SEA Games 31 wraps up
VGP - The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Viet Nam’s cultural identity at the Ha Noi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.
Participants in the event included Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the 32nd SEA Games Organizing Committee Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, ministers, ambassadors, and the chefs de mission.
Special performances at the closing ceremony looked to leave unforgettable impression on international friends and demonstrate Viet Nam as a country deeply imbued with its traditional identity and intensively integrating into the world.
At the closing ceremony, the host flag was handed over to Cambodian representatives. After that, artists from Cambodia had a performance of "Cambodia Welcoming and Blessing" to introduce their country, people and culture.
With 40 sports, SEA Games 31 took place in Ha Noi and 11 nearby localities.
Viet Nam ranked first in the medal standings with 205 gold, 125 silver, and 116 bronze medals. Thailand (92 golds, 103 silvers, 136 bronzes) is placed second and Indonesia (69 golds, 91 silvers, 81 bronzes) third.
They are followed by the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, and Timor Leste, respectively/VNA./.
