Volleyball at the Far Eastern Championship Games

Volleyball was contested at the Far Eastern Championship Games and was one of the eight main sports on the programme.^[1]

Editions

Games	Year	Host city	Host country	Champion
I	1913 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
II	1915 ()	Shanghai	China	China
III	1917 ()	Tokyo	Japan	China
IV	1919 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
V	1921 ()	Shanghai	China	China
VI	1923 ()	Osaka	Japan	Philippines
VII	1925 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
VIII	1927 ()	Shanghai	China	No information
IX	1930 ()	Tokyo	Japan
X	1934 ()	Manila	Philippines

Exhibition

At the 1923 edition, women's volleyball was an exhibition event. Japan, represented by students of the Himeji Women's Higher School were champions with the Republic of China as runner-ups.^[2]

Games	Year	Host city	Host country	Champion
VI	1923 ()	Osaka	Japan	Japan

References

↑ England, Frederick (1926). "History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. p. 19. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
↑ Mangan, J.A. (4 July 2013). "The Arival and Spread of Modern Sport in Japan". Europe, Sport, World: Shaping Global Societies. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 1135276781. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

Far Eastern Championship Games
Games	Manila 1913 Shanghai 1915 Tokyo 1917 Manila 1919 Shanghai 1921 Osaka 1923 Manila 1925 Shanghai 1927 Tokyo 1930 Manila 1934 Osaka 1938 (cancelled)
Events	Athletics Baseball Basketball Cycling Diving Football Swimming Tennis Volleyball

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