Tickets to 31st SEA Games opening ceremony to be distributed as invitations

The 20,000 tickets available for the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi will be distributed free of charge as invitations rather than sold as tickets.

Monday, April 25, 2022 19:25

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There will be about 20,000 tickets for the SEA Games 31 opening ceremony on May 12. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The 20,000tickets available for the opening ceremony of the 31st SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 31) at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi will be distributed free of charge as invitations rather than sold as tickets.

The organising committee said thetickets will be allocated to Government and international officials, foreign embassiesin Vietnam, as well as fans.

The tickets have been reserved forseats in Stand A because Stand B will host performances during the ceremony onMay 12.

At the 2-hour event, Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh will announce the official opening of the SEA Games 31 after aparade of the 11 delegations.

Meanwhile, tickets for the final and runners-upmatches of the men’s football, slated for 4pm and 7pm on May 22 at My DinhStadium, will be sold both online and offline at 300,000 VND (13 USD), 500,000VND, 700,000 VND, and 900,000 VND each, according to the Games organisingcommittee.

Tickets to see the Vietnamese men’sU23 football team in Group A at Viet Tri Stadium will be distributed by theorganising committee of Phu Tho province. They will be sold at 200,000 VND,300,000 VND, and 500,000 VND each.

A semi-final of the men’s football willalso be held at Viet Tri Stadium, and tickets will be at 300,000 VND, 400,000VND, and 600,000 VND each.

The SEA Games 31is scheduled to officially take place from May 12 to 23, featuring 40 sportswith 526 categories.

It will take place in Hanoi and 11 nearbylocalities, namely Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh, Hai Phong,Phu Tho, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, and Vinh Phuc./.

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