911 X Netball  17px INF                           111  X Obstacle race 17px FISO                             6 4 Paragliding 17pxFAI                         12       Pencak silat17pxIPSF                     221317181513132091622X Pétanque 17pxCMSB                     649116111074811X Polo 17pxFIP                       1    11   Roller SkiingFIS                                X Roller speed skating 17pxWS                         12       Rowing 17px FISA                     8911 11918 616 X Rugby sevens17x17pxWR222 Rugby union 17px   1   11              2         Sailing 17px ISAF                      1217 913201411 9X Sambo 17px FIAS                             7   Sepak takraw 17pxISTAF                     44666868488X Hoop17x17px2222222? Chinlone17x17px84411? Shooting 17px ISSFYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY42223334141226141422 X Shuttlecock 17pxISF                     7  7        Skateboarding 17px WS                             8   Soft tennis 17px ISTF                         7   3 7X Sport climbing 17pxIFSC                         10       Squash 17pxWSF                      21   595   Surfing 17px ISA                             4   Table tennis 17px ITTF1177777777777777 Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 77775477477X Taekwondo 17px WTF                     1616162121211516221924X Tennis 17px ITF YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY77777 75577X Teqball17x17px•X Traditional boat race 17pxIDBF              44     464 10178 6 13 Underwater hockey 17px CMAS                             4     Volleyball (indoor) 17pxFIVB1122222222222222     22222222222X Volleyball (beach) 17px                     22222   222X   Waterskiing 17pxIWWF              Y      Y       11 11115   Weightlifting 17px IWF                     131013131411 5101414X   Ice hockey 17px IIHF                            11  XFigure skating 17px ISU                            22  XShort track speed skating 17px                            66  X   Freestyle17px FILA                     Y59101014   1820? Greco-roman                    Y 591010  14 10? Wushu 17pxIWUF                     2822142120232017162122X Vovinam 17pxWVVF                         1418   1530 Total events                     442443475372543461402404529523580?===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. 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.SportIntroducedRemarksBilliards and snooker1987 (Indonesia)Also in Asian Games, East Asian GamesBodybuilding1987 (Indonesia)Also in Asian GamesBowling1975 (Thailand)Also in Asian Games, Asian Youth Games, East Asian Games, Pan American Games, Special Olympics World Games, West Asian Games, World GamesChess2003 (Vietnam)Also in Asian GamesDancesport2005 (Philippines)Also in Asian Games, East Asian GamesE-sports2019 (Philippines)Also in Asian GamesFinswimming2003 (Vietnam)Futsal2007 (Thailand)Also in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesKarate1987 (Indonesia)Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games, West Asian GamesLawn bowls1999 (Brunei)Pétanque2001 (Malaysia)Polo2007 (Thailand)Former Olympic sportRugby union1967 (Thailand)Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games, East Asian GamesSoftball1979 (Indonesia)Former Olympic sport, also in Asian GamesSquash1991 (Philippines)Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games, West Asian GamesTraditional boat race1993 (Singapore)Also in Asian Games, Asian Beach Games, East Asian GamesWaterskiing1987 (Indonesia)Wushu1991 (Philippines)Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games'''Traditional sports'''SportCommon inIntroducedRemarksArnisPhilippines1991 (Philippines)Unique to SEAGChinloneMyanmar2013 (Myanmar)Unique to SEAGMuay thaiThailand2005 (Philippines)Unique to SEAGPencak silatIndonesia1987 (Indonesia)Unique to SEAGSepak takrawThroughout Southeast Asia1965 (Malaysia)Also in Asian GamesShuttlecockMalaysia and Vietnam2003 (Vietnam)Unique to SEAGVovinamVietnam2011 (Indonesia)Unique to SEAG
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