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Vietnam to hold SEA Games sending-off ceremony
Updated: 08:38, 12/11/2019
The National Sports Administration will host a ceremony to send off Vietnam’s SEA Games squad in Hanoi on November 16.
The ceremony is traditionally held to boost athlete morale and confidence before the competition begins.
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The Vietnam’s SEA Games squad. |
Vietnam will send 856 members including athletes, doctors and coaches to compete in 43 out of 56 events at the Games to be held in the Philippines from November 30 to December 11.
The Vietnamese delegations aims to bag 65-70 gold medals to rank in the top three at the region’s biggest sporting event.
At the SEA Games two years ago, Vietnam ranked third in the medal tally, bringing home 58 golds, 50 silvers and 60 bronzes.
The hosts Malaysia took the lead with 145 golds, 92 silvers and 86 bronzes. While Thailand finished second with 72 golds, 86 silvers and 88 bronzes.
National broadcaster VTV will organize a competition to select contestants for e-sports, which will make its debut at SEA Games 30 this November.
Hopes are high for Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien at the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) to be held in the Philippines this November.
The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games are scheduled to begin in Vietnam in November 2021, attracting about 7,000 athletes to compete in 36 sports.
The 31st edition of the SEA Games hosted by Vietnam in 2021 will have a maximum of 40 sporting events.
The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will have more sports than in the past, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.
Source: VNA
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