2003 Southeast Asian Games
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| Motto | United, Co-opperative for Peace and Rising | ||
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| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Athletes participating | over 5000 | ||
| Events | 42 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 5 December 2003 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 13 December 2003 | ||
| Officially opened by | Phan Văn Khải Vietnamese Prime Minister |
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| Athlete's Oath | Nguyễn Mạnh Tường | ||
| Torch Lighter | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền (Wushu) |
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| Ceremony venue | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | ||
| Website | 2003 Southeast Asian Games | ||
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The 2003 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 22nd Southeast Asian Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2003) was a multi-sport event held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5–13 December 2003 with 42 sports and disciplines featured in the games. The games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Văn Khải in the newly constructed Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi. The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in history Vietnam hosted the Southeast Asian Games, the first time Southeast Asian games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and the first time Timor-Leste participated in the Southeast Asian Games under the name United Nations East Timor.
Vietnam is the seventh nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei.
The final medal tally was led by host Vietnam, followed by Thailand and Indonesia. Several Asian, games and national records were broken during the games. With little or no controversies at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standards of competition amongst the Southeast Asian Nations.
Contents
Organisation
Venues
- Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh City
Marketing
Logo and Mascot
Painter Nguyen Chi Long inspired by the 22nd SEA Games logo is based on a legendary bird named "Chim Lac". The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: "Faster, Higher and Stronger". The colourful whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports.
The 10 intersecting circles, the symbol of the South East Asian Sport Federation, are to emphasise the solidarity, friendship and nobility, which are highly esteemed by Vietnam - the host country of the 22nd SEA Games.
Painter Nguyen Thai Hung choose Trâu Vàng, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games. With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilisation that is so important in Vietnam, as well as in other Southeast Asian countries. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolises a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit.[1]
Songs
The games' hymn was "For the World of Tomorrow". It was composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh.
Sponsors
The games
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on 5 December 2003 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi at 20:00 pm (VST) where the Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai declare opened the games and the games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. The opening ceremony begins with the parachutes bringing flags of 11 participating nations and the parade of athletes from 11 participating nations. The opening ceremony was divided into three parts, which are Chapter I: "Land of Dragons and Fairies", Chapter II: "Cooperation for Peace" and Chapter III: "ASEAN solidarity towards the future". The ceremony concludes with the official theme of the 22nd SEA Games "For the World of Tomorrow" performed by 11 pairs of male and female singers and the display of colourful fireworks.
Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony was held on 13 December 2003 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi at 20:00 pm (VST) where the Southeast Asian Games hosting rights was handed over to Philippines, host of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
Sports
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¹ - not an official Olympic Sport
² - sport played only in the SEA Games
³ - not a traditional Olympic nor SEA Games Sport and introduced only by the host country.
Participating Nations
Medal Table
A total of 1440 medals, comprising 444 gold medals, 441 silver medals and 555 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Vietnam performance was the best ever yet in Southeast Asian Games history and emerged as overall champion of the games.
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
158 | 97 | 91 | 346 |
| 2 |  Thailand (THA) |
90 | 93 | 98 | 281 |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) |
55 | 68 | 98 | 221 |
| 4 |  Philippines (PHI) |
48 | 54 | 75 | 177 |
| 5 |  Malaysia (MAS) |
44 | 42 | 59 | 145 |
| 6 |  Singapore (SIN) |
30 | 33 | 50 | 113 |
| 7 |  Myanmar (MYA) |
16 | 43 | 50 | 109 |
| 8 |  Laos (LAO) |
1 | 5 | 15 | 21 |
| 9 |  Cambodia (CAM) |
1 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 10 |  Brunei (BRU) |
1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 |  Timor-Leste (TLS) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 444 | 441 | 555 | 1440 | |
See also
External links
| Preceded by | Southeast Asian Games | Succeeded by 2005 multiple venues, Philippines |
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| ASEAN Para Games | ||
| ASEAN School Games | ||
| ASEAN Civil Service Games | ||
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1 formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. 2 Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War.
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1 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.2 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.
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References
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