Southeast Asian Games sports

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.

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] All of these events are Olympic sports, and most are considered core sports which are compulsory in all editions of the games.

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.

Six of the sports consist of multiple disciplines. Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same colour:

Aquatics – Cycling – Football – Gymnastics – Volleyball – Equestrian – 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

Diving	FINA			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10	10	8	8	8	8
Open water swimming																											4
Swimming		6	13	24	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	32	32	32	38	32	38
Synchronised swimming																						Y					5		3
Water polo				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2

BMX	UCI																									-	2	2
Mountain biking																								4	4	4	4	5
Road cycling		3	3	10	13	8																		5	4	4	5	6	6
Track cycling																								3	11	-	7

Football	FIFA	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1
Futsal	FIFA																								2	-	2	2

Artistic	FIG																							13	13		14		14
Rhythmic																								5	6		1		2
Aerobic																								4	4		2

Volleyball (beach)	FIVB																							2	2	2	2	-
Volleyball (indoor)	FIVB	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2							2	2	2	2	2	2

Dressage	FEI																								2		2	2	2
Eventing																									2		2	2
Jumping																								2	2		2	2	2

Freestyle	FILA																							5	9	10	10	14
Greco-Roman	FILA																									8	7	7

Archery	FITA									12	12	12	12	12	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	10	10	10
Arnis																	●							6
Athletics	IAAF	28	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	42	45	45	46	47	46
Badminton	BWF	2	5	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	7
Baseball																								1	1	-	1
Basketball	FIBA	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2		2		2	2	2
Billiards/Snooker																								13	12	10	10	12	1-
Bodybuilding																								6	5	-	-	5
Bowling																								10	11		10		10
Boxing	AIBA	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	14	17	15	14	14	11
Bridge		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-
Canoe/kayak (flatwater)	ICF																							7	12		15	16	17
Chess																								8	-	-	9	18
Chinlone																												8
Dancesport																								2	10
Fencing	FIE																							12	12		12		12
Finswimming	CMAS																									16	16	-
Floorball	IFF																											●	2
Golf																								4	4	4	4	4	4
Handball	IHF																								2
Hockey	FIH																								2			2	2
Judo	IJF																							8	16	18	16	18	12
Karate																								18	18	17	16	17
Kenpō																								-	-	-	16	18
Lawn bowls																									6
Modern pentathlon	UIPM																									-	-
Muay																								7	11	13	-	14
Netball	INF																												1
Paragliding		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
Pencak silat																								12	13	17	18	15	13
Petanque																								4	9	11	6	11	10
Polo																									1	-	-
Roller sport		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
Rowing	FISA																							9	11		11	9	18
Rugby Union/Sevens					1				1	1															2				2
Sailing	ISAF																							12	17		9	13	20
Sepak takraw																								4	8	8	6	10	10
Shooting	ISSF	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	22	33	34	14	12	26
Shuttlecock kicking																							7			7	-
Soft tennis		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
Softball																								2	2		1		2
Sport climbing		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Squash																								2	1				5
Table tennis	ITTF	1	1	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7	7	7	5	4	7
Taekwondo	WTF																							16	16	21	21	21	15
Tennis	ITF	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7	7	7	7		7
Traditional boat race																4	4						4	6	4		10	17	8
Triathlon	ITU																							2	4				2
Waterskiing															Y					Y							11		11
Weightlifting	IWF																							10	13	13	14	11
Vovinam																								-	-	-	14	18
Wushu																								22	14	21	20	23	20

Total events																										372	543	461	402

Non-Olympic sports

The Southeast Asian 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Sport	Introduced	Remarks
Baseball	2005 (Philippines)	Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games
Billiards and snooker	1991 (Philippines)	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)	Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games
Finswimming	2003 (Vietnam)
Futsal	2007 (Thailand)	Also in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Golf	1987 (Indonesia)	Former Olympic sport, also in Asian Games
Karate	1987 (Indonesia)	Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games, West Asian Games
Lawn bowls	1999 (Brunei)
Petanque	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
Squash	1991 (Philippines)	Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games, West Asian Games
Traditional boat race	1993 (Singapore)	Also in Asian Games, Asian Beach Games, East Asian Games
Waterskiing	1987 (Indonesia)
Wushu	1991 (Philippines)	Also in Asian Games, East Asian Games, South Asian Games

Traditional sports

Sport	Introduced	Remarks
Arnis	1991 (Philippines)	Unique to SEAG
Muay	2005 (Philippines)	Unique to SEAG
Pencak silat	1987 (Indonesia)	Unique to SEAG
Sepak takraw	1965 (Malaysia)	Also in Asian Games
Shuttlecock kicking	2003 (Vietnam)	Unique to SEAG
Vovinam	2011 (Indonesia)	Unique to SEAG
Chinlone	2013 (Myanmar)	Unique to SEAG

References

Sports at the Southeast Asian Games

Olympic sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports	Ice hockey Ice skating

Non-Olympic sports	Arnis Baseball Billiards and Snooker Bodybuilding Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dancesport Futsal Finswimming Golf Karate Kenpō Lawn bowls Muay Netball Paragliding Pencak Silat Pétanque Polo Sepak takraw Shuttle cock Softball Squash Traditional boat racing Waterskiing Wushu Vovinam Wall climbing

Southeast Asian Games¹

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

Games	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1977 Jakarta 1979 Manila 1981 Singapore 1983 Bangkok 1985 Jakarta 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Manila 1991 Singapore 1993 Chiang Mai 1995 Jakarta 1997 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Jakarta–Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Davao City 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

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