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PALARONG PAMBANSA-The Palarong Pambansa (Filipino for "National Games")
is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of
the Philippines. The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by
the Department of Education.
Student-athletes from public and private schools at elementary and secondary levels
can compete, provided they qualified by winning at their regional meet. For young
Filipino student-athletes, Palarong Pambansa is the culmination of school sports
competition, which start with local school intramurals, followed by the congressional
district, provincial, and regional athletic meets.
SEA GAMES-The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a
biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries
of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian
Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
ASIAN GAMES-The Asian Games, also known as Asiad is a continental multi-
sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games
were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New
Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been
organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian
Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after
the Olympic Games.
WORLD GAMES-The World Games are an international multi-sport
event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in
the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after
a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 days. The World Games are
governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of
the International Olympic Committee.
OLYMPIC GAMES-The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux
olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and
winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world
participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the
world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing
sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held
every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter
Olympics every two years during the four-year period.