1913 Far Eastern Championship Games

1st Far Eastern Championship Games
Host cityManila, Philippine Island
Nations3
Opening1 February 1913
Closing9 February 1913
Opened byWilliam Cameron Forbes
Governor General of the Philippines
Main venueManila Carnival Grounds

The 1st Far Eastern Championship Games were held in 1–9 February 1913 in Manila, Philippines.[1][2][3] The inaugural tournament was officially opened by Governor General William Cameron Forbes at the Carnival Grounds in Malate, Manila. Six countries participated at the tournament.[4]

Venues

  • Carnival Grounds, Manila

Participants

The Olympic Council of Asia also claimed that Federated Malay States, Siam, Hong Kong also took part in the event.

Sports

References

  1. ^ "Olympiad in the Far East". Boston Evening Transcript. 22 April 1913. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The First Far Eastern Olympiad". The Referee. 2 April 1913. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ "The First Far Eastern Olympiad". Northern Star. 14 April 1913. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Far Eastern Championship Games". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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