Hanoi (VNA) - Leaders of the General Department of Sports and PhysicalTraining under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the sub-committeesmet in Hanoi on December 22 to review preparations for the 31st Southeast AsianGames (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (ASEAN Para Games11).

Deputy Director in charge of theGeneral Department Tran Duc Phan said in the past time, his department, as astanding agency of the SEA Games 31 and ASEAN Para Games 11 OrganisingCommittee, has implemented many works, including the establishment of eight outof 10 Sub-committees on technical support, security, transport, health and dopingtesting, finance, infrastructure, logistics and public services, information - communications,and operation centre.

The General Department has also instructed the Sub-committees to build detailedoperating regulations and work plans; urged the development of preliminaryplans on accommodation, transport, information technology, medical and dopingtesting, volunteer recruitment and training, security and reception work.

The Organizing Committee has reviewed andinspected the preparation for SEA Games 31 in some provinces, coordinated withrelevant units in building identifiers and songs for the two events, and asked forcomments on their slogans.

In the coming time, the main tasks will includepromulgating detailed plans for preparation and organisation of the Games;approving plans on security, transport, logistics, reception, medical and dopingtesting, popularisation, information technology, and sponsorship calling. TheOrganising Committee will also work with localities on the preparation of SEAGames 31.

At the function, Minister of Culture, Sportsand Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien spoke highly of the preparations and asked theestablished Sub-committees to develop their own plans and have a smooth,scientific and effective coordination to best prepare for the events.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to be held fromNovember 21 to December 2, 2021 in Hanoi and 10 nearby localities.

The tournament will feature40 sports, with 36 already approved by the national steering committee for SEAGames 31, including track and field, water sports, gymnastics, rowing,canoeing/kayak, football, shooting, archery, wrestling, judo, taekwondo,karate, wushu, weightlifting, boxing, kickboxing, badminton, fencing, Sepaktakraw, tennis, volleyball, basketball, cycling, billiards & snooker, golf,vovinam, chess, pencak silat, dance sport, diving, among others.

Meanwhile, the 11th ASEAN Para Games will take place in Hanoi from December17-28 next year with 14 sports and about 400 competition events./.