Singapore in the Southeast Asian Games is considered to be one of the toughest competitors in numerous events, and have established themselves as a powerhouse in the sports world in Southeast Asia. In the most-recent 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Vietnam, Singapore ranked fifth in the medal tally. Singaporean athletes have won a total of 3,484 medals (1,000 of them gold) at the Southeast Asian Games.
Singapore has competed in every Southeast Asian Games since 1959, and hosted the games four times. Singapore first won the bid and hosted the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.[3][4]
The country hosted again a decade later in 1983, and the subsequent decade in 1993. Singapore last hosted the SEA Games in 2015 after 22 years. Singapore is set to host the 2029 Southeast Asian Games.[5]