opening ceremony of biggest sports event in Southeast Asia is expected to present beautiful images of Vietnamese culture and tradition through performances of thousands artists.
At the coming Games, Hanoi will host 18 sports at 16 venues, including 12 venues managed by district-level authorities, three by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, one by a business, and four by central agencies.Artists are training to prepare for the SEA Games 31 opening ceremony at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on May 12. (Photo: VNA)As of March 31, upgrades and repairs at a total cost of 618.7 billion VND (26.9 million USD) for competition venues and training facilities had been completed. The installation of new competition equipment as well as decorations for the Games have also been completed.The capital city was assigned to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organise the opening and closing ceremonies, and artists have been training hard since April 1 to prepare. Besides, Hanoi has worked with Vietnam Television to produce a special video clip to be screened at the opening.The municipal Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Uni
The flame ignition ceremony for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was held at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on May 6 afternoon to prepare for lighting the cauldron at the Games opening ceremony six days later.
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HÀ NỘI Việt Nam Team chief-de-mission Trần Đức Phấn declared that Việt Nam's athletes are ready to compete at the coming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and will bring home the best results.