1917 Far Eastern Championship Games Explained

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]

Participating nations

References

Results

Notes and References

  1. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. .
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fareastgames.html Far Eastern Games
  3. News: FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD. 29 August 2016. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942). 13 June 1917.