Today, December 9, what's interesting about the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand?

Today, December 9, the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) will officially open in Thailand.

Notable information about the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand opening today - Graphics: AN BINH

The 33rd SEA Games will take place from December 9 to 20 at three main venues: Chonburi, Bangkok and Songkhla. This Games is expected to have about 9,366 athletes participating, competing in 50 sports .

SEA Games 33 will have a total of 574 sets of medals awarded, 10 sets less than the last SEA Games.

At this congress in Thailand, the Vietnamese sports delegation attended with 841 athletes, competing in 47/50 sports.

The target of the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 33rd SEA Games is to win from 90 to 110 gold medals, ranking in the top 3 leading sports delegations.

At the 32nd SEA Games, the Vietnamese sports delegation performed excellently, winning 136 gold medals and ranking first overall. This is the third time in the history of the SEA Games that the Vietnamese sports delegation has ranked first overall.

The excitement of table tennis players Dinh Anh Hoang and Tran Mai Ngoc when they won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games - Photo: TTO

But this is the first time Vietnam has topped the medal tally without being the host country. In the previous two SEA Games, Vietnam led the overall delegation (2003 and 2021) as the host country.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hom-nay-9-12-sea-games-33-khai-mac-tai-thai-lan-co-gi-thu-vi-20251208173952703.htm