VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Quang Thanh, head of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the Southeast Asian Games 2011, said that Vietnam is ready for a successful games. Thanh has paid a visit to the national U23 football squad in Indonesia. The football, canoeing, badminton teams are the first Vietnamese athletes who have been to Indonesia already. Today, November 9, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh and 176 members of the Vietnamese sports delegation, will go to Indonesia’s Palembang on a hired flight of Vietnam Airlines. The chess team will go to Indonesia on a commercial flight and they will have to transit at Jakarta before going to Palembang. Another group of 101 athletes will fly from Hanoi to HCM City and to Jakarta on the evening of November 9. The remaining members will go to Indonesia on November 10 and 11. “Vietnamese athletes have been invested and taken care the best. I confirm that the delegation is ready for the 26th SEA Games,” … [Read more...]
SEA Games 27 wrapped up, Vietnam ranks third
(Cinet) – On the evening of December 22, in Nay Pyi Taw capital, Myanmar, SEA Games 27 closed after 11 competing days. The final medal tally sees Thailand on top with 107 gold, 94 silver and 81 bronze medals. Host Myanmar came in second at 86-62-85 and Vietnam finished third at 73-86-86. The rest finished in this order: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Brunei. A dazzling display of fireworks opened the ceremony, which was followed by songs and dances highlighting peace, friendship, youth and Myanmar’s traditional culture. After the parade of athletes from all participating countries across 33 sports, Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan, who is also chairman of the Myanmar National Olympic Committee Union and head of the 27th SEA Games Organizing Board read a brief report on the gathering, then Myanmar Vice President U Nyan Tun officially declared the event closed. As a result, Vietnam’s sporting delegation ranked third … [Read more...]
Vietnam plans on improving sports facilities in southern hub as SEA Games host
Authorities in Vietnam are planning to take advantage of a Southeast Asian (SEA) sports festival the SEA Games Federation has asked the country to host to upgrade sporting facilities in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2003, Hanoi hosted the 22nd SEA Games and it is expected that the tournament, which was first held in 1959, will return to the nation in 18 years. Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub of the Southeast Asia country, will likely be selected as the host of the 2021 SEA Games. The organization of the 31th SEA Games Chris Chan, chairman of the SEAGF Sport and Rules Committee, sent a letter to Hoang Tuan Anh, chairman of the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC), on March 19 to urge the nation’s government to confirm the hosting of the event in Vietnam. SEA Games is organized every two years and the host is chosen on a rotational basis, according to the letter. Malaysia has confirmed to host … [Read more...]
Vietnam sports official warns of lack of time for hosting 2021 SEA Games
Despite supporting Ho Chi Minh City to host the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, a sports leader has warned of such challenges as time constraints, investment, and personnel during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on April 7. Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, noted that the organization of the 2021 SEA Games is now just a plan since it has yet to be officially announced by the Southeast Asian Game Federation (SEAGF) and the Vietnamese government has not made any confirmation. The hosting of the event will serve as a motivation for the sports sector of the city to develop, Khue told Tuoi Tre. It will also become the motive for social, economic, and tourism growth, he added. However, challenges await ahead, Khue warned. Six years from now is not long enough for building infrastructure and preparing human resources for the organizing work and … [Read more...]
SEA Games: 16 Malaysian athletes hit by food poisoning
Sixteen Malaysian athletes have been hit by food poisoning at the Southeast Asian Games and one is in hospital, organizers said on Thursday in just the latest mishap to hit the competition. Games organizers said they were still trying to identify the source of the outbreak, which forced one swimmer to miss an event on Wednesday and also affected a petanque player. Few other details were released but Low Beng Choo, secretary of the Games' sports and technical committee, said those affected had been asked not to compete until they recover. "One went into hospital because we wanted to be very sure it was nothing very serious... it wasn't as if it was an emergency. The rest of them are resting in the hotel," said Low. She added: "One of the swimmers missed an event. We asked him not to compete... in the interests of the athletes we have told the athletes not to compete." Low said those affected had breakfast in the team hotel, where Malaysia's 800-plus contingent are … [Read more...]
Hanoi accepts invitation to house SEA Games 2021
The Southeast Asian Games will once again return to Hanoi in 2021, after an 18-year long hiatus, following formal acceptance of the offer to host the games by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee. After Ho Chi Minh City bowed out of the running – the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) offered Hanoi the opportunity to host the 31st SEA Games to be held from November-December 2021. In announcing the agreement, Vuong Bich Thang of the MOCST said it was his understanding that Haiphong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, and Nam Dinh will also participate in organizing the event. Having previously been home to the Games in 2003, Hanoi’s second time around is especially significant, as it presents the city with the perfect opportunity to put its best face forward and show the world its true cultural identity. An estimated 11 countries will feature in 36 sports and 402 events at the 31st SEA Games, which could draw an estimated 13,000 sports enthusiasts from all … [Read more...]
Singapore ready for SEA Games 2015
Three months before the opening ceremony of the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) preparation by the host country was about 70 percent. A large number of audiences were booked tickets for competition days at swimming, badminton, table- tennis, said Singapore SEA Games Organizing Committee (SINGSOC) chairman Mr Lim Teck Yin.The host country expects to attract 800,000 to one million audiences to the Kallang sport center during the SEA Games. Nearly 17, 000 Singaporean volunteers will work in the sport event. By Yen Phuong- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...]
Sponsors promise awards for gold medalists at SEA Games 29
As many as 100 43-inch smart TVs, worth over 1.6 billion VND (70,400 USD) in total, will be awarded to Vietnamese gold medalists at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 19-30. Hoang Xuan Vinh, Vietnam's high hope at SEA Games 29The sponsorship programme was signed by Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company and Samsung Vietnam in Hanoi on August 11. Tran Duc Phan, head of Vietnam’s SEA Games delegation, said Vietnamese athletes are expected to win between 49-59 gold medals, adding that the gifts will create a great motivation for the athletes. Meanwhile, Tran Van Manh, Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympics Committee (VOC), lauded the timely sponsorship and encouragement of sponsors, saying that Vietnamese athletes had promised to do their best to earn gold medals and bring glory home. VOC has so far received support from 11 sponsors for the Vietnamese sport delegation to SEA Games 29, he added. According to the … [Read more...]
VN set to host 31st SEA Games
Viet Nam is expected to host the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2021 pending the Prime Minister's approval. The Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper reported yesterday that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is working out a document seeking the permission from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to hosst the region's biggest sports event, which is organised every two years. Viet Nam first hosted the SEA Games, organized under the auspices of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), in 2003. Chris Chan of the SEAGF Sport & Rules Committee has sent a letter on SEA Games 2021 to Viet Nam's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Anh Tuan, the report said. Chan said that according to the SEAGF's Charter, ASEAN members will take turns to host the Games. At a recent meeting in Singapore, the committee agreed that Malaysia would be the hosts in 2017, followed by Brunei in 2019 and then Viet Nam. "If the PM agrees with the ministry's proposal, the Viet Nam … [Read more...]
Vietnam aims for top three at 26th SEA Games
Vietnam plans to send a 800-member sporting delegation, including 560 athletes to the upcoming 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) due to be held in Indonesia from November 11-22. They will compete for 545 sets of medals in 43 sports events, namely aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, billiards & Snooker, bowling, boxing, canoeing, chess, cycling, equestrian, fencing, fin-swimming, football, futsal, golf, gymnastic, horse race, judo, karate, paragliding, pencak silat, petanque, roller sports, rowing, sailing, sepak takraw, shorinji kempo, shooting, soft tennis, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, traditional boat race, volleyball, vovinam, wall climbing, water ski, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu. The Vietnamese delegation hopes to make it to the top three at this year’ largest regional sports competition, which sets a new record of having the highest number of sports events. Currently, the Indonesia SEA Games Organizing … [Read more...]