Basketball at the Far Eastern Championship Games

Basketball was contested at the Far Eastern Championship Games and was one of the eight main sports on the programme.^[1]

Given its close connection with the United States, the Philippines was the most developed basketball nation among the games main three participants. The Philippines won nine of the ten basketball tournaments held from 1913 to 1934, being defeated only on one occasion by China at the 1921 Shanghai Games.^[2]

Editions

China vs. Japan, 1923

Games	Year	Host city	Host country	Champion
I	1913 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
II	1915 ()	Shanghai	China	Philippines
III	1917 ()	Tokyo	Japan	Philippines
IV	1919 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
V	1921 ()	Shanghai	China	China
VI	1923 ()	Osaka	Japan	Philippines
VII	1925 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
VIII	1927 ()	Shanghai	China	Philippines
IX	1930 ()	Tokyo	Japan	Philippines
X	1934 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines

References

↑ England, Frederick (1926). "History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
↑ England, Frederick (1931). "The Ninth Far Eastern Games" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

Far Eastern Championship Games

Games	Manila 1913 Shanghai 1915 Tokyo 1917 Manila 1919 Shanghai 1921 Osaka 1923 Manila 1925 Shanghai 1927 Tokyo 1930 Manila 1934 Osaka 1938 (cancelled)

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