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1993 SEA Games

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17th Southeast Asian Games
Host citySingapore
Nations9
Events29 sports
Opening12 June 1993
Closing20 June 1993
Opened byWee Kim Wee
President of Singapore
Torch lighterGrace Young
Ceremony venueSingapore 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.

Development and preparation

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

Venues

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Venue Sports
National Stadium Opening and Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Football
Bedok Sports Hall Judo,[3] Karate[4]
Changi Coast Road Cycling[3]
Changi Sailing Club Sailing[3]
Clementi Sports Hall Fencing[3]
Delta Sports Hall Badminton (preliminaries),[5] Basketball[3]
Delta Hockey Pitch Hockey
Geylang Indoor Stadium Boxing[3]
Gloucester Archery Range Archery[6]
Hougang Sports Hall Gymnastics[3]
Jurong Stadium[7] Football
Kallang Squash Center Squash
Kallang Tennis Center Tennis
Kallang Theatre Bodybuilding
Marina Bay Traditional boat race[8]
Mount Vernon Range Shooting (rifle)[9]
Rifle Range Road Camp Shooting (trap and skeet)[9]
Singapore Civil Defence HQ Shooting (pistol)[9]
Singapore Badminton Hall Sepak takraw
Singapore Billiards and Snooker Council Billiards and snooker[3]
Singapore Indoor Stadium Badminton
Singapore Island Country Club Golf[6]
Tampines Sports Hall Weightlifting
Toa Payoh Sports Hall Table tennis[3]
Toa Payoh Swimming Complex Diving, Swimming, Water polo
Victor’s Superbowl Bowling[6]
Woodlands Sports Hall Volleyball
Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall Pencak silat, Wushu[3]
Yishun Sports Hall Taekwondo[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

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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

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

The Games

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Opening ceremony

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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

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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

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Sports

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Medal table

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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
1 Indonesia (INA)888184253
2 Thailand (THA)637063196
3 Philippines (PHI)575972188
4 Singapore (SIN)*504074164
5 Malaysia (MAS)434565153
6 Vietnam (VIE)961934
7 Myanmar (MYA)8131637
8 Brunei (BRU)131822
9 Laos (LAO)0101
Totals (9 entries)3193184111,048

Broadcasting

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Country Official broadcasters Television broadcast
 Indonesia TVRI TVRI
 Singapore Singapore Broadcasting Corporation SBC 12
 Philippines ABS-CBN
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation 		ABS-CBN 2
IBC 13

Main sponsors

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References

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  1. ^ "Singapore hosts the 17th SEA Games". Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Defence Minister and President of the Singapore National Olympic Council, Dr Yeo Ning Hong waving from the Opel 2.0i donated by General Motors". National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "What's On Today". The Straits Times. 13 June 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "More blows for karate". New Straits Times. 20 June 1993. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ Koh, Thomas (13 June 1993). "Yuliani confident of dealing with Zarinah". The Straits Times. p. 29. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "What's On Today". The Straits Times. 14 June 1993. p. 31. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ "SEA Games 1993". ASEAN Football Federation. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ "What's On Today". The Straits Times. 16 June 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Lee, Yulin (13 June 1993). "Confident Thais aim for a clean sweep". The Straits Times. p. 29. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Roar! Sporting Lions in Singapore". 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Looking Back At SEA Games Singapore". Archived from the original on 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ Migration (5 June 2015). "Athletes who lit the cauldron in previous SEA Games hosted by Singapore | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Sparkling Lion City start to the Friendship Games". The Straits Times. 13 June 1993. p. 1.
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Preceded by Southeast Asian Games
Singapore
XVII Southeast Asian Games (1993) 		Succeeded by
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