2021 Southeast Asian Games

XXXI Southeast Asian Games
Host city Hanoi, Vietnam
Nations participating 11
Events TBA
Opening ceremony TBA
Closing ceremony TBA
Officially opened by Prime Minister of Vietnam
(expected)
Main venue My Dinh National Stadium
<  Clark 2019 Phnom Penh 2023  >

The 2021 Southeast Asian Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2021), commonly known as the 31st SEA Games is scheduled to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam in October, 2021 and will feature some 30-36 sports, mainly those played at the Olympic Games.[1][2]

Host selection

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City both submitted their bid to host the games. While Ho Chi Minh City was the initial favored city, Hanoi is deemed to be the prioritized location due to its existing sporting facilities. This came after the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng ordered provinces and cities to not build new facilities for sporting events so as to cut costs, following the country's withdrawal from hosting 2019 Asian Games citing financial restraints.[3][4]

Hanoi

According to Hanoi's proposal submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), the city would spend 1.4 trillion VND (US$77 million) on preparing and organizing the 2-week Games running from late November to December. 97 billion VND (US$4.3 million) is expected to be earned back from broadcast rights, advertisements, sponsors and other contributions.[5]

My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

In December 2017, Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Standing Committee of the Communist Party approved of the city's hosting proposal. According to the proposal, the direct cost for hosting the Games in the city is estimated to be 7.48 trillion VND (US$330 million) with 6.6 trillion VND (US$290 million) to be spent on upgrading sports facilities and 904 billion VND (US$40 million) on organizing costs. However, another 8.2 trillion VND (US$360 million) is needed for the construction of Rach Chiec Sports Complex while an athletes' village will not be built. The Games would run for 12 days in mid August and see 30-36 sports being contested. The provinces of Đồng Nai and Bình Dương would also host a portion of Games.[6]

Decision

On July 9, 2018, the Vietnamese government selected Hanoi as the host of the 31st SEA Games and the 2021 ASEAN Para Games. According to the selected plan, SEA Games will run for 17 days starting in October while Para Games will last for 11 days and end in December.[2]

Venues

While Hanoi will be the main hub, 6 satellite hubs will also assist in hosting portions of the games.

ClusterVenueEvent(s)CapacityRef.
HanoiMỹ Đình National StadiumOpening ceremony40,192
Mỹ Đình Aquatics CenterAquatics5,700
Hàng Đẫy StadiumFootball20,000[7][8]
Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium1,500[7]
Hải PhòngLạch Tray StadiumFootball28,000[8]
Nam ĐịnhThiên Trường StadiumFootball30,000[8]

The Games

Participating nations

All 11 members of Southeast Asian Games Federation are expected to take part in the 2021 SEA Games. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs.

  •  Brunei
  •  Cambodia
  •  Indonesia
  •  Laos
  •  Malaysia
  •  Myanmar
  •  Philippines
  •  Singapore
  •  Thailand
  •  East Timor
  •  Vietnam

Sports

The 31st SEA Games will feature some 30-36 sports, mainly those played at the Olympic Games

References

  1. ↑ "Vietnam announces 2021 SEA Games budget". Myanmar Times. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Hanoi selected to host SEA Games 31". VietnamPlus. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hanoi will host 2021 SE Asian Games: official". Tuoi Tre News. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vietnam backs out as host of 2019 Asian Games". Reusters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Phuong, Lan. "Vietnam to spend $78 mln hosting Southeast Asian Games in 2021". Thanh Nien Daily. Thanh Nien News. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "SEA Games 2021:TP.HCM chính thức xin đăng cai". Tuổi Trẻ Online. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 Thành Nam (October 8, 2018). "Hà Nội: Đầu tư 6.309 tỷ đồng vốn xã hội hóa xây tổ hợp thể thao Hàng Đẫy". An ninh Thủ đô (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Hà Nội dự kiến chi gần 2.000 tỷ đồng cho SEA Games 31". YAN News. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Preceded by
2019
Clark-Metro Manila, Philippines		 31st Southeast Asian Games
2021
Hanoi, Vietnam		 Succeeded by
2023
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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