The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), to be hosted by Vietnam, is expected to feature 40 sports and more than 520 categories. Hanoi (VNA) – The 31st Southeast Asian Games(SEA Games 31), to be hosted by Vietnam, is expected to feature 40 sports andmore than 520 categories, heard the second meeting of the Southeast Asian GamesFederation Council which was held online on November 20.
Tran Duc Phan, deputy head of the Vietnam SportsAdministration, elaborated that the Vietnamese Government has approved 36sports, while the SEA Games 31 organisers selected four other sports amongthose proposed by other Southeast Asian countries.
Phan said the organisers will propose the addition of thefour sports to the Government for consideration, as the matter concerns the budgetand infrastructure.
The first meeting of delegation heads is scheduled to be heldin March 2021 and the card registration for athletes will be conducted inAugust, Phan informed.
The official said the Games’ management and press centreswill be based in Hanoi, noting the organisers are working hard to completeinfrastructure and equipment in service of the biggest sport event of SoutheastAsia.
At the meeting, Minister of Culture, Sports and TourismNguyen Ngoc Thien said Vietnam’s preparations for the Games had been affectedby the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the support of members of the SoutheastAsian Games Federation, the work is being conducted actively.
He called on membersof the council to coordinate with host Vietnam to successfully organise SEAGames 31.
The delegates also discussed and reached agreement on anumber of issues regarding the statutes of the federation and the role of the federationcouncil’s office, currently headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand./.
The first meeting of delegation heads is scheduled to be heldin March 2021 and the card registration for athletes will be conducted inAugust, Phan informed.
The official said the Games’ management and press centreswill be based in Hanoi, noting the organisers are working hard to completeinfrastructure and equipment in service of the biggest sport event of SoutheastAsia.
At the meeting, Minister of Culture, Sports and TourismNguyen Ngoc Thien said Vietnam’s preparations for the Games had been affectedby the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the support of members of the SoutheastAsian Games Federation, the work is being conducted actively.
He called on membersof the council to coordinate with host Vietnam to successfully organise SEAGames 31.
The delegates also discussed and reached agreement on anumber of issues regarding the statutes of the federation and the role of the federationcouncil’s office, currently headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand./.
VNA
