1968 Thailand National Games Explained

II Thailand Regional Games
Host City:Chiang Mai
Teams:71 (from 9 regions)
Athletes:1,700
Events:118 in 14 sports
Opened By:Prime minister Thanom Kittikachorn
Athlete Oath:Khun Sermsurasak
Torch Lighter:Charoen Wattanasin
Stadium:Chiang Mai Municipality Stadium
Previous:Bangkok 1967

The 1968 Thailand National Games, officially known as the II Thailand National Games (Thai: กีฬาเขตแห่งประเทศไทย ครั้งที่ 2), and commonly known as Chiang Mai 1968, was a multi-sport event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 3 to 9 December 1968 with 118 events in 14 sports and disciplines featured in the games . This was Chiang Mai's first time to host the Thailand National Games. A total of 1,700 athletes from 9 regions participated in the games.

The final medal tally was led by Region 1, followed by Region 7 and Region 6.[1]

Marketing

Emblem

The emblem of 1968 Thailand Regional Games was the emblem of Sports Authority of Thailand or SAT and under the logo by the text

The Games

Participating regions

The 2nd Thailand National Games represented 9 regions from 71 provinces.

Region 1 (Bangkok and South of Central)
Region 2 (Eastern)
Region 3 (South of Northeastern)
Region 4 (North of Northeastern)
Region 5 (North of Northern)
Region 6 (South of Northern)
Region 7 (Western)
Region 8 (North of Southern)
Region 9 (South of Southern)

Sports

The 1st Thailand National Games represented 15 sports.

Gold medal tally

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thailand National Games History . 2016-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161024103911/http://esport.satc.or.th/history/13 . 2016-10-24 . dead .