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The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as Far East Games) was a small Asian multi-sport competition considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games. The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. ...

In 1912, E.S. Brown, president of the Philippine Athletic Association and Manila Carnival Games, proposed the creation of the "Far Eastern Olympic Games" to China and Japan. It was at that time that Governor-General William Cameron Forbes was the president of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association from 1911-1913. Governor-General Forbes formed the Far Eastern Olympic Association. The first Far Eastern Championship Games was held in the Carnival Grounds (now Rizal Memorial Sports Complex) in Malate, Manila, Philippine Islands on February 4, 1913. Forbes was also the one who formally declare the games open. Six countries participated in the eight day event: The Philippine Islands, Republic of China, Empire of Japan, British East Indies (Malaysia), Kingdom of Thailand and British crown colony Hong Kong. In 1915, the name changed to Far Eastern Championship Games and the association to Far Eastern Athletic Association when the event was held in Shanghai, China. The games were held every two years except in 1929 when Japan decided to delay the project to 1930. The FEAA decided to change the time table to four years and the Philippine Islands hosted 10th edition of the games in 1934. Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) joined in the 1934 FECG. In September 1937, Japan invaded China with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and started the Second Sino-Japanese War (which later became part of World War II), thus the originally planned game in 1938 was cancelled. Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... William Cameron Forbes (May 21, 1870 – December 24, 1959), was governor-general of the Philippines and an investment banker. ... Malate (-OOC-CH2-CH(OH)-COO-) is the ionized form of malic acid. ... // For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... The Philippine islands is a commonly mistaken description for the Philippines. ... The Philippine islands is a commonly mistaken description for the Philippines. ... The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国, Wades-Giles: Chung¹-hua² Min²-kuo², Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó, Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok) is the state that currently exercises sovereignty... Flag of Imperial Japan The Empire of Japan (大日本帝国; Dai-Nippon/-Nihon Teikoku) commonly refers to Japan from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II. Politically, it covers the period from the enforced establishment of prefectures in place of feudal domains (廃藩置県; Hai-han Chi-ken) in July 14... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ; Lumazi: Zanhe) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (盧溝橋事變; also known as 七七事變, 七七盧溝橋事變) was a battle between Japans Imperial Army and Chinas National Revolutionary Army, marking the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). ... Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De,He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro,Kesago Nakajima,Toshizo Nishio,Neiji Okamura. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

List of Host Countries

• 1st Far Eastern Championship Games - Manila, Philippine Islands, 1913 February
• 2nd Far Eastern Championship Games - Shanghai, Republic of China, 1915 May
• 3rd Far Eastern Championship Games - Tokyo, Empire of Japan, 1917 May
• 4th Far Eastern Championship Games - Manila, Philippine Islands, 1919 May
• 5th Far Eastern Championship Games - Shanghai, Republic of China, 1921 June
• 6th Far Eastern Championship Games - Osaka, Empire of Japan, 1923 May
• 7th Far Eastern Championship Games - Manila, Philippine Islands, 1925 May
• 8th Far Eastern Championship Games - Shanghai, Republic of China, 1927 August
• 9th Far Eastern Championship Games - Tokyo, Empire of Japan, 1930 May
• 10th Far Eastern Championship Games - Manila, Philippine Islands, 1934 May
• 11th Far Eastern Championship Games - Osaka, Empire of Japan, 1938 (Cancelled)

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