Philippine SEA Games Organising Committee (PHISGOC) Chairperson Alan Peter Cayetano said the committee's decision came in the wake of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's instruction.

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Tickets for basketball, volleyball, and football matches, however, are not included in the free ticket scheme.

Besides, 25,000 tickets for the SEA Games closing ceremony will be released to the public.

SEA Games 30 is officially taking place from November 30 to December 11. This year’s sports meet features 56 sports and 543 events spread across 39 venues in different cities in the northern Philippines.

Over 10,000 athletes and coaches from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Singapore, and Vietnam will participate in the biennial sports meet.

Taekwondo performers target golds at SEA Games

The Vietnamese taekwondo team failed to hit its targets at the last two Southeast Asian Games, but the team is ready to shine again at this year's Games in the Philippines.

SEA Games: Vietnam crush Brunei 6-0 at first men’s football match

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.

Men’s and women’s football teams leave for SEA Games 30

Both men’s and women’s U22 national football teams of Vietnam left for the Philippines on November 22 afternoon to compete in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30).

Vietnam’s achievements at 15 SEA Games events

Vietnam’s achievements at 15 SEA Games events.

Park Hang-seo: “I understand Vietnamese fans’ great expectations for the SEA Games gold medal”

Head coach Park Hang-seo said he is fully aware of Vietnamese fans’ great expectations for the men’s football gold medal at the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, during an interview granted to the media ahead of Vietnam U22s’ training session on the afternoon of November 21.

Source: VNA