Netball at the SEA Games
Netball is among the sports occasionally contested at the Southeast [Asian Games]. First held in 2001, the sport has been held in three more editions in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
History
Netball was first introduced at 2001 [Southeast Asian Games] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Although efforts to include the sport dates back in 1996, when netball was named as a Category 3 sport by the Southeast Asian Games Federation. Singapore lobbied for the inclusion of netball as early as the 1997 edition which was hosted by Indonesia.It was staged three more times in the 2015 [Southeast Asian Games|2015], 2017, and 2019 with all finals contested between Malaysia and Singapore.
Netball will be held again at the 2025 SEA Games.