During the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games held on the evening of December 9 in Bangkok (Thailand), in the image projection section simulating maps of Southeast Asian countries during the parade, the map of Vietnam displayed by the 33rd SEA Games Organizing Committee only included the mainland, completely missing the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa, Truong Sa and Phu Quoc island.

Those who watched on television and live at Rajamangala Stadium immediately discovered serious mistakes related to territorial image and national identity, especially when the violating content touched on national sovereignty .

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Vietnam Sports Delegation at the SEA Games opening ceremony. Photo: SN

Right at the opening ceremony, the leaders of the Vietnamese delegation contacted the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand to coordinate the handling of this matter, and there will be official information on December 10.

In recent times, the organizing committee of the host country of the SEA Games has repeatedly made confusing mistakes. At the opening ceremony, in addition to the mistake related to the map of Vietnam, the organizing committee also mistakenly assigned the Singapore flag to the 1997 SEA Games – an event held in Indonesia.

Previously, the host country's organizing committee also posted the women's futsal competition schedule but mistook the Vietnamese flag for the Thai flag, and mistook the Lao flag for the Indonesian flag...

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/doan-ttvn-de-nghi-lam-ro-sai-sot-hinh-anh-lanh-tho-o-sea-games-33-2471010.html