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MANILA - Organizers of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Vietnam announced on its website on Friday that the biennial multi-sport games postponed from last year will be held from May 12 to 23 next year. The specific dates were posted on Vietnam's national Olympic committee website and reported by Channel News Asia (CNA). The Games will open three days after the Philippines holds its national elections on May 9, 2022, and according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president, Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, the majority of the athletes, coaches, and officials on Team Philippines would be unable to cast their votes. "This is one of those sacrifices of having to represent the country in an international competition," he said in a news release. The POC has determined a 626-athlete delegation to the Vietnam games, which will be played in the Hanoi main hub. "The main bulk of the delegation will be leaving for Vietnam no less than a week before the op

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