South East Asian Games

image by Zoltan Horvath, 26 August 2015

During the 28th version of the SEA Games, the flag of the SEA is seen but it is different than the one featured on the site. The one seen in this online article dated June 8, 2015 from the Daily Mail shows the flag actually having the name of the Federation written in white capital letters below its symbol, as seen here (third flag from left to right):
Source: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/08/article-doc-2s30t-6Z8VrEAIJHSK2-90_634x416.jpg
The SEAGF first flag that Erik Bell mentioned back on December 31, 2002 featuring six rings, is actually seen here (first flag from left to right) in a picture taken in Singapore during the 17th Southeast Asian Games in 1993.
Source: https://www.seagames2015.com/~/media/sea%20games/images/about/60017th%20seap%20games_1993_countryflags.jpg at https://www.seagames2015.com/about/history
Esteban Rivera, 24 August 2015

Statutes on the Federation's flag

Flag and emblem

"26. (...)

a. Both in the Stadium and its neighbourhood, the Federation Flag must be freely flown, with the flags of the competing nations. A large Federation Flag must fly in the Stadium during the SEA Games from a flagpole in the area where it shall be hoisted at the moment the Games are declared open and lowered when they are declared closed.

b.
The Federation Flag shall be of a height of two meters and width of three meters. It shall have a light blue background with six bright yellow gold rings in the middle. The rings shall be approximately 3/6 of the height.

c.
The light blue coloured background means the water that surrounds, or the sky that covers the Southeast Asian Countries. The bright yellow gold rings symbolize the six original Southeast Asian Countries. They are intertwined to denote friendship, brotherly love and unity of purpose. See back cover for the geographic and graphic details of the emblem. If additional nations are added, or if some are deleted the original design of the flag shall remain unchanged. No attempt will be made to identify any particular nation with any particular ring. The Flag is completely reversible.

(...)"

Reported by Erik Bell, February 13, 2003

23rd South-East Asian Games: Manila 2005

The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) being held in the Philippines was officially opened on Sunday in Manila. Some flag related observations while watching the ceremony broadcasted on television.
The parade of nations saw flag bearers carrying their respective national flags as is customary during the ceremony. For this purpose, all flags were made in equal proportions from what I could visualise. They were all quite elongated, likely to be in the proportion of 1:2, which works naturally for Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the host Philippines, but elongated for Myanmar, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Timor Leste.
Interestingly during the ceremony, Malaysia had not one but three flag bearers, unlike other contingents which had only one. The Laotian flag was strangely made to look more like an equal horizontal tri-band - the rightmost flag). I was quite sure that their white disc was a tad too small.
Herman FMY, November 2005

South East Asian Games

SEAGF / SEA Games

Background

The Flag

Federation Flag

Statutes on the Federation's flag

23rd South-East Asian Games: Manila 2005

28th South East Asian Games: Singapore 2015

"26.	(...)

	a.	Both in the Stadium and its neighbourhood, the Federation Flag must be freely flown, with the flags of the competing nations. A large Federation Flag must fly in the Stadium during the SEA Games from a flagpole in the area where it shall be hoisted at the moment the Games are declared open and lowered when they are declared closed.

	b.	The Federation Flag shall be of a height of two meters and width of three meters. It shall have a light blue background with six bright yellow gold rings in the middle. The rings shall be approximately 3/6 of the height.

	c.	The light blue coloured background means the water that surrounds, or the sky that covers the Southeast Asian Countries. The bright yellow gold rings symbolize the six original Southeast Asian Countries. They are intertwined to denote friendship, brotherly love and unity of purpose. See back cover for the geographic and graphic details of the emblem. If additional nations are added, or if some are deleted the original design of the flag shall remain unchanged. No attempt will be made to identify any particular nation with any particular ring. The Flag is completely reversible.

(...)"