Hanoi (VNA) – The 31st Southeast Asian Games(SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (Para Games 11) are scheduled totake place in Vietnam in late 2021.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decisionapproving Vietnam’s hosting of the two regional sport events, with the SEAGames 31 slated for late November or early December 2021, followed by ParaGames 11 in late December. The events are expected to attract 11 countries inSoutheast Asia.
SEA Games 31 will feature 36 sports, two-thirdof which will be those on the official sports lists of the Olympic Games andthe Asian Games (ASIAD). Countries in the region can also propose some othersports for competition.
Hanoi and some neighbouring localities willprovide the venues for competitions.
Meanwhile, Para Games 11 is set to have 14sports, and the capital city will also be the host of this event.
The PM assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sportsand Tourism to specify the dates, sports and venues for the competitions andsubmit them to the National Steering Committee for SEA Games 31 and Para Games11 for decision./.
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
