December 01, 2019 | 19:39 (GMT+7)
SEA Games 2019 officially opens in the Philippines
PANO - The 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games officially kicked off at the 55,000-seat Philippines Arena, the world’s largest indoor stadium, in Bulacan, the Philippines on November 30.
With music playing in the background, the sports delegations of the 11 participating nations paraded into the stadium, with the Vietnamese contingent preceded by flag-bearer Vu Thanh An (fencer).
Vietnam has sent an 856-member delegation to the 30th SEA Games, including 568 athletes in 43 sports, targeting to bring home at least 65 gold medals and to be among the top three on the overall medal table.
About 5,846 athletes are expected to compete in 56 sports in the 15-day 2019 Games, which are record figures in the SEA Games history.
After the parade of officials and athletes, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte declared the 30th SEA Games officially open.
PANO would like to introduce some photos of the 2019 SEA Games opening ceremony.
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Singer Lani Misalucha singging the Philippines’ national anthem, “Lupang Hinirang” |
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Pami - mascot of SEA Games 30 |
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The Philipinos taking beautiful images at the opening ceremony... |
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...and feeling fantastic to watch many art performances |
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With a capacity of 55,000 seats, the Philippine Arena Complex is full of spectators |
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Overview of the opening ceremony from above |
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Art performances by the Philippine artists |
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Photos of sports delegation attending the SEA Games 30 |
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Overview of the opening ceremony |
Translated by Chung Anh