3rd Far Eastern Championship Games 第3回極東選手権競技大会 | |
Host City: | Tokyo, Japan |
Nations: | 3 |
Opening: | 8 May 1917 |
Closing: | 12 May 1917 |
Opened By: | Yoshihito |
Previous: | 1915 |
The 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games was the third edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 8–12 May 1917 in Tokyo, Empire of Japan. A total of eight sports were contested, following the dropping of cycling from the programme after the 1915 games.[1]
In the football competition, China was represented by South China AA, a Hong Kong-based team, while Japan was represented by a team from the Tokyo Higher Normal School.[2]
Japan was the overall champion of the Games following the Philippines, and China.[3]