Schedule of SEA Games 31 events announced hinh anh 1
Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang, who has been voted the best athlete of 202, is expected to grab a gold medal for the Vietnamese team at SEA Games 31. (Photo: VNA)

The Organising Committee for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 21) has announced the details of the schedule and venues of competitions within the regional biggest sports event held in Vietnam this month.

Nearly 5,100 athletes from 11 countries in Southeast Asia will compete in 40 sports for 526 gold medals.

SEA Games 31 will officially kick off on May 12. However, many events such as football, kickboxing, diving, futsal or kurash will take place before that day.

The Vietnamese delegation attending the games has a total of 1,341 members; including 951 athletes and 250 coaches. They will vie in all sports at the tournament and are expected to win at least 140 gold medals to top the medal tally. In particular, the delegation is determined to successfully defend the top positions of the two men's and women's football teams.

On the afternoon of May 6, U23 men’s football team of Vietnam will begin the journey to conquer the gold medal when meeting the Indonesian U23 team. The latter is the opponent that the Vietnamese team defeated three years ago in the Philippines to win the first gold medal in men's football at the SEA Games.

Schedule and venues of sports events at SEA Games 31
No.
Sports
Date 
Venue
1
Archery
May 15-19
Hanoi National Sports Training Centre
2
Shooting
May 16-22
3
Billard Snooker
May 14-22
Ha Dong Gymnasium (Hanoi)
4
Petanque
May 13-19
Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre
5
Table tennis
May 13-20
Hai Duong Gymnasium
6
Indoor volleyball
May 13-22
Quang Ninh Multi-purpose Gymnasium
Beach volleyball
May 15-20
Tuan Chau Beach, Quang Ninh
7
Basketball
May 13-22
Thanh Tri Gymnasium (Hanoi)
8
Men’s football
May 6-22
Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho), Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh), My Dinh National Stadium (Hanoi)
Women’s football
May 11-21
Cam Pha Stadium (Quang Ninh)
Men’s futsal
May 10-20
Ha Nam Gymnasium
Women’s futsal
9
Indoor handball
May 15-21
Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports
Beach handball
May 6-11
Tuan Chau Beach (Quang Ninh)
10
Bowling
May 16-19
Royal City (Hanoi)
11
Boxing
May 15-22
Bac Ninh Gymnasium
12
Badminton
May 13-21
Bac Giang Gymnasium
13
Sepak Takraw
May 13-21
Hoang Mai Gymnasium (Hanoi)
14
Chinese chess
May 14-20
Legacy Yen Tu Resort (Quang Ninh)
Chess
May 10-21
Quang Ninh Planning and Expo Centre
15
Weightlifting
May 19-22
Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre
16
Fencing
May 13-18
Indoor track-and-field space, My Dinh National Sports Complex
17
Track and field
May 14-19
My Dinh National Stadium (Hanoi)
18
Canoeing/Kayak racing
May 17-21
Thuy Nguyen Boat Racing Centre
19
Rowing
May 9-14
20
Golf
May 13-18
Dam Vac Golf Course
21
Duathlon and Triathlon
May 14-15
Tuan Chau Beach (Quang Ninh)
22
Judo
May 18-22
Hoai Duc Gymnasium (Hanoi)
23
Jujitsu
May 14-15
Dan Phuong Gymnasium (Hanoi)
24
Karate
May 18-20
Ninh Binh Gymnasium
25
Kickboxing
May 6-13
Bac Ninh Gymnasium
26
Dancesport
May 15-16
Long Bien Gymnasium (Hanoi)
27
Kurash
May 10-13
Hoai Duc Gymnasium (Hanoi)
28
Diving
May 21-22
Water Sports Stadium (My Dinh National Sports Complex)
29
Muay
May 17-22
Vinh Phuc Gymnasium
30
Pencat Silat
May 10-16
Bac Tu Liem Gymnasium (Hanoi)
31
Tennis
May 13-22
Hanaka Paris Ocean Park Tennis Court (Bac Ninh)
32
Taekwondo
May 16-19
Tay Ho Gymnasium (Hanoi)
33
Gymnasium
May 13-16
Quan Ngua Sports Complex
Artistic gymnasium
May 18-19
Aerobic
May 21-22
34
Bodybuilding
May 13-15
Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre
35
Swimming
May 14-19
Water Sports Stadium (My Dinh National Sports Complex)

Diving
May 8-11
36
E-sports
May 13-22
National Convention Centre (Hanoi)
37
Wrestling
May 17-19
Gia Lam Gymnasium (Hanoi)
38
Vovinam
May 18-22
Soc Son Gymnasium (Hanoi)
39
Wushu
May 13-15
Cau Giay Gymnasium (Hanoi)
40
Mountain biking
May 14-17
Hoa Binh city (Hoa Binh)
Road cycling
May 19-22
 Source: VNA