The Philippines will not hold several key track-and-field events at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2019, a decision that will likely affect Vietnam’s achievement level in the games as one of the leading athletics teams in the region.
Dang Thi Thu Thao may not have a chance to defend her long jump title at the 30th SEA Games, as the event has been removed from the list of sports (Photo: baomoi.com).
At the previous
SEA Games in Malaysia, Vietnam topped the athletics ranking with 17 gold medals
– a record for the biennial competition.
The organisers revealed a list of 41 events that did not
include women’s long jump, high jump, heptathlon, the marathon, the 10,000m
race or the men’s and women’s walk.
Vietnamare defending champions inwomen’s long
jump and high jump and silver medallists in the 10,000m and women’s walk. The
marathon has been a basic event of every SEA Games as it has been held at the
Olympics since the first edition in 1896.
The organisers added two events never before seen in the SEA
Games – mixed relay 4x100m and 4x400m.
According to Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy General Secretary of
the Vietnam Athletics Federation, the removal of these traditional events is
unreasonable.
Vietnan and other countries will have a chance to submit
their opinions on the list before the final version is announced on February 28.
The 30thSEA Games will be held from November 30 to
December 11 in the cities of Manila, Clark and Subic. It will be the biggest
ever edition with a record 56 sports.
Source: VNA
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