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SEA Games 31 comes to successful end

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.
SEA Games 31 comes to successful end ảnh 1A dancing performance at the SEA Games 31 closing ceremony on May 23 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued withVietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23evening.

Participants in the event includedVietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister andChairman of the 32nd SEA Games Organising Committee Samdech PicheySena Tea Banh, ministers, ambassadors, and the chefs de mission.

Special performances at the closingceremony looked to leave unforgettable impression on international friends anddemonstrate Vietnam as a country deeply imbued with its traditional identityand intensively integrating into the world.

At the closing ceremony, the host flag was handed over to Cambodian representatives. After that, artists from Cambodia had a performance of “Cambodia Welcoming and Blessing” to introduce their country, people and culture.

SEA Games 31 comes to successful end ảnh 2The SEA Games host flag is handed over to Cambodia, where the next Games will take place in 2023. (Photo: VNA)
With 40 sports, SEAGames 31 took place in Hanoi and 11 nearby localities.

Vietnam ranked first in the medalstandings with 205 gold, 125 silver, and 116 bronze medals. Thailand (92 golds,103 silvers, 136 bronzes) is placed second and Indonesia (69 golds, 91 silvers,81 bronzes) third.

They are followed by the Philippines,Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, and Timor Leste,respectively./.
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