APA HOLDS 10^TH SPORTS MEET

The 10^th ASEAN Ports Association (APA) Sports Meet, held in Bangkok, Thailand on August 2-5, 2010 saw a total of 365 port officials, players and supporters from seven member countries basking in an atmosphere of sportsmanlike yet friendly competition at the playing venues especially provided by the host country, Thailand, during the entire five-day Meet.

Indonesia, with a total contingent of 100 participants, topped the scale in the number of delegates fielded for the APA games. Malaysia came next with 96, then Thailand with 82, followed by Brunei Darussalam with 55. The remaining member countries in attendance, namely: Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia have less than 20 delegates each. Completely missed by the gathering were the delegations from the Philippines and Myanmar, who were not able to make it to sporting day. In lieu of their absence, warm wishes were heartily conveyed by the two member states to the host and all the delegates for a successful and memory-filled sports event.

The Sports Meet was officially declared open by Thailand’s Minister of Transport in a ceremony held at the stadium of the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT). Six games were officially selected to be played by members of the different contingents, namely: golf; football; mini-marathon; badminton; sepak takraw; and ten-pin bowling. Specific venues were assigned for each of the scheduled games. The games format, rules and regulations as well as the scoring system, adopted during the Technical Committee Meeting for the 10^th APA Sports Meet held on 26-27 October 2009 in Bangkok, were strictly observed and followed all throughout the duration of the games.

On the end day of the Sports Meet, Thailand emerged as the Overall Champion - garnering 12 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals. Indonesia placed second with five gold, seven silver and seven bronze awards. The third place was cupped by Malaysia with two gold, seven silver and five bronze prizes. The overall results of the sports competition are shown below:

Sports Game	Game Type	Prize Awarded
		Gold	Silver	Bronze
GOLF (VIP)	Team (Net)	Malaysia	Thailand	Indonesia
	Individual Gross	Thailand	Thailand	Malaysia
	Individual Net	Malaysia	Brunei	Indonesia
GOLF (OPEN)	Team (Net)	Indonesia	Thailand	Malaysia
	Individual Gross	Indonesia	Indonesia	Thailand
	Individual Net	Thailand	Indonesia	Indonesia
FOOTBALL	Team	Thailand	Indonesia	Malaysia
BADMINTON	Men Single	Indonesia	Indonesia	Cambodia
	Men Double (Open)	Indonesia	Thailand	Malaysia
	Women Single	Thailand	Thailand	Indonesia
	Women Double	Thailand	Indonesia	Thailand
	Mixed Double	Thailand	Indonesia	Thailand
	Men Double (Veteran)	Indonesia	Thailand	Thailand
SEPAK TAKRAW	Team	Thailand	Malaysia	Indonesia/Brunei

Sports Game	Game Type	Prize Awarded
		Gold	Silver	Bronze
MINI-MARATHON	Men Open Team	Singapore	Malaysia	Thailand
	Men Open Individual	Singapore	Malaysia	Indonesia
	Men Veteran Team	Malaysia	Thailand	Indonesia
	Men Veteran Individual	Thailand	Malaysia	Indonesia
	Women Team	Thailand	Malaysia	Brunei
	Women Individual	Thailand	Thailand	Malaysia
TEN-PIN BOWLING	Men Team	Thailand	Malaysia	Indonesia
	Women Team	Thailand	Indonesia	Singapore
	Men Single	Malaysia	Malaysia	Brunei
	Women Single	Thailand	Thailand	Malaysia

The Sports Meet’s festive mood, spiced up with camaraderie and the traditional spirit of ASEAN solidarity, was heightened with the granting of trophies and medals to winners of the various games during the closing ceremony held at the Grand Hall of the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel. The Overall Champion Trophy was awarded to Thailand. The APA Sports Meet flag was also handed over to the next scheduled host – Vietnam. The hosting of the 11^th APA Sports Meet in 2013 will be confirmed by Vietnam during the 31^st APA Working Committee Meeting to be held in Myanmar come September 2010.

The Port of Thailand is extending its profound appreciation to all officials and participants for their cooperation and support in making the 10^th APA Sports Meet a success.