1999 SEA Games

The 1999 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 20th Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1999) was a multi-sports event held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 7 to 15 August 1999 with 233 in 21 sports featured in the games. It was the first time that the country hosted the biennial meet and also at Borneo island. It was officially opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in the National Sports Complex named after him, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium.

Brunei is the seventh country to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Malaysia and Indonesia. Several games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standards of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Marketing

Logo and mascot

The logo of the 1999 SEA games is a torch image whereas the mascot of the games is a Malay warrior named, Awang Budiman.

The games

Sports

• Aquatics ()
• Athletics ()
• Badminton ()
• Basketball ()
• Billiard ()
• Bowling ()
• Boxing ()
• Cycling ()
• Football ()
• Golf ()
• Hockey ()
• Karate ()
• Lawn bowls ()
• Pencak silat ()
• Sepak takraw ()
• Shooting ()
• Squash ()
• Table tennis ()
• Taekwondo ()
• Tennis ()
• Traditional boat race ()

Medal table

Key

  *   Host nation (Brunei)

1.	Thailand (THA)	65	48	56	169
2.	Malaysia (MAS)	57	45	42	144
3.	Indonesia (INA)	44	43	58	145
4.	Singapore (SIN)	23	28	45	96
5.	Philippines (PHI)	20	26	41	87
6.	Vietnam (VIE)	17	20	27	64
7.	Brunei (BRU)*	4	12	31	47
8.	Myanmar (MYA)	3	10	10	23
9.	Laos (LAO)	1	0	3	4
10.	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	0	0
Total (10 NOCs)		234	232	313	779

References

• Medal Tally
• History of the SEA Games

Preceded by 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia

Southeast Asian Games

Succeeded by 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia