With 14 sports, the 11th ASEAN Para Games is scheduled to take place in Indonesia from July 26 to August 7.

Vietnamese athletes attend the flag hoisting ceremony of the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia in 2017.

Apart from the 122 athletes, the delegation will also include 18 coaches, two doctors, and 13 cadres. They will compete in eight sports, namely athletics, swimming, powerlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and archery.

The administration said the athletes of Vietnam have made thorough preparations, and all are determined to achieve the best possible results to gear up for the fourth Asian Para Games in China’s Hangzhou and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

They will also have a chance to learn from and enhance solidarity with other Southeast Asian countries, it noted.

A send-off ceremony for the delegation is expected to take place at the National Sports Training Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23.

Indonesian athletes impress with Bac Giang tourism sites

(BGO) - After seven day competition of Badminton event at SEA Games 31 in Bac Giang province, Indonesian athlete delegation with 13 members on May 23 visited some local landscape sites.

SEA Games 31: Vietnam has the largest contingent of athletes

Vietnam sends a 1,341-strong delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) with 1,341 members, of whom about 950 are athletes, together with coaches, doctors and experts.

Many foreign athlete delegations visit Bac Giang tourism destinations

(BGO) – On the occasion of SEA Games 31 badminton competition in the northern province of Bac Giang, many foreign athlete delegations visited natural landscape and tourism sites in the province on May 20.

Track and field athletes honored with Certificate of Merit by Minister

(BGO) – Winning excellent achievements at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), two track and field athletes Nguyen Thi Huyen and  Bac Giang born Nguyen Thi Oanh were bestowed with Certificate of Merit by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung cum Head of SEA Games 31 organization committee on May 17 at My Dinh National Stadium.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore and provincial leaders cheer badminton athletes

(BGO) – On May 17 afternoon, the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Tan Chuan-Jin led the working delegation to cheer the badminton match between Singapore – Malaysia at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Bac Giang Gymnasium (Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province).

Source: VNA