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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

Asian Games

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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

Governor-General

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William Cameron Forbes

William Cameron Forbes was an American investment banker and diplomat. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines from 1908 to 1913 and Ambassador of the United States to Japan from 1930 - 1932....

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

Rizal Memorial Sports Complex

The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, is national sports complex of the Philippines, located on Pablo Ocampo St. , Malate, Manila. It is named after the country's national hero, José Rizal....

) in Malate

Malate, Manila

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, Manila

Manila

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, 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

Republic of China (1912–1949)

In 1911, after over two thousand years of imperial rule, a republic was established in China and the monarchy overthrown by a group of revolutionaries. The Qing Dynasty, having just experienced a century of instability, suffered from both internal rebellion and foreign imperialism...

, Empire of Japan

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, British East Indies

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(Malaysia), Kingdom of Thailand and British crown colony Hong Kong

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. 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

Shanghai

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, 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 the tenth games in 1934. Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

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(Indonesia) joined in the 1934 FECG. In September 1937, Japan invaded China with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Marco Polo Bridge Incident

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and started the Second Sino-Japanese War

Second Sino-Japanese War

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(which later became part of World War II

World War II

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), thus the planned games in 1938 were cancelled.

List of Far Eastern Games

Year	Games	Host
1913	I 1913 Far Eastern Games The 1st Far Eastern Games were held in February 1913 in Manila, Philippine Islands....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
1915	II 1915 Far Eastern Games The 2nd Far Eastern Games were held in May 1915 in Shanghai, Republic of China.-Sports:* Athletics* Swimming* Cycling* Football * Basketball* Volleyball* Tennis* Baseball...	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
1917	III 1917 Far Eastern Games The 3rd Far Eastern Games were held in May 1917 in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.-External links:*...	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
1919	IV 1919 Far Eastern Games The 4th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1919 in Manila, Philippines.-Participants:* China* Japan* PhilippinesFaustino Albano Carlos - Silver Pole Vault Medalist - represented the Philippines...	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
1921	V 1921 Far Eastern Games The 5th Far Eastern Games were held in June 1921 in Shanghai, Republic of China.-Participants:* China* Japan* Philippines* Malaya* India* Thailand* Java...	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
1923	VI 1923 Far Eastern Games The 6th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1923 in Osaka, Empire of Japan.During the Games, Lou Salvador of the Philippines' achieved the all-time record for the most points scored by a player in a single game in international basketball competition. He scored 116 points to lead the Philippines and...	Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
1925	VII 1925 Far Eastern Games The 7th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1925 in Manila, the Philippines, where the Games were first held....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
1927	VIII 1927 Far Eastern Games The 8th Far Eastern Games were held in August 1927 in Shanghai, Republic of China....	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
1930	IX 1930 Far Eastern Games The 9th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1930 in Tokyo, Empire of Japan....	Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
1934	X 1934 Far Eastern Games The 10th Far Eastern Games were held in May 1934 in Manila, Philippines.This was the last Far Eastern Championship Games. The 11th Far Eastern Championship Games was scheduled to be held in 1938 in Osaka, Japan, but was cancelled after the 1937 outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War....	Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
1938	XI 1938 Far Eastern Games The 1938 Far Eastern Games were scheduled to be held in Osaka, Japan, although they were cancelled due to the outbreak of Second Sino-Japanese War....	Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... (cancelled)

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