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SEA Games torch tours Hanoi

The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games torch was carried along several streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in the downtown of Hanoi, the first stop outside the host Cambodia in its tour of the10 ASEAN countries, on March 24 morning.
SEA Games torch tours Hanoi ảnh 1Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Huyen, who is multi-time SEA Games winner, and outstanding Vietnamese athletes carry the torch around the Hoan Kiem Lake area. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) — The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Gamestorch was carried along several streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in thedowntown of Hanoi, the first stop outside the host Cambodia in its tour of the10 ASEAN countries, on March24 morning.

Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chea Kimtha said the torchrelay shows a well-developed Cambodia – Vietnam relationship as wellas the friendship and solidarity that the two countries have built andcultivated.

She thanked the Government of Vietnam, the Vietnam OlympicCommittee, and relevant units for supporting, coordinating, and creatingfavourable conditions for the relay in Vietnam to proceed smoothly.

Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Huyen, who is multi-time SEA Gameswinner, and 200 Vietnamese athletes carried the torch around the Hoan Kiem Lakearea. Theu started from the Cambodian Embassy and marched throughdifferent streets in Hanoi before returning to the embassy.

SEA Games torch tours Hanoi ảnh 2The 32nd SEA Games torch tours Quang Trung street in Hanoi on March 24 morning.(Photo: VNA)

The next stop of the torch will be the Philippines, to be followed byBrunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Laos, beforereturning to Cambodia on April 27.

The torch is 75cm tall and weighs 1kg. It is designed followingthe shape of the Romdoul, Cambodia's national flower. The torch relay standsfor solidarity, friendship, and good cooperation among nations in the region.

Earlier, King Norodom Sihamoni presided over a torch-lightingceremony on March 21 at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, marking the start of the relay.

The torch arrived in the capital city on March 22.

The SEA Games will beheld on May 5-17 in Phnom Penh and four localities of Siem Reap, PreahSihanouk, Kampot, and Kep. It will be followed by the 12th ASEAN Para Games onJune 3-9./.

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