1968 Thailand National Games
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| Host city | Chiang Mai |
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| Teams | 71 (from 9 regions) |
| Athletes | 1,700 |
| Events | 118 in 14 sports |
| Opening | 3 December 1968 |
| Closing | 9 December 1968 |
| Opened by | Prime minister Thanom Kittikachorn |
| Athlete's Oath | Khun Sermsurasak |
| Torch lighter | Charoen Wattanasin |
| Main venue | Chiang Mai Municipality Stadium |
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
[edit]Emblem
[edit]The emblem of 1968 Thailand Regional Games was the emblem of Sports Authority of Thailand or SAT and under the logo by the text
การแข่งขันกีฬาเขต ครั้งที่ ๒
เชียงใหม่ ๒๕๑๑
2nd Thailand Regional Games
Chiang Mai 1967
The Games
[edit]Participating regions
[edit]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
[edit]The 1st Thailand National Games represented 15 sports.
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Gold medal tally
[edit]| 1968 Thailand Regional Games Champion |
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Region 1 (Bangkok and South of Central) 1st Title |
References
[edit]- ^ "Thailand National Games History". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.