The first international sports event ever held in Singapore was the 7th Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games from 1 to 8 September 1973 and this medal was possibly given to the participants of the event. Singapore had originally been selected by the SEAP Games Federation Council as host of the 6th SEAP Games in 1971 but the request was turned down as Singapore did not yet have the facilities for such an event. However, as the construction of the National Stadium at Kallang was nearing completion in 1971, Singapore decided to submit a bid to host the 7th SEAP Games to be held in 1973. Singapore was also keen to host the SEAP Games to complement the country’s on-going “Sports for All” programme. It would also foster Singapore’s ties among the various participating nations. This artefact was part of the selection in the time capsule buried in 1990 by then DPM Ong Teng Cheong to celebrate Singapore’s 50th anniversary of independence in 2015.
