Olympic Games Olympic Games held at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904 were side shows. The Games in Paris did not have a stadium, but were notable for being the first time women took part in the Games. When the St. Louis Games were celebrated roughly 650 athletes participated, but 580 were from the United States. The homogeneous nature of these celebrations was a low point for the Olympic Movement. The Games rebounded when the 1906 Intercalated Games (so-called because they were the second Games held within the third Olympiad) were held in
Singaporean participation in international games Commonwealth Games at Cardiff, Wales in 1958 and the inaugural Southeast Asian Games (then known as the SEAP Games) in 1959. Since then, Singapore has been a regular participant in these games. Singaporean participation in international games The Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, the predecessor of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), was established in 1947. It became an affiliate of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1948. The same year, Singapore sent its first two-men team to the Olympics in London. The late Lloyd Valberg became the first Singaporean ever to participate in the Olympic Games. He was accompanied