The Southeast Asian Plus Youth Games (SEA Plus YG) is a planned youth multi-sport event primarily involving participants from Southeast Asia.
History Plans for a "SEA Games Plus" were first announced by the Indonesian Olympic Committee president, Raja Sapta Oktohari, on 25 December 2025. He pitched the proposal as an "expanded" SEA Games with the inclusion of countries of Oceania as well as Bhutan (which is where the "plus" in the event comes from). He argued that introducing this would support athletes in bridging the gap between regional and international events, focus on holding more Olympic sports over regional sports, and eliminating the possibility for host nations to tamper with the SEA Games charter to maximise medal hauls. The first edition is planned to be held in the Philippines in 2027.
The plan was confirmed and clarified by the Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino on 1 January 2026. The tournament was clarified to be a multi-sport tournament for athletes 17 years old and below and will involve countries of Southeast Asia as well as one guest country from another Asian sub-region. It was reportedly established during meetings held during the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, with Tolentino named as the inaugural president. Nine National Olympic Committee (NOCs) have reportedly committed to the SEA Plus Youth Games.
Participating NOCs The imprimatur from the presidents of the following National Olympic Committee (NOCs) have reportedly been secured. +National Olympic Committees from South East Asia Nation Code National Olympic Committee Created CAM National Olympic Committee of Cambodia 1983 INA Indonesian Olympic Committee 1946 LAO National Olympic Committee of Laos 1975 MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia 1953 MYA Myanmar Olympic Committee 1947 PHI Philippine Olympic Committee 1911 THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand 1948 TLS National Olympic Committee of Timor Leste 2003 VIE Vietnam Olympic Committee 1952
+National Olympic Committees from outside of South East Asia Nation Code National Olympic Committee Created TPE Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee 1910 MAC Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China 1987 MDV Maldives Olympic Committee 1985 SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka 1937
Editions +List of SEA Plus Youth GamesNo.YearHost countryOpened byDateSportsEventsNa.Com.Top-rankedRef.12027 Philippines President Bongbong Marcos (expected) 2–14 DecemberFuture event
Sports The programme will consist of two compulsory sports, a maximum of twelve Olympic sports, a maximum of five non-Olympic sports, and one traditional sport with up to six medal events.
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