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Accommodation facilities in Bac Ninh ready to serve SEA Games 31 guests

The northern province of Bac Ninh has been ready to host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), with all accommodation facilities now in good conditions to serve regional sport delegations.
Accommodation facilities in Bac Ninh ready to serve SEA Games 31 guests ảnh 1At the Grand Phoenix Hotel in Bac Ninh (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ninh (VNA) - Thenorthern province of Bac Ninh has been ready to host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), with all accommodation facilities now in good conditions to serve regional sport delegations.

As the venue for four sports of the SEA Games 31 – boxing,kickboxing, indoor handball and tennis, Bac Ninh is expected to serve nearly500 athletes and coaches as well as hundreds of referees, officials and guests.

Two local five-star hotels Grand Phoenix and LeIndochina in Bac Ninh city have been chosen to accommodate these delegations.

They have worked to make preparations in terms of human resources, logistics,safety conditions, and decorations serving the big event ahead.

SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, willbe held in the capital city of Hanoi and 11 neighbouring provinces and citiesfrom May 12 to 23.

Featuring 40 sports with 526 events, it is expected toattract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event was initially slated forlate 2021 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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