Vietnam takes part in flag raising ceremony at SEA Games 30
The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) officially kicked off on November 29 morning with a flag raising ceremony held at the Athletes’ Village in the New Clark City sports complex in the Philippines.
The flag raising ceremony at the Athletes’ Village in the New Clark City sports complex of the Philippines (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)- The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) officially kickedoff on November 29 morning with a flag raising ceremony held at the Athletes’Village in the New Clark City sports complex in the Philippines.
The Vietnamesedelegation’s leader Tran Duc Phan joined his counterparts of 10 other Southeast Asian nations at the event.
The event’s openingceremony will begin on November 30 and wrap up on December 12, with theparticipation of athletes from 11 Southeast Asian nations. About 8,750 athleteswill compete in 56 sports.
Apart from football,Vietnamese athletes will compete in other sports from December 1.
Vietnam’s SEA Gamesdelegation comprises 856 members, including 568 athletes competing in 40sports.
Vietnam set a goal tobring home at least 65 gold medals, with an emphasis on Olympic sports such astrack and field, swimming, artistic gymnastics, fencing and wrestling./.
The men’s football team of Vietnam secured a perfect start for their 30th SEA Games journey with an emphatic 6 – 0 victory against Brunei at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25 afternoon.
The Vietnamese women's team kicked off their Southeast Asian Games title defence with a 1-1 draw with bitter rivals Thailand at Binan Football Stadium in the Philippines earlier on November 26 afternoon.
The Vietnamese sporting delegation on November 26 left Hanoi for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on a charter flight of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
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The flag raising ceremony at the Athletes’ Village in the New Clark City sports complex of the Philippines (Photo: VNA) 
