The nineteenth Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 October - 19 October1997. It featured 36 sports in 490 events. Jump to: navigation, search The 23rd Southeast Asian Games Philippines 2005 Logo The Southeast Asian Games, or SEA Games for short (even shorter: SEAGames or SEAG), is a biannual multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. ... Motto: Jaya Raya (Indonesian): Prosper and Great Founded 22 June 1527 Governor Sutiyoso Area 661. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The games is under regulation of the SoutheastAsianGames Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia.
At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Indonesia and the Philippines.The two countries were formally admitted in 1977, the same year when SEAP Federation changed their name to SoutheastAsianGames Federation (SEAGF), and the games were known as the SoutheastAsianGames.
Brunei was admitted at the 10th SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and East Timor at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.