Organizers also revealed that 2,085 domestic referees would join the event. To manage 40 sports with 526 categories in 11 provinces and cities, 737 organizing representatives have also been mobilized to these localities.

The referee area in the Tu Son tennis court, a venue of SEA Games 31 in Vietnam.

The only sport without any Vietnamese or Southeast Asian referee is football.

SEA Games 31, hosted by Vietnam, will take place from May 12 to 23, with the participation of roughly 10,000 athletes, coaches and officials.

Vietnam are the delegation with the greatest number of members (1,372), including 407 officials, doctors, coaches and experts, and 965 athletes (534 males, 431 females).

Following Vietnam are Thailand with 1,127 members, of which 888 are athletes, and the Philippines with 947 members, including 643 athletes

Brunei have the least number of participants with 33 (nine officials and 24 athletes).

A delegation can replace a member with another one if they get Covid-19.

The number of participants can still be changed until May 6, when the official list of members for each delegation must be confirmed.

SEA Games 31 was originally scheduled to take place in November last year, but was moved to May 2022 due to Covid-19. Most of the sports in this event are featured in the Olympics.

This is the second time that Vietnam hosts the SEA Games, after the first in 2003.

SEA Games 31: Local organising committees encouraged to give free tickets to spectators

Organising committees of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in localities have been encouraged to give free tickets to spectators during the event, thus spreading the sports spirit in line with the event's slogan “For a stronger Southeast Asia”.

MV of 31st SEA Games’ official song to make debut

The music video of the official song for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), “Let’s Shine”, will officially make debut at 8pm on April 18, according to the regional sports event’s organising committee.

Prime Minister checks preparations for 31st SEA Games

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi on April 18, stressing that hosting this event is an honour, responsibility, and also a chance to popularise the image of Vietnam.

Bac Giang volunteers contribute to SEA Games 31

(BGO) - The volunteers in Bac Giang province who were selected to serve the 31st South East Asian Game (SEA Games 31) have exerted efforts to practise physical strength, reinforce knowledge and skills to well full fill the tasks and create fine image about the land and people in Bac Giang to international friends.

Bac Giang Mobile Police forces practise to protect SEA Games 31

(BGO) - Implementing the direction from Director of Bac Giang provincial Public Security and Mobile Police High Command, the Mobile Police Division has prepared and practised the programmes to ensure the public security serving the 31st South East Asian Games (SEA Games 31) since early April 2022.

Source: VnExpress