Philippines bags SEA Games hosting rights

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The Southeast Asian Games Federation has announced that the Philippines are set to host the 37^th edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in 2033, as per a Facebook post of the Olympic Council of Malaysia.

‘The Manila Times’ further stated that it was also announced that Laos will host the 36^th edition in 2031.

The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multisport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia – Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Facebook post read, “The Southeast Asian Games Federation unanimously awarded the hosting of the 36^th SEA Games in 2031 to the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Laos and the 37^th SEA Games in 2023 to the NOC of the Philippines.”

‘The Manila Times’ further stated that the Philippines have hosted the SEA Games earlier four times – 1981, 1991, 2005, and 2019.

The 31^st SEA Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam in May – from May 12^th to May 23^rd. Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore are expected to host the Games in 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029, respectively.

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