Host city Singapore Events 18 sports Closing ceremony 6 June 1983 | Nations participating 8 Opening ceremony 28 May 1983 | |
Officially opened by Devan Nair
President of Singapore | ||
The 12th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordance to the renewed alphabetical rotation of hosting duties, the 1983 SEA Games were offered to be hosted by Singapore as Brunei prepared for its forthcoming independence from the United Kingdom.
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The 1983 SEA Games also marked the return of Cambodia, as People's Republic of Kampuchea after an 8-year-long absence since the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975.
Participating nations
1Brunei was a British colony at that time.
Medal count
* Host nation (Singapore)
References
1983 Southeast Asian Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA