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2009 Southeast Asian Games
25th Southeast Asian Games-vientiane-laos 2009 !!

Theme: "Generosity Amity Healthy Lifestyle"
Nations participating 11
Events 25 sports (estimated)
Opening ceremony December 9
Closing ceremony December 18
Officially opened by Choummaly Sayasone
President of Laos
Torch Lighter Phoxay Aphailath
Ceremony venue New Laos National Stadium
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.

This was the first time Laos has ever held a Southeast Asian Games (Laos had previously declined hosting the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games citing financial difficulties). It has also commemorated the 50 years of the SEA Games .

Prior to the opening ceremony on the 9th of December,the men's football events began on the 2nd of December . The Women's football events began on the 4th of December , Water Polo events on the 5th together with both the Pencak Silat and the Table tennis events beggining on the 8th of December .

The first medal of the games was awarded to Singapore, when their Water Polo team won their 23rd consecutive water polo gold medal at the SEA Games during the round robin tournament round [1] together with the Phillipines taking the silver medal and Indonesia taking the bronze.

Contents [hide]
1 Medal tally
2 Mascots
3 Theme Song
4 Opening and Closing ceremonies
5 Venue
6 Criticisms
7 Sports
8 Media Coverage
9 References
10 External links


[edit] Medal tally
The final medal tally at the end of all events[2].

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Thailand (THA) 86 83 97 266
2 Vietnam (VIE) 83 75 57 215
3 Indonesia (INA) 43 53 74 170
4 Malaysia (MAS) 40 40 59 139
5 Philippines (PHI) 38 35 51 124
6 Singapore (SIN) 33 30 35 98
7 Laos (LAO) 33 25 52 110
8 Myanmar (MYA) 12 22 37 70
9 Cambodia (CAM) 3 10 27 39
10 Brunei (BRU) 1 1 8 10
11 Timor-Leste (TLS) 0 0 3 3
Grand Total 372 374 500 1246

Host nation highlighted

[edit] Mascots

The mascots for the 2009 SEA Games are two white elephants dressed in traditional Laotion attire. The male elephant is named Champa and the female elephant is named Champi. The two white elephants symbolise Laos as it was known as the kingdom of Lan Xang in ancient times, which literally means "The kingdom of a million elephants" when translated into English. The mascots are depicted as being cheerful, which is an important part in making sports competitions joyful and lively. [3] [4]

[edit] Theme Song
The Theme Song of 2009 SEA Games had been announced at June 21, 2009 and the song The Spirit of the Flame - Written and performed by Sam Intharaphithak - was selected as Theme Song of 2009 SEA Games. 25th SEA Games Theme Song Unveils Sam will present this song for the opening of 25th SEA Games at December 9, 2009.

The lyric of this song has a mix between Lao and English version. The first part is in Lao, and the second part is in English.

[edit] Opening and Closing ceremonies
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2009 Sea Games reflected much of the culture of the host nation Laos.Showing spectacular traditional dances and also modern dances. A spectacular display of fireworks to light the night sky then marked the end of the official closing ceremony and also a fabulous chapter to the 25th edition of the SEA Games when Laos played hosts to an incident-free meet. The 25th SEA Games here in Laos will go down in history as the Games with many firsts. While Laos hosted the Games for the first time, this landlocked Indo-China nation has certainly left a big mark in the world of sports in this part of the world. A poor nation in terms of economy, Laos left no stones unturned in their bid to leave a lasting impression among the 11 participating countries that it has arrived to take on the best in the region - both in terms of sporting excellence and development. From the friendly people with an ever ready smile and greeting you with a warm sabaidee (Hello), the Laotians extended their hospitality to one and all who came to the country for the Games - as participants or as visitors.[5]

[edit] Venue
Vientiane
New National Sport Complex

National Stadium (Ceremony, Athletics, Football)
Aquatics Stadium (Aquatics, Fin Swimming)
Archery Range (Archery)
Gymnasium Tanggo Buntung (Badminton)
Gymnasium Pahoman (Volleyball)
SEA Games Golf Course (Golf)
Shooting Range (Shooting)
Tennis Court (Tennis)
Laos National University

Olympia Gymnasium (Boxing)
Convention Hall (Table Tennis)
Booyong Gymnasium (Taekwondo, Wrestling)
Petanque Court (Petanque)
Athletics Village
Other Venue

Donchan Palace Hotel (Biliards and Snooker)
Chao Anu Vong Stadium (Football)
Chao Anu Vong Gymnasium (Judo, Karate)
LAO International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre-ITECC (Pencak Silat, Sepak Takraw, Wushu)
Tad Sone (Cycling)
Pornsawan School (Weightlifting)
LAO-THAI Gymnasium (Muay)
Beung Kha Nong Gymnasium (Shuttle Cock)
[edit] Criticisms
Controversy has marked the 2009 Laos SEA Games even before it has started. Laos has been criticized for reducing the number of game events, many believe due to lack of facilities. As a matter of fact, they will launch few Olympic sports and as a result, many say that these SEAG is just for Laos fame. Some also believe that Laos wants to select games they have a better chance of winning gold medals. The second issue spurred a big outcry in the elimination of basketball.[6] Many countries, including the Philippines, the defending champion for the men's division–offered to help to host this event but Laos rejected offers of help from other nations. There has also been reports that Malaysia or Singapore will hold the 2009 SEA Games if Laos is not up to the task. As of June 2008, Lao has reportedly accepted funding from China, Japan and the ASEAN nations to put up necessary world-class sports facilities.[7]

As the games commenced and progressed largely smoothly, however, praises and commendations were expressed by many athletes, sports officials and the press[8].

[edit] Sports
Because of the limited sports facilities in Vientiane, only 28 disciplines will be in competition, compared to 43 held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Among the Olympic sports will be missing from competition are baseball, canoeing, sailing, gymnastics, hockey, rowing, fencing, triathlon, equestrian, softball and basketball.[6]

Archery
Aquatics
Athletics
Badminton
Billiards and snooker¹
Boxing
Cycling
Finswimmingh
Football
Golf¹
Judo
Karatedo¹
Muay²
Pencak Silat²
Pétanque²
Sepak Takraw1
Shooting
Shuttlecock kickingh
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Wushu1


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.
° - a former official Olympic Sport, not applied in previous host countries and was introduced only by the host country.
ʰ - sport not played in the previous edition and was reintroduced by the host country.

● Opening ceremony ● Event competitions ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony
December 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th Total
Gold
Medals
Ceremonies ● ●
Aquatics - Diving 2 2 2 2 8
Aquatics - Swimming 7 6 7 6 6 32
Aquatics - Water Polo 1 1
Archery 4 4 8
Athletics 10 9 6 9 11 45
Badminton 2 5 7
Billiards & Snooker 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 10
Boxing 5 10 15
Cycling (Road) 2 2 4
Cycling (Mountain Bike) 2 2 4
Finswimming 5 6 5 16
Football 1 1 2
Golf 4 4
Judo 4 7 7 18
Karatedo 4 7 6 17
Muay 6 7 13
Pencak silat 2 1 14 17
Pétanque 2 2 3 2 2 11
Sepak takraw 2 2 2 2 8
Shooting 6 6 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 34
Shuttlecock 2 3 2 7
Table tennis 2 1 2 2 7
Taekwondo 5 6 6 4 21
Tennis 2 3 2 7
Volleyball (Beach) 2 2
Volleyball (Indoor) 1 1 2
Weightlifting 3 3 3 4 13
Wrestling 7 4 7 18
Wushu 4 2 4 11 21
Total Gold Medals 1 7 31 35 34 39 41 47 48 81 8 372

[edit] Media Coverage
During the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane , to run from December 9-18, action will be broadcast live on 14 television channels in six countries. A meeting took place in Vientiane yesterday to discuss TV broadcasting fees and copyright.

Television networks that have agreed in principle to broadcast the SEA Games live are Brunei Radio and Television, Lao National Radio and Lao National Television, Lao Star Channel, Forever Group Co. Ltd (MRTV4-Myanmar), Media Corp TV Singapore Pte. Ltd, National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT), TPBS, Channel 7, Channel 5, VTC Digital-Vietnam, VTV, TOT Co. Ltd., and CAT Telecom Co. Ltd.

The Phetchampa Advertising Company (PAC) is representing the Lao SEA Games Organising Committee (LAOSOC) and hosted the TV broadcasting rights meeting on duties and copyright for broadcasting in six Asean countries. Vice President of the Lao National Olympic Committee, Mr Chanpheng Silattana, representatives from LAOSOC and from Asean countries attended the meeting.

PAC Director, Mr Khammoui Keomany, said he was looking forward to cooperating with LAOSOC and the Lao people to successfully selling TV broadcasting rights for the games.

Laos will use about 16 mobile broadcasting vans to cover all sports venues and will employ more than 144 people to work in production. The budget for the management of TV broadcasting is about 34 billion kip (US$4 million).On the same day, LAOSOC officials reported progress on the sports complex and many other venues that are yet to be completed.

In addition to this, there is set to be coverage of specific events by individual magazines, such as PoolAsia for all the aquatic events.

Venues include the main sports complex, indoor stadiums at the National University of Laos, the Chao-Anou football stadium, the Lao-ITECC arena and the Bungkha-nhong indoor stadium.

The venues are being built with the installation of broadcasting facilities in mind as provision of broadcasting equipment at each venue is a requirement for hosting the games. The national football stadium at Dongsanghin village in Xaythany district will be inspected and tested in June by LAOSOC before hosting the games' opening and closing ceremonies in December.[9]

The Philippines did not bid for television rights but sent a media delegation to cover the games.

IOC Code Country TV Station
BRU Brunei Darussalam RTB
CAM Cambodia TV5 Cambodia and Apsara TV
INA Indonesia TVRI
LAO Laos LNTV, Lao Star Channel (Host Broadcasters)
MYA Myanmar MRTV-4
PHI Philippines NBN
SIN Singapore Channel 5
THA Thailand NBT
VIE Vietnam HTV, VTV & VCTV, VTC Digital

[edit] References
^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/1023137/1/.html
^ http://www.laoseagames2009.com
^ [1]
^ Laos reveals the official mascot for the 25th Sea Games 2009
^ Cite error: Invalid tag; no text was provided for refs named http:.2F.2Fwww.laoseagames2009.com.2Fv1.2Fnewsx2009xdecx18e.aspx; see Help:Cite error.
^ a b "2009 SEA Games to reduce number of Olympic sports". 2007-12-15. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/15/sports/AS-SPT-SEA-Games.php. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
^ "25th SEA Games to feature 25 sports". 2007-12-16. http://sea-games-news.newslib.com/story/6160-3239425/. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
^ http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20091216/tsp-southeast-asian-games-laos-6e81073.html
^ "Laos SEA Games will be broadcast LIVE in 6 countries". 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5j1X9ZfPC. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
[edit] External links
Official Website of the 25th Southeast Asian Games Vientiane 2009
PoolAsia Water Magazine



Preceded by
2007
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Southeast Asian Games Succeeded by
2011
Bandung and Semarang, Indonesia
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[show]v • d • eEvents at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games (Vientiane)

Aquatics • Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Billiard & Snooker • Boxing • Cycling • Finswimming • Football • Golf • Judo • Karatedo • Muay • Pencak silat • Pétanque • Sepak takraw • Shooting • Shuttlecock • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Volleyball • Weightlifting • Wrestling • Wushu

[show]v • d • eNations at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos

Brunei • Cambodia • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Myanmar • Philippines • Singapore • Thailand • Timor-Leste • Vietnam


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