BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games explained

BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games
Formation:25–27 April 1996 in General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
Recurrence:2 years
Last:11–22 December 2018 in Brunei

The BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games is a sporting biennial event between the regions of the four member countries of the BIMP-EAGA. The inaugural edition of the games took place in General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines from 25–27 April 1996.[1]

History

The former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos proposed the said subregional economic co-operation initiative between the border areas of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in order to accelerate the economic development between these countries. The planned cooperation came to fruition with the foundation of BIMP-EAGA on 24 March 1994.The first friendship game was inaugurated in General Santos, Philippines, on 25–27 April 1996. Subsequently, the second friendship games were held at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in 24–26 October 1997. The friendship games was in hiatus for 5 years and only made a comeback in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines on 23–26 April 2003.

Participating countries

Nation / IOC Designation Year Debuted Urban Centres
1996 Bandar Seri Begawan
1996

Bitung, Makassar, Manado, Pare-Pare

Jayapura, Manokwari

1996

Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Tawau

Bintulu, Kuching, Miri, Sibu

1996

Davao City, General Santos, Zamboanga City, Cotabato City

Puerto Princesa

2018

Darwin

Editions

YearGamesHost CityDate1st (gold)2nd (gold)3rd (gold)
19961 General Santos25–27 April 1996unknownunknownunknown
19972 Kuching24–26 October 1997unknownunknownunknown
20033 Puerto Princesa[2] 23–26 August 2003Mindanao (21) (11) Palawan (9)
20044 Kota Kinabalu13–15 September 2004 (32) (15) Mindanao (14)
20065 Makassar24–26 November 2006 (19) (16) (7)
20086 Bandar Seri Begawan[3] 28–30 November 2008 (33) (13) A (12)
20127 General Santos[4] 8–11 December 2012 (32)[5] (18)Mindanao (11)[6]
20148 Labuan[7] 6–11 December 2014 (14)[8] (10) (8)
20169 Samarinda[9] 7–10 December 2016
201810 Bandar Seri Begawan[10] [11] [12] 7–9 December 2018 (23) A (16) (14)
2020- Davao City[13] Cancelled
202311 Davao City[14] 7–9 December 2023

See also

References

  1. Web site: Philippines to Host the 7th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games. 7th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games. 2012. 10 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Brief History - BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games . 6th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games Official Website . 10 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206095937/http://www.belia-sukan.gov.bn/BIMPEAGA2008/content/about.html . 6 February 2012 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Bimp-Eaga Friendship Games kick off. Ubaidillah Masli. The Brunei Times. 29 November 2008. 10 December 2014.
  4. Web site: BIMP-EAGA Games reset to 2012, 4 countries affirm Garcia as chair. Edge Davao. 13 December 2010. 10 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Navarro. June. Sabah dominates BIMP-Eaga Games. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 12 December 2012. 10 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Pates. Karlo. Mindanao delegates headed off to BIMP-Eaga games. Sun.Star. 3 December 2014. 10 December 2014. "We (Mindanao) were third-ranked back in the 2012 Friendship Games..." The Mindanao delegation hauled a total of 11 golds, 29 silvers and 21 bronzes in the 2012 BIMP-Eaga Games..
  7. Web site: 8th BIMP-Eaga Friendship Games to be held in Labuan. The Borneo Post. 14 May 2014. 10 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Sabah overall champions again. Daily Express. 11 December 2014. 11 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Davao 10th in overall standing. Sun Star Davao. 11 December 2014. 15 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150620000854/http://archive.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2014/12/11/davao-10th-overall-standing-381473. 20 June 2015. dead.
  10. News: PH to host 2020 Bimp-Eaga Games. 22 December 2017. Sun Star Davao. 22 December 2017.
  11. Web site: BIMPNT - Home.
  12. Web site: BIMPNT - About.
  13. News: PH to host 2020 Bimp-Eaga Games. 22 December 2017. Sun Star Davao. 22 December 2017.
  14. News: Davao City, posibleng mahimong host sa BIMP – Eaga Friendship Games 2023.