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 Vietnam will hold the SEA Games since 2003.

XXXI Southeast Asian Games
Host cityHanoi, Vietnam
Nations participating11
Opening ceremony21 November 2021
Closing ceremony2 December 2021
Officially opened byPresident of Vietnam (expected)
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 1.7 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. Despite the postponement of 2020 Summer Olympics, the games will still be held from late November to early December 2021 three months after the rescheduled Olympics. 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]

Preparation

Vietnam's SEA Games Organizing Committee was formed in April 2020 with authority to prepare, submit and execute plans to stage the Games.[8]

Budget

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's budget for the Games was cut.[9] The total budget allocated by the Vietnamese government for this edition of SEA Games was estimated to be 1.6 trillion VND (69.3 million USD). 980.3 billion VND (42.3 million USD) would be used for organizing costs while 602.3 billion VND (25.9 million USD) would be allocated for upgrades and repairs to facilities managed by MCST.[10] Provincial authorities are responsible for renovations to facilities under their management. Other than a new cycling track in Hòa Bình Province and a small tennis complex on Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre campus (handled by Hanoi People's Committee), no other sporting venue will be constructed for the edition.[10]

Organization revenue is expected to be 226.6 billion VND (9.7 million USD), with 136.6 billion VND coming from the delegates' accommodation fees and 65 billion VND from broadcast rights.[10]

Venues

While Hanoi will be the main hub, several other surrounding provinces will also assist in hosting portions of the games. An athletes' village will not be built, athletes and officials will be housed in hotels near their competition venues.

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 to host men's football matches
Thiên Trường Stadium will host a portion of men's football competitions
ZoneCity/ProvinceVenueEvent(s)CapacityRef.
Hanoi Capital Region venues
HanoiNational Sports Complex
Mỹ Đình National StadiumOpening and Closing Ceremony, Men's Football Finals, Athletics40,192[11]
Mỹ Đình Aquatics CenterAquatics5,700[11]
Hanoi Indoor Games GymnasiumFencing3,094[11]
Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre
Palace of CultureWeightlifting, Bodybuilding
Pétanque BoulodromePétanque
Tennis ComplexTennis
Other
Hàng Đẫy StadiumMen's Football20,000[12][13]
Hanoi National Sports Training Centre No. 1Shooting[11]
Bắc Từ Liêm Sporting HallTable Tennis950
Cầu Giấy District Sporting HallBadminton858
Đan Phượng StadiumArchery7,600
Đan Phượng District Sporting HallWushu525
Gia Lâm District Sporting HallWrestling2,400
Hà Đông District Sporting HallKurash1,850
Hoài Đức District Sporting HallJudo2,000
Hoàng Mai District Sporting HallSepak takraw1,000
Long Biên District Sporting HallDancesport
Quần Ngựa Sports PalaceGymnastics5,500
Tây Hồ District Sporting HallTaekwondo
Thanh Trì District Sporting HallBasketball1,086
Sóc Sơn District Sporting HallVovinam934
TBABillards & Snooker
TBAGolf
Bắc NinhBắc Ninh GymnasiumBoxing, Kickboxing3,000[11]
Bắc Ninh Sports University GymnasiumHandball1,500[14]
Hà NamHà Nam GymnasiumFutsal7,500[11]
Hải DươngHải Dương Sporting HallPencak Silat2,300[11]
Hòa BìnhTBACycling[11]
Vĩnh PhúcVĩnh Phúc Sporting HallMuay Thai2,520[15]
Other venues
Hải Phòng
Minh Đức Boat Racing Training CenterCanoeing, RowingN/A[11]
Nam Định
Thiên Trường StadiumMen's Football30,000[13]
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình Province Sports GymnasiumKarate3,040
Quảng NinhCẩm Phả StadiumWomen's Football16,000
Northeast Sports Center Indoor ArenaVolleyball6,105[11]
Quảng Ninh Exhibition Palace of Urban Planning & ExpoChess
Tuần Châu BeachBeach volleyball
TBABeach soccer

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 (host)

Sports

The 31st SEA Games will feature 36 sports, mainly those played at the Olympic Games.[16]

  • Aquatics
    • Diving
    • Swimming
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
    • 5x5 Basketball
    • 3x3 Basketball
  • Billiards
  • Bodybuilding
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Chess
  • Cycling
    • Mountain bike
    • Road
  • Dancesport
  • Fencing
  • Football
    • Beach Soccer (2)
    • Football (2)
    • Futsal (2)
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
    • Artistic
    • Rhythmic
    • Aerobic
  • Handball
  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Kickboxing
  • Kurash
  • Muaythai
  • Pencak silat
  • Pétanque
  • Rowing
  • Sepak takraw
  • Shooting
  • 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 intended to be featured on a ballot and Vietnamese nationals could then vote for the winning creation.[17] On October 20, 2019, a mascot named after the canine character Vàng in Nam Cao's famous short story Lão Hạc was awarded People's Choice Award by the organizer.[18] On October 26, 2019, the final top 3 mascots, selected by an internal panel, were announced. These mascots took inspirations from various Vietnamese animals: the endangered species saola, the mythical creature "con nghê", and tigers. These selected designs were met with overwhelmingly negative perception by the Vietnamese public. Many called the designs "dated", "aesthetically unpleasant" and "not representative of the Vietnamese spirit." The organizer later withdrew the announcement, stated that the designs were preliminary and they would undergo further adjustments.[19] Consequently, the original date for announcing the winning submissions on October 31 failed to be realized. The reveal was then postponed to November 2019, and then again postponed indefinitely afterwards. As of July 2020, no announcement has been made.[20]

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Preceded by
Philippines		 Southeast Asian Games
XXXI Southeast Asian Games (2021)		 Succeeded by
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