The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is now ready for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) as all preparations for hosting seven sports have been completed, according to Nguyen Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture and Sports.
SEA Games 31 identifiers decorated in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is nowready for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) as all preparationsfor hosting seven sports have been completed, according to Nguyen Thanh Tung,Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture and Sports.
To date, athletes of women's football, and men's beachvolleyball from Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines and four men's handballteams have come to Quang Ninh for training.
The Vietnamese men’s beach handball team has been in from April 28. Its goal is to defend the gold medal gained atSEA Games 30.
The opening ceremony of SEA Games 31 will take place on May12. Eight out of the 40 sports are scheduled to begin in the period of May 6-11.
The province’s Organising Board of SEA Games 31 hasarranged function rooms to serve delegates, its members, refereesand the countries’ delegations. Each competition venue has anoratory to meet the religious needs of competitors.
It has also mobilised 300 volunteers who are students of the HaLong University to support SEA Games 31 works.
The provincial police have alsodeployed forces to ensure security and traffic order for the Games./.
The northern province of Quang Ninh will reserve five hotels and resorts to accommodate members of the Organising Committee, referees and athletes during the time of the SEA Games 31.
More than 1,400 athletes, coaches, referees and organising committee members taking part in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) events in Quang Ninh will be entitled to free admission to popular tourist attractions in the northern province.
The northern province of Quang Ninh, one of the 12 localities hosting SEA Games 31, has mobilised more than 300 volunteers to support sport delegations attending the biggest regional sports event.
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SEA Games 31 identifiers decorated in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA) 
