Flag-raising ceremony held at SEA Games
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National flags of participating countries to the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 25) were raised at a ceremony in Vientiane’s Athlete Villages on December 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of SEA Games.
More than 4,000 athletes, coaches and officials from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam will participate in the Games, which will be held from December 9-18.
Vietnam sent 394 athletes to the Games to compete in 24 of 25 events in the hope of gaining 70 gold medals and ranking third in the medal tally.
Vietnam was placed third with 64 gold medals at the previous SEA Games in Thailand in 2007.
The host country participates in the Games with some 650 athletes, aiming for 25 gold medals.
More than 4,000 athletes, coaches and officials from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam will participate in the Games, which will be held from December 9-18.
Vietnam sent 394 athletes to the Games to compete in 24 of 25 events in the hope of gaining 70 gold medals and ranking third in the medal tally.
Vietnam was placed third with 64 gold medals at the previous SEA Games in Thailand in 2007.
The host country participates in the Games with some 650 athletes, aiming for 25 gold medals.