How many countries are involved in Seagame?

How many countries are involved in Seagame? Seagame is a special sporting event of Southeast Asian countries that for many years is gradually asserting itself as a prestigious, quality sports playground and attracting the attention of a large number of fans in the region and the world. For us Vietnamese people, international sporting events like Seagame are definitely not to be missed. Information about this conference is closely followed every day. The question that many people ask most about Seagame 32 right now is how many countries in total are participating in the tournament? In today’s article, Wintips.com will explain in detail.

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What is Seagame? Meaning

Seagame is the Games of nations in Southeast Asia. The games were first held in 1959 as the SEAP seagame. The word SEA does not mean sea but stands for the South East Asian English word for Southeast Asia. The sports will be held during the Games in accordance with the regulations of the Southeast Asian Sports Federation with the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia.

This is a common playground for countries in the same region to exchange and compete. In addition to sports competitions, Seagame also creates opportunities for friendly exchanges between countries. For the people of Southeast Asia, Seagame is also their pride and a place where they trust sports.

This is a sports tournament for countries in Southeast Asia, Seagame not only contributes to the regional sports but also brings many other meanings to these countries. Seagames contributes to further promoting economic and social development, making the boundaries between rich and poor countries in the region improved through sports exchanges. This has created extremely strong and new changes in economic and social development in general as well as sports in particular.

Seagames helps the relationship between countries become more cohesive, diplomatic relations between countries are also more open and gentle. Being able to compete together will help athletes from other countries have the opportunity to exchange, learn and integrate more into a multinational environment. The emotional relationship between the brotherly peoples of Southeast Asia is also therefore more and more connected.

How many countries are involved in Seagame?

The number of members participating in Seagame 32 will be 11 countries. All are members of Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Timor – Leste and Brunei. However, countries are not fully present in each period. Since the first season only 6 countries participated: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Singapore. Until 2003, all 11 countries participated.

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Where is Seagame held? How many subjects are registered to compete?

According to the regulations of the Southeast Asian Sports Federation, this sporting event will be held about once every 2 years, held in odd years. The most detailed rules on the schedule, changes must be passed through the supervisory body of the Asian Olympic Council or the International Olympic Committee. Each Seagame will have 1 host country standing up to the organization. The order of organization is divided according to the English alphabet. Countries that in turn cannot organize must report to the Organizing Committee for at least 1 year to work again.

Through each hosting of Seagame, countries will have the opportunity to promote their country’s culture. At the same time, it also helps the people of the host country have a new look and love Seagame more. With each passing Seagame season, the economic and tourism revenues of the host country also increase significantly.

According to the rules of the Southeast Asian Sports Federation, the host country will have to select a minimum of 22 sports. Specific structure:

• 2 compulsory competitions from Group 1 such as athletics and water sports.
• A minimum of 14 disciplines from Group 2. These are compulsory sports at the Olympics and Asian Games.
• A maximum of 8 disciplines from Group 3 include boxing, baseball, bodybuilding, chess, card games, sports dancing, propeller swimming, floorball, handball, kenpo. Besides, there are 5 modern pentathlons such as paragliding, roller skating or plank sports, boat racing, rugby, sport climbing, soccer, softball, soft tennis, traditional boat racing and vovinam martial arts.

Each discipline will not account for more than 5% of the total number of medals. Except for athletics, water sports and shooting. For each sport and competition, there must be a minimum of at least 4 participating countries. Competitions in the Olympics and Asian Games must also be prioritized.

Final Thoughts

Seagame 32 with the slogan “Sport: Living in peace” will take place in Phnom Penh with 4 other localities: Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Kep and Kempot. According to the schedule, the 32nd SEA Games will take place from May 5 to 16, 2023 and the 12th ASEAN Para Games will take place from June 3 to 9, 2023. Currently, cambodian host sports are actively transferring expertise in many events of national sports teams to prepare the best forces to participate in the first Seagame held on their home turf. How many countries are involved in Seagame? The latest information about this games will be constantly updated by Wintips.com in the next sports news. Hope you pay attention.

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