2021 Southeast Asian Games

31st Southeast Asian Games

Host city

Nations participating

< 2019	2023 >

The 2021 Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to take place from late November to December in 2021 and will feature some 30-36 sports, mainly those played at the Olympics Games.^[1] Initially, Ho Chi Minh City was considered to host the Games, however the plan shelved on the grounds of construction cost.^[2] Hanoi is the only locality in Vietnam that has proper facilities such as well-built stadiums, sports complexes, and others for shooting, swimming, and the like.^[3] Focused in Hanoi, some events are also expected to spread into surrounding areas such as Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh and Hoa Binh.^[1]

Development and preparation

Vietnam has plans to spend US$78 million on the upgrading of Hanoi’s sporting facilities and the organisation of the Games. Scheduled to be held from late November and into December, $8.1 million of the budget is expected to be earned back from television rights, food and accommodation paid by national delegations, and sponsorship.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Vietnam announces 2021 SEA Games budget". Myanmar Times. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ "Investors needed for Vietnam in 2021". Nikkei Asian Review. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ "Hanoi will host 2021 SE Asian Games: official". Tuoi Tre News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

Preceded by 2019 Manila, Philippines	31st Southeast Asian Games 2021 Hanoi, Vietnam	Succeeded by 32nd Southeast Asian Games 2023 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Southeast Asian Games

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

SEA Games¹	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1977 Jakarta 1979 Manila 1981 Singapore 1983 Bangkok 1985 Jakarta 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Manila 1991 Singapore 1993 Chiang Mai 1995 Jakarta 1997 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Manila 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

ASEAN University Games	Chiang Mai 1981 Jakarta 1982 Bangi 1984 Singapore 1986 Pattaya 1988 Bandung 1990 Shah Alam 1993 Singapore 1994 Bandar Seri Begawan 1996 Bangkok 1999 Manila 2002 Surabaya 2004 Hanoi 2006 Kuala Lumpur 2008 Chiang Mai 2010 Vientiane 2012 Palembang 2014 Singapore 2016

ASEAN Para Games	Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2008 Kuala Lumpur 2009 Surakarta 2011 Naypyidaw 2014 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017

ASEAN School Games	Suphanburi 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Singapore 2011 Surabaya 2012 Hanoi 2013 Marikina 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan 2015 Chiang Mai 2016

ASEAN Civil Service Games	Kuala Lumpur 2015

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War.

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Sports NOCs Mascots

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

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