2007 Southeast Asian Games
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| Motto | Spirit, Friendship and Celebrations | ||
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| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Athletes participating | 5282 | ||
| Events | 475 in 43 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 6 December 2007 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 15 December 2007 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Maha Vajiralongkorn Crown prince of Thailand |
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| Athlete's Oath | Suebsak Pansueb | ||
| Judge's Oath | Paibul Srichaisawat | ||
| Torch lighter | Udomporn Polsak | ||
| Ceremony venue | 80th Birthday Stadium | ||
| Website | 2007 Southeast Asian Games | ||
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The 2007 Southeast Asian Games (Thai: ซีเกมส์ 2007, translit. Sīkems̄̒ 2007), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand from 6 to 15 December 2007, with 475 in 43 sports and disciplines featured in the games.
The Thai Olympic Committee planned the event to coincide with the commemoration of 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Officials studied the possibility of doing the events in multiple venues like what was done in Vietnam and the Philippines. It was the sixth time Thailand has hosted the SEA Games and its first time since 1995. Previously, Thailand had hosted the 1959 inaugural games, 1967, 1975, 1985 and the 1995 SEA Games. The 2007 games were to be hosted in Singapore, but the city-state gave up the chance in 2004 as the National Stadium was slated for demolition in around that time to build the Singapore Sports Hub. Aside from Nakhon Ratchasima, events were held at Bangkok and at Chonburi. Thailand is the first nation to host the Southeast Asian Games before Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei and Vietnam.
The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by Malaysia and Vietnam. Several Asian, Games and National records were broken during the games. Though there were several controversies, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standards of competition amongst the Southeast Asian Nations.
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