Back Südostasienspiele 1973 German Jeux d'Asie du Sud-Est de 1973 French Pesta Olahraga Semenanjung Asia Tenggara 1973 ID VII Giochi della penisola del Sud-est asiatico Italian កីឡាឧបទ្វីបអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍លើកទី៧ Cambodian 1973년 동남아시아반도 경기 대회 Korean Sukan SEAP 1973 Malay ၁၉၇၃ အရှေ့တောင်အာရှကျွန်းဆွယ် အားကစားပွဲတော် Burmese Sørøstasiatiske leker 1973 NB Jogos Peninsulares do Sudeste Asiático de 1973 Portuguese
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| Host city | Singapore |
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| Nations | 7 |
| Sport | 16 |
| Opening | 1 September 1973 |
| Closing | 8 September 1973 |
| Opened by | Benjamin Sheares President of Singapore |
| Closed by | Benjamin Sheares President of Singapore |
| Torch lighter | C. Kunalan |
| Ceremony venue | Singapore National Stadium |
The 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 7th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Singapore from 1 to 8 September 1973 with 16 sports featured in the games. This was the first time Singapore hosted the games.[1][2][3][4][5] Singapore is the fourth nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Burma and Malaysia. The games was opened and closed by Benjamin Sheares, the President of Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Singapore and Malaysia.
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