More Than 500 Events Approved To Be Played in SEA Games

The 26th SEA Games Council and Executive Committee Meeting was successfully held at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel in Bali slated Feb. 25-26. The approval of more than 500 events of 43 sports to be played in Palembang and Jakarta proposed by Indonesia as the host country was a major decision reached during the meeting.

With more than 500 events listed to play, this year's Games will be the biggest ever while the previous record was only 490 events when Jakarta hosted the Games in 1997.

“We are glad that the meeting has finally reached an important decision. We feel honored that the meeting has approved our proposal to play more than 500 events during the Games,” said Abdul Rauf, Secretary of the Indonesia SEA Games Organizing Committee (Inasoc).

The meeting was attended by 60 representatives of 11 participating countries joining the SEA Games Sport and Rules Committee, Rules Executive Committee and Council.

List of sports:
1.    Athletics
2.    Aquatics
3.    Archery
4.    Badminton
5.    Baseball
6.    Basketball
7.    Billiard Sport
8.    Bowling
9.    Boxing
10.    Canoeing
11.    Cycling
12.    Equestrian
13.    Fencing
14.    Football
15.    Gymnastic
16.    Judo
17.    Karate-do
18.    Rowing
19.    Sailing
20.    Sepak Takraw
21.    Softball
22.    Shooting
23.    Taekwondo
24.    Table Tennis
25.    Tennis
26.    Soft Tennis
27.    Volleyball Indoor & Beach
28.    Weightlifting
29.    Wrestling
30.    Wushu
31.    Golf  
32.    Chess
33.    Shorinji Kempo
34.    Pencak Silat
35.    Traditional Boat Race
36.    Water Ski
37.    Bridge
38.    Paragliding
39.    Roller Sport
40.    Wall Climbing
41.    Vovinam
42.    Petanque
43.    Cricket  (Demonstration Sport )
 

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