At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) In his remarks at the event, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Chu Ngoc Anh said 19 years from SEA Games 22, the capital city ishonoured to be selected as the venue for the regional tournament’s opening,closing ceremonies and many sports.
Hanoi has basically completed preparations in terms offacilities and decorations, getting itself ready for the important politicaland sport event, the official informed.
The ceremony also saw the organisation of the Olympic RunDay for Public Health and the launch of the 47th edition of the Ha Noi MoiNewspaper Run. In response, participants took to the street to run around thelake.
The two races, simultaneously taking place across 30localities of the capital, aim to raise public awareness of the importanceof physical training and improvement in the integration period.
SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, willbe held in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring provinces and cities from May 12 to 23.Featuring 40 sports with 526 events, it is expected to attract around 10,000participants. The biennial event was initially slated for late 2021 but delayeddue to the pandemic’s impact.
The host Vietnam has registered 965 athletes, including 534males and 431 females, who are set to compete at all 40 sports of the Games,striving to win 140 gold, 77 silver and 71 bronze medals and secure the topplace in the tally.
At the 30th SEA Games in 2019, the Vietnamese sportsdelegation finished second in the overall medal tally, with 98 golds, 85silvers and 105 bronzes, just behind the host Philippines./.
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