2013 Southeast Asian Games
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| Host city | Naypyidaw | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
| Motto | Green, Clean and Friendship | ||
| Nations participating | 11 | ||
| Athletes participating | 4730 | ||
| Events | 460 | ||
| Sports | 37 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 11 December 2013 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 22 December 2013 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Nyan Tun Vice President of Myanmar |
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| Officially closed by |
Nyan Tun Vice President of Myanmar |
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| Athlete's Oath | Sandi Oo | ||
| Torch lighter | Maung Wai Lin Tun | ||
| Main venue | Wunna Theikdi Stadium | ||
| Website | 2013 Southeast Asian Games | ||
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The 2013 Southeast Asian Games (Burmese: 2013 ခုနှစ်အရှေ့တောင်အာရှအားကစားပြိုင်ပွဲ) (2013 hkunhait aashaetaungaarsh aarrkahcarrpyainepwal) officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event took place in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Myanmar, as well as in other main cities, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwesaung Beach with 460 events in 37 sports and disciplines featured in the games.
Myanmar had already hosted the Games in 1961 and 1969 respectively in Yangon, the then capital of Myanmar. For the third time, Myanmar hosted the Southeast Asian Games. Singapore withdrew its hosting rights due to expected delays in the completion of its new national stadium. Naypyidaw is the second Myanmar city to host the Southeast Asian Games after Yangon.
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Myanmar and Vietnam. Several Asian, Games and National records were broken during the games. Though there were several controversies, the Games were deemed generally successful with Myanmar games hosting experience after 44 years and with the rising standard of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand have revealed their intentions to host the Games. However, since the latter three nations hosted the 2003, 2005 and 2007 editions, respectively, these countries are ineligible to host this edition.
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