2021 Southeast Asian Games

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 from 21 November to 2 December 2021 and will feature some 36 to 40 sports, mainly those played at the Olympic Games.[1][2] This is the second time which Vietnam held the SEA Games since 2003.

XXXI Southeast Asian Games
Nations participating11
Opening ceremony21 November 2021
Closing ceremony2 December 2021
Main venueMỹ Đình National Stadium

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 2018 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]

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 9 July 2018, the Vietnamese government selected Hanoi as the host of the 31st SEA Games and the 2022 ASEAN Para Games. On 13 November 2019, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc signed a decision approving Hanoi hosting the Games. The games will be held from late November to early December 2021 following the 2020 Summer Olympics from 23 July until 8 August 2021. The 11th ASEAN Para Games will also be held in January 2022. Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam were appointed as the host broadcaster.[7]

Venues

While Hanoi will be the main hub, several other surrounding provinces will also assist in hosting portions of the games.

My Dinh National Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies along with men's football and athletics events
Current Hàng Đẫy Stadium will be rebuilt host men's football matches
Lạch Tray Stadium will host women's football matches
ZoneCity/ProvinceVenueEvent(s)CapacityRef.
Hanoi Capital Region venues
HanoiMỹ Đình National StadiumOpening and Closing Ceremony, Men's Football Finals, Athletics40,192[8]
Mỹ Đình Aquatics CenterAquatics, Finswimming5,700[8]
Mỹ Đình Tennis ComplexTennis, Soft Tennis4,000[8]
Hanoi Indoor Games GymnasiumTennis, Soft Tennis3,094[8]
Hàng Đẫy StadiumMen's Football20,000[9][10]
Hanoi National Sports Training Centre No. 1Shooting, Archery5,500[8]
Hanoi Sports Training and Competition CentreChess, Fencing3,375[8]
Bắc NinhBắc Ninh GymnasiumBoxing, Wushu3,000[8]
Bắc Ninh Sports University GymnasiumHandball1,500[11]
Hà NamHà Nam GymnasiumFutsal7,500[8]
Hải DươngTBATable Tennis[8]
TBAPencak Silat[8]
Chí Linh Golf CourseGolf[8]
Hòa BìnhTBACycling[8]
Vĩnh PhúcTBAMuay Thai[12]
Other venues
Hải Phòng
Lạch Tray StadiumWomen's Football28,000[10]
Minh Đức Boat Racing Training CenterCanoeing, RowingN/A[8]
Nam Định
Thiên Trường StadiumMen's Football30,000[10]
Ninh Bình
TBATBATBA
Quảng Ninh
Northeast Sports Center Indoor ArenaVolleyball6,105[8]

Non-competition venues
Province/MunicipalityVenueEvents/Designation
HanoiVietnam National Convention CenterInternational Broadcasting Center (IBC)
Media Press Center (MPC)

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 36-50 sports, mainly those played at the Olympic Games

  • Aquatics
    • Diving
    • Open water swimming
    • Swimming
    • Finswimming
    • Water polo
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball ()
  • Basketball
    • 5x5 Basketball
    • 3x3 Basketball
  • Billiards
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Chess
  • Cycling
    • Mountain bike
    • Road
  • Dancesport
  • Esports
  • Fencing
  • Football
    • Beach Soccer (2)
    • Football (2)
    • Futsal (2)
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
    • Artistic
    • Rhythmic
    • Aerobic
  • Handball
  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Kickboxing
  • Kurash
  • Muaythai
  • Netball
  • Pencak silat
  • Pétanque
  • Rowing
  • Sepak takraw
  • Shooting
  • Skateboarding
  • Soft tennis
  • Softball
  • Shuttlecock
  • Table tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
    • Beach volleyball
    • Indoor volleyball
  • Vovinam
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling
  • Wushu

Marketing

Branding

On 30 August 2019, Vietnam Olympic Committee launched a nationwide contest to find the official logo, mascot, slogan, and song for both 31st SEA Games and 2021 ASEAN Para Games. The contest ran until 30 October 2019. The top 3 in each category were featured on a ballot and Vietnamese nationals could then vote for the winning creation.[13]

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  9. Thành Nam (8 October 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.
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Philippines		 Southeast Asian Games
XXXI Southeast Asian Games (2021)		 Succeeded by
Phnom Penh
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