2021 SEA Games
southeast asian game vietnamese đại hội thể thao đông nam á lit southeast asian sport assembly officially known st southeast asian game st sea game sea game also recognized viet nam st edition southeast asian game biennial regional multisport event held hanoi vietnam surrounding city may originally planned take place november december eventually rescheduled result covid pandemic vietnam featuring event different sport majority olympic program contrary happened previous edition second time vietnam hosted game previously done edition country previously submitted bid host asian game later withdrew due financial restraint host country vietnam emerged medal tally overall champion first time year recording gold medal country thus far along silver bronze accumulating medal total followed thailand indonesia philippine singapore rounding top five hanoi ho chi minh city submitted bid host game ho chi minh city initially favoured hanoi later deemed suitable location due existing sporting infrastructure came vietnamese prime minister nguyễn tấn dũng ordered province city build new sporting facility costsaving measure following country withdrawal hosting asian game due financial restraint according hanoi submitted proposal ministry culture sport tourism mcst city would spend trillion vnd million preparing organizing week game running late november december billion vnd million expected earned back broadcast right advertisement sponsor contribution december ho chi minh city municipal standing committee communist party approved city hosting proposal according proposal direct cost hosting game city estimated trillion vnd million trillion vnd u million spent upgrading sport facility billion vnd million organizing cost however another trillion vnd million needed construction rach chiec sport complex athlete village built game would run day midaugust see sport contested province đồng nai bình dương would also host portion game july vietnam selected hanoi host city st southeast asian game sea game th asean para game prime minister nguyen xuan phuc officially approved decision november sea game take place november december th asean para game take place late december vietnam television vtv voice vietnam vov broadcast live opening ceremony closing ceremony competition day sea game originally scheduled held november december however june vietnam olympic committee proposed sea game held july due increasing number covid case country myanmar host vietnam supported proposal lao neutral brunei cambodia indonesia malaysia thailand philippine singapore east timor opposed june virtual meeting southeast asian game federation seagf one proposal considered postpone sea game april may afternoon july regular press conference ministry foreign affair vietnam spokesperson le thi thu hang confirmed sea game postponed suitable time also approved seagf virtual meeting olympic committee member country held day received absolute support country since vietnam yet given clear answer time organize sea game seagf given vietnam deadline october make decision otherwise event canceled another development government politburo central committee communist party vietnam agreed proposal ministry culture sport tourism organizing committee sea game postpone organization sea game second quarter host th asean para game hanoi final decision made early november stating rescheduled sea game held may vietnam sea game organizing committee seagoc formed april function preparing submitting executing plan stage game proposed budget allocated vietnamese government edition sea game initially estimated trillion vnd u million billion vnd u million would used organizing cost billion vnd u million would allocated upgrade repair facility managed mcst provincial authority responsible renovation facility management new cycling track hòa bình province small tennis complex hanoi sport training competition centre campus handled hanoi people committee sporting venue would constructed edition organization revenue expected billion vnd u million billion vnd coming delegate accommodation fee billion vnd broadcast right due covid pandemic vietnam budget game cut january vietnamese government approved organizing budget billion vnd u million game april vietnamese government approved additional budget billion vnd u million game money taken national budget sport physical training four ministry central agency provided billion vnd hanoi province received additional billion vnd hanoi main hub several surrounding province assisted hosting portion game athlete official housed hotel near competition venue initial plan new tennis complex planned built hanoi sport training competition centre campus newly rebuilt hàng đẫy stadium would host group men football project faced development delay difficulty could longer completed time game consequently tennis venue relocated newly built private venue bắc ninh province việt trì stadium hosted men football group alongside thiên trường stadium group stage noncompetition venue organizing committee planned recruit around volunteer game based hanoi february seagoc started work local hanoi college mainly hanoi university hanoi open university start process applicant required fully vaccinated covid selected volunteer would receive orientation training march april assigned specific venue april torch relay held day prior opening ceremony representing edition southeast asian game relay began hùng temple phú thọ province april went hosting province arriving cauldron mỹ đình national stadium hanoi may seagoc encouraged provincial organizing committee allow spectator enter competition venue free however decision release andor charge ticket ultimately dependent province hải phòng quảng ninh expressed interest free entry spectator latter largest cluster venue outside hanoi meanwhile phú thọ host vietnam match men football planned selling ticket official medal sea game designed nguyễn văn hùng artist vietnam animation studio also worked medal asian beach game one side medal feature edition logo feature mascot saola front vietnam tourist site pattern sea game medal cast copperzinc compound red copper account percent medal five millimeter thick gold medal coated karat gold plating silver medal silverplated bronze medal copperplated increase durability medal coated three layer plating inside covered extra layer outside ribbon made woven fabric due covid pandemic athlete official entering vietnam required negative pcrbased covid test within hour departure within hour entry respective event participant would tested using rapid testing athlete test positive covid would quarantined designated facility transported hospital severe case positive case tested respective event noc could replace athlete another one however positive case turn event still ongoing athlete longer participate result would invalidated spectator show negative test result enter however amount spectator allowed venue depended local covid regulation time competition opening ceremony game held may local time mỹ đình national stadium merited artist vietnamese choreographer head vietnamese department performing art trần ly ly chief director ceremony record producer huy tuấn serving music director athlete country participated parade nation preventive measure covid mapping virtual reality augmented reality extended reality mixed reality among technology used ceremony actor mobilized performance smaller performance featured actor actress stage designed projector demonstrating projection mapping technology stadium pitch turned display surface addition entirety stand b stadium used main stage ceremony titled welcoming southeast asia featured three main performance included friendly vietnam strong southeast asia shining southeast asia story bamboo wet rice culture represent flexibility resistance vietnamese people lotus national flower among element featured ceremony first performance friendly vietnam show message vietnam country culture identity friendly people country world second performance strong southeast asia demonstrates strength asean community third performance shining southeast asia show strength solidarity friendship vietnam asean country welcome national flag anthem ceremony began introduction several dignitary including vietnamese president nguyễn xuân phúc president national assembly vương đình huệ deputy prime minister vũ đức đam speaker parliament singapore tan chuan jin audience eight people army vietnam personnel carried vietnamese flag flagpole performing goose step raised vietnamese national anthem – tiến quân ca end anthem superimposed vietnamese flag shown flying across television screen parade nation delegation led woman wearing red áo dài printed floral pattern carrying ovalshaped placard bore name delegation closing ceremony game held may local time hanoi indoor game gymnasium ceremony bearing theme coming together shine featured three main performance included hanoi love gathering shining mark rejuvenation sport southeast asia halted since march due covid pandemic athlete nguyen thi oanh nguyen huy hoang vietnam josh atkinson thailand quah jing wen singapore awarded best athlete award ceremony commend achievement game breaking southeast asian game record flag southeast asian game federation eventually lowered handed cambodia host country edition member southeast asian game federation took part sea game list participating noc thailand indonesia initially barred using national flag due sanction world antidoping agency sanction lifted february st sea game featured sport event sport included olympic game time st sea game held sport included olympic game asian game time st sea game held bodybuilding chess dancesport kickboxing muay pencak silat pétanque vovinam according seagf charter rule host nation must stage minimum sport two compulsory sport category athletics aquatic addition minimum sport category ii olympics asian game mandatory sport maximum sport category iii † indicates nonolympics sport discipline source host nation vietnam total medal comprising gold medal silver medal bronze medal awarded athlete host country vietnam performance best date also best country game beating indonesia gold finish also placed first overall entire game philippine got best finish game hosting since gold finish brunei got worst medal count game since prior malaysia got worst finish game since also placed th cambodia finished game gold medal best since represented khmer republic lao got best finish game since vietnam best nation athletics keeping streak edition philippine lost goldmedal game basketball losing goldstreak started vietnam womens football tournament keeping streak edition august vietnam olympic committee launched nationwide contest find official logo mascot slogan song st sea game asean para game contest ran october top category intended featured ballot vietnamese national could vote winning creation october mascot named canine character vàng nam caos famous short story lão hạc awarded people choice award organizer october final top mascot selected internal panel announced mascot took inspiration various vietnamese animal endangered specie saola mythical creature con nghê tiger selected design met negative reception vietnamese public organizer later withdrew announcement stating design preliminary would undergo adjustment reveal postponed november later indefinitely postponed november winning entry announced theme song selected contest organizing committee commissioning composer quang vinh previously penned theme song world tomorrow vietnamese vì một thế giới ngày mai nd sea game write new theme song edition logo st sea game logo designed hoàng xuân hiếu hiếus logo inspired combined image dove human hand create v shape representing word victory vietnam idea originates image athlete placing hand left chest singing national anthem sacred match addition bird wing symbol extraordinary desire conquer great sportsmanship mascot mascot southeast asian game sao la inspired saola – rare mammal native central vietnam design ngô xuân khôi defeated mascot submission emerge winner search contest slogan stronger southeast asia vietnamese vì một đông nam á mạnh mẽ hơn chosen slogan edition slogan represents vietnam hope asean chair region develop signifies region strive tackle covid pandemic theme song international press conference held february let shine vietnamese hãy tỏa sáng official theme song st sea game revealed song composed huy tuấn performed tùng dương hồ ngọc hà văn mai hương isaac đen vâu feature lyric english vietnamese four tier sponsorship st sea game diamond sponsor contributed billion vnd u cash billion vnd u worth product service platinum sponsor contributed billion vnd cash billion vnd worth product service gold sponsor contributed billion vnd cash billion vnd worth product service partnering sponsor contributed billion vnd cash billion vnd worth product service vietcontent main sponsorship agency game 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