BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games

BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games
First event 25–27 April 1996 in General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
Occur every 2 years
Last event 11–22 December 2014 in Labuan, Malaysia

The BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games is a sporting biennial event between the regions of the four member countries of the BIMP-EAGA. The inaugural edition of the games took place in General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines from 25–27 April 1996.[1]

History

The former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos proposed the said subregional economic co-operation initiative between the border areas of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in order to accelerate the economic development between these countries. The planned cooperation came to fruition with the foundation of BIMP-EAGA in March 24, 1994. The first friendship game was inaugurated in General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines in April 25–27, 1996. Subsequently, the second friendship games were held at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in October 24–26, 1997. The friendship games was in hiatus for 5 years and only made a comeback in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines on April 23–26, 2003.

Participating countries

Nation / IOC Designation Year Debuted Urban Centres
 Brunei (IOC designation: Brunei Darussalam)
1996
Bandar Seri Begawan
 Indonesia
1996
 Malaysia
1996
 Philippines
1996

Editions

Year Games Host City 1st (gold) 2nd (gold) 3rd (gold)
1996 I Philippines General Santos unknown unknown unknown
1997 II Malaysia Kuching unknown unknown unknown
2003 III Philippines Puerto Princesa[2]  Mindanao (21)  Sabah (11) Palawan (9)
2004 IV Malaysia Kota Kinabalu[2]  Sabah (32)  Sarawak (15)   Mindanao (14)
2006[2] V Indonesia Makassar  Sabah (19)  South Sulawesi (16)  Papua (7)
2008 VI Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan[3]  Sabah (?)[4] unknown unknown
2010 Philippines Davao[5] Not held
2012 VII Philippines General Santos  Sabah (32)[4]  Sarawak (18)[4]  Mindanao (11)[6]
2014 VIII Malaysia Labuan[7]  Sabah (14)[8]  South Sulawesi (11)[8]  Sarawak (8)[8]
2016[2] IX Malaysia Labuan[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Philippines to Host the 7th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games". 7th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games. 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Brief History - BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games". 6th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games Official Website. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Ubaidillah Masli (29 November 2008). "Bimp-Eaga Friendship Games kick off". The Brunei Times. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Navarro, June (12 December 2012). "Sabah dominates BIMP-Eaga Games". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "BIMP-EAGA Games reset to 2012, 4 countries affirm Garcia as chair". Edge Davao. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Pates, Karlo (3 December 2014). "Mindanao delegates headed off to BIMP-Eaga games". Sun.Star. Retrieved 10 December 2014. "We (Mindanao) were third-ranked back in the 2012 Friendship Games..." The Mindanao delegation hauled a total of 11 golds, 29 silvers and 21 bronzes in the 2012 BIMP-Eaga Games.
  7. ↑ "8th BIMP-Eaga Friendship Games to be held in Labuan". The Borneo Post. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Sabah overall champions again". Daily Express. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Davao 10th in overall standing". Sun Star Davao. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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