Tuesday, November 20, 2007

1991 Southeast Asian Games

The 16th Southeast Asian games were held in Manila, the Philippines from 24 November - 3 December 1991. This was the second time that the country hosted the biennial regional sporting event. It was officially opened by President Corazon Aquino at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila through a colorful opening ceremony. It was the only SEA games where the overall championship was heavily contested. The deciding medal came from the last sporting event - women's marathon where Indonesia got the gold medal. The host country was disappointed when they were two gold medals short of getting the over-all championship।

Mabuhay, the Sarimanok, a colourful mountain-dwelling fighting cock, was the official mascot of the XVI Seagame
Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 92 86 67 245
2 Flag of the Philippines Philippines 91 62 86 239
3 Flag of Thailand Thailand 72 80 69 221
4 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 36 38 66 140
5 Flag of Singapore Singapore 18 32 45 95
6 Flag of Burma Myanmar 12 16 29 57
7 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 7 12 10 29
8 Flag of Brunei Brunei 0 0 8 8
9 Flag of Laos Laos 0 0 0 0

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