Hot: Swimmer Huy Hoang holds the flag of the Vietnamese delegation, swordsman Thanh An reads the oath

During the rehearsal ceremony SEA Games opening ceremony 31 On the evening of May 9, the Organizing Committee made a decision to change the flag bearer for the Vietnamese delegation. According to the original plan, the swordsman Vu Thanh An was chosen as the flag bearer for the Vietnamese delegation at the opening ceremony of the 31st SEA Games taking place on the evening of May 12 at My Dinh Stadium. Sports team will change to athletes Nguyen Huy Hoang – Gold medal (HCV) of Youth Olympic 2018, silver medal (HCB) ASIAD 18, gold medal at SEA Games 28 and 30.

And senior Vu Thanh An – gold medal at SEA Games 28, 29, 30 was honored to read the oath at the opening ceremony. According to the expected scenario, Hoang would read the oath but changed it to Thanh An.

Vu Thanh An at the 31st SEA Games fire procession from the Museum Ho Chi Minh Back to My Dinh Stadium DUC TIEN DAT

Swordsman Vu Thanh An is an excellent athlete in Southeast Asian sports HUMANITIES

The organizers also changed the sworn referee. The original plan was referee Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa of volleyball. Now changed to international referee Phan Thi Ngoc Linh of muay.

The organizers also added the number of athletes participating in the SEA Games flag procession. Previously, there were only 6 athletes including: Do Thi Anh Nguyet – gold medal SEA Games 30 archery; Duong Thuy Vi – ASIAD 14 gold medal in wushu; Nguyen Thuy Linh – badminton; Nguyen Thi My Hanh – bronze medal (bronze) ASIAD 18 freestyle; Nguyen Van Tri – 18th ASIAD gold medal in pencak silat; Tran Nhat Hoang – 3 gold medals at SEA Games 30 in athletics.

Huy Hoang reads his promise at the 31st SEA Games departure ceremony DUC BINH

Huy Hoang NVCC

Now 3 more athletes including Phung Thi Hue – gold medal world in jujitsu, Nguyen Thanh Liem – world gold medal vovinamHoang Van Nam – Asian bronze medal in freestyle wrestling.

The group of athletes carrying the Southeast Asian flag also added 2 more athletes from vovinam and freestyle (previously there were 6 athletes, including Asian champion in long jump Bui Thi Thu Thao).

The group members carry the torch from outside My Dinh Stadium to the point of lighting the torch at the torch tower including former athletes, outstanding athletes of Vietnamese sports, with 7 members. Including house Olympic champion in shooting Hoang Xuan Vinh; former taekwondo fighter Tran Hieu Ngan – Silver medal at the 2000 Olympics, bronze medal at ASIAD 1998, gold medal at SEA Games 18; former weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan – Silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, silver at ASIAD 2006; former athlete Tran Le Quoc Toan – 2012 Olympic bronze medal in weightlifting; Nguyen Thi Tinh – Athlete holding the national record in women’s 400 m athletics; Nguyen Thuy Hien – World Champion, Asia, sea ​​Games; Le Bich Phuong – ASIAD gold medal in karate. According to the plan, there are Nguyen Thi Anh Vien but she will not attend the torch relay because she is busy studying.

Athletes who won HCV ASIAD 18 athletic Quach Thi Lan was selected as the athlete to light the torch at the opening ceremony of the 31st SEA Games.