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The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines ends with a spectacular music and light feast-inspired closing ceremony. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines ended with a spectacular music and light feast-inspired closing ceremony, and the official flag handover to Vietnam – the host of the 2021 event. The athletes parade kick-started the festivities, as competitors from the various nations took centre-stage. A drone show then turned the inky black sky into a stunning screen showcasing the different sports contested at the Games. The captivating showcase then culminated in the display of the Games theme: We Win As One. The organising board presented individual awards to SEA Games’ best male and female athletes, Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. Both swimmers won six gold and two silver medals. Philippine surfer Roger Casugay received the … [Read more...] about SEA Game 30: Curtain falls, SEA Games flag goes to Vietnam

The dreams of millions of Vietnamese football fans came true after decades of hurt and false dawns, as the men's team won their first ever gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – After more than 10 days of competition, the Vietnamese delegation wrapped up the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines with 98 gold medals and the second position, surpassing by far the initial targets of from 65-70 gold medals and the third position. This is the first time since the SEA Games 2009 Vietnam secured the second position. It is no exaggeration to say that this is one of the most successful SEA Games for Vietnam as athletes showed impressive progress in key events and even broke SEA Games records by far, including the cases of swimmers Huy Hoang and Hung Nguyen, and runner Nguyen Thi Oanh. SEA Games 30 is also a sweet memory for football fans as both the mean’s team and women’s team of Vietnam became champions. … [Read more...] about SEA Games 30 marks fine success for Vietnam

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished praise on the men's and women’s football teams after their resounding success. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished praise on the men's and women’s football teams after their resounding success in the finals of the SEA Games against Indonesia and Thailand at the Government Office on December 11. The PM said the men's team had inspired national development. Speaking at the meeting, head coach Park Hang-seo said he and his team were under huge pressure going into the tournament because they had never won gold before, while the women’s team had five titles under their belts. We were determined to win going into the final and received a letter from the PM. I thank the clubs for training my players for this victory. This is for the Vietnamese people,” he said. Head coach of women’s team Mai Duc Chung thanked the Government and fans who supported the players. “With solidarity and … [Read more...] about PM praises success of men’s and women’s football teams at SEA Games

Vien, nicknamed "Little Mermaid," received a trophy at the closing ceremony of the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines on Wednesday. The 23-year-old from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho shared the spotlight with fellow swimmer, Singapore's Quah Zheng Wen, who was named the best male athlete with exactly the same medal tally as Vien. In the two previous games, Vien, a captain in the army, had won eight gold medals each. She had set her sights on a similar tally this year but narrowly missed it, winning silver medals in 50 m backstroke and 800 m freestyle. Vietnam won a total of 288 medals this time, including 98 golds, to finish second behind host the Philippines in the medals tally. Swimming earned Vietnam 10 gold medals, only after athletics (16) and wrestling (12). Hanoi will host the 2021 SEA Games, the second time it will do so. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ‘Little Mermaid’ named best woman athlete at SEA Games

  Fireworks lights up the sky during the closing ceremony of the SEA Games at the athletics stadium in Clark, north of Manila yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo SEA Games THE PHILIPPINES The 30th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games ended on Wednesday with a rocking closing ceremony in the 20,000-seater purpose-built stadium in Clark. After a chaotic start beset by organisational gaffes, a presidential apology and online mockery, the Games were briefly hit by a deadly typhoon, but organisers worked round the clock to get the schedule back on track. The ASEAN member-flags along with athletes march during the closing ceremony of the SEA Games yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo "This year, Christmas has come early," chairman of the organising committee Alan Peter Cayetano said to thousands of flag-waving fans in the stadium after each country's athletes had paraded by. "We Southeast Asians, we Filipinos, have shown the world that we can do it with world-class quality." Around 8,750 athletes and … [Read more...] about Philippines hails ‘world class’ SEA Games despite stormy start