Banners welcoming SEA Games 31 have been set up (Photo: VNA) The official song for the Games ‘Hay toa sang’(Let’s shine), composed by renown composer Huy Tuan, has been unveiled, showing the pride on the culture and people of Vietnam, andhighlighting sportsmanship as well as efforts to achieve the best results,with lyrics in Vietnamese language and chorus in English.
The song also sends a message of development, solidarity andfriendship between Vietnam and international friends.
The song also sends a message of development, solidarity andfriendship between Vietnam and international friends.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Le ThiHoang Yen said the song's lyric is simple and easy to learn. It is hoped to encourageathletes and be favoured by sports fans at home and abroad.
The opening ceremony of SEA Games 31 is slated for May 12 (Photo: VNA) Earlier, the regional sport events’ official logo and mascothave been introduced, with the logo symbolising a flying bird and a V-shapedhand and the mascot based on the saola – a rare animal listed in Vietnam’s RedBook of Endangered Species.
The saola, scientifically known as Pseudoryx nghetinhensis,is dubbed the Asian Unicorn because it is so rarely seen, looks like anantelope in appearance, and is recognised by its two parallel horns with sharpends which can reach up to 50 cm in length.
The species was first discovered in May 1992 by a joint teamfrom the MARD and the World Wide Fund for Nature during a trip surveying VuQuang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh, near Vietnam’s borderwith Laos.
The SEA Games 31 will run in Hanoi and 11 neighbouringlocalities from May 12 to 23. It will feature 40 sports with 526 events andexpects to attract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event was initiallyslated for late 2021 but delayed due to the pandemic’s impact./.
The saola, scientifically known as Pseudoryx nghetinhensis,is dubbed the Asian Unicorn because it is so rarely seen, looks like anantelope in appearance, and is recognised by its two parallel horns with sharpends which can reach up to 50 cm in length.
The species was first discovered in May 1992 by a joint teamfrom the MARD and the World Wide Fund for Nature during a trip surveying VuQuang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh, near Vietnam’s borderwith Laos.
The SEA Games 31 will run in Hanoi and 11 neighbouringlocalities from May 12 to 23. It will feature 40 sports with 526 events andexpects to attract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event was initiallyslated for late 2021 but delayed due to the pandemic’s impact./.
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