Hanoi (VNA)- The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) officially kickedoff on November 29 morning with a flag raising ceremony held at the Athletes’Village in the New Clark City sports complex in the Philippines.
The Vietnamesedelegation’s leader Tran Duc Phan joined his counterparts of 10 other Southeast Asian nations at the event.
The event’s openingceremony will begin on November 30 and wrap up on December 12, with theparticipation of athletes from 11 Southeast Asian nations. About 8,750 athleteswill compete in 56 sports.
Apart from football,Vietnamese athletes will compete in other sports from December 1.
Vietnam’s SEA Gamesdelegation comprises 856 members, including 568 athletes competing in 40sports.
Vietnam set a goal tobring home at least 65 gold medals, with an emphasis on Olympic sports such astrack and field, swimming, artistic gymnastics, fencing and wrestling./.