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'I predict that the Philippines will once more top the medals table in 2033 when it next hosts the Games.' ThoughtLeaders
edition of the SEA Games, which Cambodia would host for the very first time. The games started over six decades ago and countries take turns to host the biennial sports fest; the Philippines first joined in 1977 and hosted in 1981, 1991, 2005 and 2019.
An athlete’s village consisting of four skyscrapers and several lower rise apartment units accommodated 3,500; a weights gym, a hockey field, eight tennis courts connected by elevated walkways, and multi-purpose stadiums for badminton and table tennis were the other buildings constructed. There was also a full 400-meter oval for track practice. The whole sprawl covers close to 94 hectares, part of which was reclaimed from a lake.
Never shy of using police escorts and sirens at the drop of a hat, commuter buses for athletes, officials, and volunteers, as well as cars of various officials were inevitably allowed to skirt around traffic with their ubiquitous “wang-wangs,” and nobody raised an eyebrow. This was no doubt the most prestigious, and the largest, event the country has ever hosted in its contemporary history.
Sepak takraw, chinlone, and its variant hoop takraw were beautiful to watch, merging acrobatics, speed, and precision – an aerial ballet of sorts and a fantastic photography opportunity. Aerobic gymnastics mimicked the artistic gymnastics moves on the traditional apparatus, but was set to Zumba-like music and could be performed by pairs, trios, and groups of five.
Usually in the top three, at least for the past five editions, were Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia; in the middle would be the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore, while the lower third would include Cambodia, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos, and Timor Leste. Countries in the middle half may eventually make it to the top, when they are the hosts of the games, as what happened when the Philippines hosted in 2019, 1991, and 2005.
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