The 2015 Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; Chinese: 2015年东南亚运动会; Pinyin: 2015 Nián dōngnányà yùndònghuì; Tamil: 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or the 28th SEA Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2015, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held by the city-state of Singapore from 5 to 16 June 2015, It was the fourth time the country hosted the games. Singapore had previously also hosted the games in 1973, 1983 and the 1993 editions.
Singapore was awarded rights to host the Southeast Asian Games in 2011. The games were held from 5 to 16 June 2015, although several events had commenced from 29 May 2015. Around 4,370 athletes participated at the event, which featured 402 events in 36 sports. It was opened by Tony Tan Keng Yam, the President of Singapore at the aforementioned stadium.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, which won the most gold medals, followed by host Singapore which won the most medals overall. Several Games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed as one of the most successful Southeast Asian games ever hosted with its effective management of cost spent to host the games and well-organised arrangement of public transport by Singapore, as well as the huge effort to promote the games which helped raise the standards of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
Venues[]
| Venue | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore National Stadium | Kallang Cluster | Opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, football |
| OCBC Arena Hall 1 | Netball, basketball | |
| OCBC Arena Hall 2 | Fencing, volleyball (indoor) | |
| OCBC Arena Hall 4 | Billiards and snooker | |
| Singapore Indoor Stadium | Table tennis, badminton | |
| OCBC Aquatic Centre | Diving, swimming, synchronised swimming, water polo | |
| Kallang Squash Centre | Squash | |
| Kallang Tennis Centre | Tennis | |
| Kallang Cricket Field | Archery | |
| Kallang Football Field | Softball | |
| Kallang Practice Track | Athletics (marathon) | |
| Expo Hall 1 | Singapore Expo | Boxing, sepak takraw |
| Expo Hall 2 | Judo, pencak silat, taekwondo, wushu | |
| Marina Bay | Marina Cluster | Traditional boat race, sailing (keelboat) |
| Marina Bay South | Cycling | |
| Marina Channel | Canoeing, rowing | |
| Bedok Reservoir | Singapore | Water ski |
| Bishan Sports Hall | Gymnastics | |
| Bishan Stadium | Football | |
| Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
| Choa Chu Kang Stadium | Rugby sevens | |
| East Coast Park | Athletics (20km walk, triathlon) | |
| ITE Central | Floorball | |
| National Sailing Centre | Sailing | |
| National Shooting Centre | Shooting (outdoors) | |
| Orchid Country Club | Bowling | |
| Padang | Pétanque | |
| Sengkang Hockey Stadium | Field hockey | |
| Sentosa Golf Club | Golf | |
| Turf Club Riding Centre | Equestrian | |
| Tanglin Club | Squash (jumbo double) | |
| SAFRA Yishun | Shooting (indoors) |
Broadcasters[]
| Country | Network |
|---|---|
| Brunei | RTB, Kristal-Astro |
| Cambodia | TVK |
| Indonesia | Emtek, TVRI |
| Laos | LNTV |
| Malaysia | Media Prima Berhad, Astro |
| Myanmar | MRTV |
| Philippines | Sports5 |
| Singapore | MediaCorp |
| Thailand | Television Pool of Thailand |
| Timor-Leste | RTTL |
| Vietnam | VTC, VTV |