II Thailand Regional Games
Host cityChiang Mai
Teams71 (from 9 regions)
Athletes1,700
Events118 in 14 sports
Opening3 December 1968 (1968-12-03)
Closing9 December 1968 (1968-12-09)
Opened byPrime minister Thanom Kittikachorn
Athlete's OathKhun Sermsurasak
Torch lighterCharoen Wattanasin
Main venueChiang 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

Emblem

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

Participating regions

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

The 1st Thailand National Games represented 15 sports.

Gold medal tally

1968 Thailand Regional Games Champion

Region 1 (Bangkok and South of Central)
1st Title

References

  1. ↑ "Thailand National Games History". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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