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SEA Games 31: Singapore’s dancesport star eager to return to Hanoi

Although this is the first time participating in a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Singaporean dancesport star Chelsy Tsan feels quite familiar as this Games is held in Hanoi.
SEA Games 31: Singapore’s dancesport star eager to return to Hanoi ảnh 1Singaporean dancesport star Chelsy Tsan and his elder brother (Photo: razor.tv)
Singapore (VNA) – Although this is the first timeparticipating in a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Singaporean dancesport star ChelsyTsan feels quite familiar as this Games is held in Hanoi.

It is understandable as in 2019, within the frameworkof the CK Open International DanceSport Championships held in Hanoi, Chelsybrought home seven medals, including two gold, three silver and two bronze, insolo events.

While Chelsy competed in a solo event in her previous tripto the Vietnamese capital, she will be able to lean on familial support thistime.

She will be joined by her elder brother Gary, 21, at theGames where the duo will compete in the Latin dance in cha cha cha, paso dobleand jive on May 15.

Gary, a part-time ballet school administrator, made hisGames bow in the Philippines in 2019 when he won a bronze medal in the paso doble.

Dancesport will consist of 12 events this time, includingsix each in the Standard and Latin disciplines.

The 31st SEA Games, themed “For a Stronger SouthEast Asia”, is being held in Hanoi capital and 11 neighbouring provinces andcities until May 23.

Featuring 40 sports with 523 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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