1917 Far Eastern Championship Games

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; Emperor of Japan
	← 1915 1919 →

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

Sports

References

^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
^ Far Eastern Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.
^ "FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942). 13 June 1917. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

Results

Football tournament

[DB-1] Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.

[2] Far Eastern Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.

[3] "FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942). 13 June 1917. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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Games	Manila 1913 Shanghai 1915 Tokyo 1917 Manila 1919 Shanghai 1921 Osaka 1923 Manila 1925 Shanghai 1927 Tokyo 1930 Manila 1934 Osaka 1938 (cancelled)
Events	Athletics Baseball Basketball Cycling Diving Football Swimming Tennis Volleyball