Friday 29 February 2008
Thursday 28 February 2008
SEA Games in 2009, Laos, has announced that only 25 sports will be held in the upcoming SEA Games
Hosting for their first time, Laos lack the infrastructure and timespan to build facilities thus the drop of many sports such as equestrian, gymnastics, dance sport, cycling, basketball, fencing, softball, chess all water sports and softball
The only sport that will be contested is traditional boat race, wrestling, wushu, karate-do, muay, petanque, sepak takraw, shooting, football/futsal, golf, handball, judo, pencak silat, shuttle cock, snooker and billiards, archery, athletics, badminton, bowling, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, aquatics, boxing and volleyball/beach volleyball
The next date for 25th SEA Games is tentatively set at December 13-21 in Vientiane, Laos. The main area of focus will be at Luangprabang and Champasak
Currently in plan is a $46-million main stadium, $6 million training facility and a new hotel to house an expected figure of 2,500 athletes
Live broadcasting 25th Sea games in Laos
Thaï company TRT to produce the mascott
The Mascotts and Souvenirs in Sea games 25th 2009 or Vientiane Games that held in Laos will be produced by TRT intertrade co.,ltd. The thaï company has signed an agreement with Phetchampa advertising co., the lao company that designed the mascott elephants. ltd.
TRT is the famous company that had produced Mascotts and Souvenirs in 24th Sea games or khorat games in Nakhonrasasima province , Thailand.
A Lao Judo fighter confident to protect championship
The Lao Judo fighter who won the 24th SEA Games-cold medal in Thailand is confident that he will be able to protect his champion in the 25th SEA Games to be held in his respected country next year.
The 25-year old Lao national judo fighter, Mr Viengvilay Chansy said that he will do his best to protect his last year endeavour victory in the 25th SEA Games over the strong rivals of Thailand and Vietnam.
“Thailand and Vietnam are the strongest opponents because they were the runners up at the last 24th SEA Games and I will always care about them,”
He said that his daily training with Mongolian and Japanese coach would support him to win the medal. Moreover, the Lao Judo Federation plans to separate their fighters into two groups, a group of eight fighters will be sent to get train in Japan and another three fighters will be in Mongolia.
Mr Viengvilay and his colleagues will travel to Japan for a two-month training course in August this year, while other tree of his colleagues will be in Mongolia for a six-month course.
He said that the lesson of Japan who is the origin of Judo will play an important role for him to defeat his rivals.
Mr Viengvilay joined the national team last six years ago and took part in the SEA Games three times, Asian Games one time and he also took part in the international tournament level held in Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and Cambodia. He has won two coppers, one golden medal in a competition at district level in Japan and one gold medal in the last 24th SEA Games.
Wednesday 27 February 2008
Logo 25th Sea Games 2009
Athletes to stay in hotels and guesthouses
According to Mr. Souvannalard Saiyavong deputy of Lao Olympic Committee said on interview to Lao mass media on 26/2/2008 that : "There're no athlete village in this 25th SEA Games, the athletes will stay in hotels, guest houses accomodations, in Vientiane and the provinces receiving in this SEA Games."
He said : « we don t know exactly how many Lao athletes will join in this SEA Games; the last SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand ( 6-15 December 2007 ), 670 Lao athleletes were competing ». Forwards exact information about SEA Games will be told after the 2nd Meeting of SEA Games Autorithies Committee in November 2009.
Konlaoder and Somphet, 27/2/2008.
Mascots for the games 2009
There are the official mascots to be used for the the 25th SEAGAMES 2009. Two white elephants which symbolized laos once ¨THE KINGDOM of MILLION ELEPHANTS¨ were chosen as it is believed they bring good fortune and prosrity. The name of the elephants MR CHAMPEE and MS CHAMPA represent the national flower of Laos.
The best lived TV broadcast for SEA Games 2009
The lived tv broadcast digital system, which is to use on Olympic in Beijing this year, will be operational on the 25th SEA Games in Laos in 2009.
“This is the first of SEA Game that digital system is to be applied,” Director of the Phetchampa Advertising Company, Mr Khammoui Keomany who is operational the project along with other company said on Tuesday.
The digital television lived broadcasting system was initially applied at Sydney Olympic in 2006 to transmit the signal to hundred countries around the world.
All three Lao local televisions will be given a right to broadcast the sport event without pay the company, unlike international television, he adds.
The event will be broadcast live on television in Laos, to many countries in the South East Asian and around the World.
The Lao Brewery Company, the Phetchampa Advertising Company and the RS International Broadcasting and Sports Management Company from Thailand held the signing to cooperate the broadcasting in Vientiane recently.
The Lao government consulted with a neighbouring country China with regard to the construction project for the indoor stadiums and the new national football stadium in Vientiane. Two countries are building the stadiums and the football stadium will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the games.
Many sports will be broadcast on television, swimming, track and field, bowling, boxing, taekwondo, wresting, wushu, judo, shooting, football, badminton, archery, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, golf, karatedo, sepak takraw, snooker, traditional boat racing, Muay Lao, petanque and pencak silat.
caption: the event of 24th SEA GAME in Thailand on November last year where Lao representative received flag from the host.
Viengsavanh and Chanthavong
SEA Games 2009 to be smoke-free area
The National Sports Committee organised a meeting to discuss and develop strategy to encourage people to keep the next Southeast Asian Games as a smoke-free sporting competition on 26 February in Vientiane.
Laos will impose a very strict measure to make the biggest competition of Southeast Asian nations as a smoke-free competition to prevent smokers from annoying the audience who will come to cheer their favourite sports events in 2009.
The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Head of the National Sports Committee, Mr. Sinakhone Pathoummalath, and attended by the Representative of Hygiene and Prevention Department, the Ministry of Health, Dr Sithat Insysiengmay, and relevant officials.
At the meeting, many people raised Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand that have successfully hosted the South East Asia Games while encouraging their people not to advertise cigarettes during the competition, especially in the competition areas as smoking is considered as harmful to the health of the audience.
STADE NATIONAL
The price of the tickets to be known in november
SEA games 25th that Lao to be hosting in 2009 the SEA Games authority committee still not yet to set the tickets price for enter a doorway to mire all sports but it will have only the great of sport such as football, boxing and other.
Mr. Souvhanhnarad Saynavong deputy of Lao National Olympic sport committee said that it will have may be only 23 or 25 of any sport to competitive and have three provinces to arrange for the SEA games that is Luangphrabang, Vientiane capital and Savanhnaket . The tickets price will have open and close SEA Games, playing football, Boxing and popular sport that will product.
SEA GAMES 2009
The meeting of the SEA Games Council Members held in December 2003 in Hanoi, Vietnam nominated Laos to host the SEA Games in 2009 because the honour had never come here before.
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Tuesday 26 February 2008
More than 23 sports displayed in Laos
According to Mr. Souvannalard Saiyavong deputy of Lao Olympic Committee said on interview to Lao mass media on 26/2/2008 that : There are roughly 23 to 25 kinds of sports will be included in this 25th SEA Games.
The SEA Games will be opened in December 2009 in
Konlaoder and Somphet, 26/2/2008.
La publicité des Jeux d'Asie commence
dans la presse locale notamment la
télévision, la radio, les journaux et les
magazines, ainsi que la presse électronique.
Les épliants, les panneaux et des souvenirs
sont aussi prêts pour cet événement. Les
organisateurs ont déjà donné le feu vert pour annoncer ces nouvelles.
Beerlao : principal sponsor... mais forbidden in the stadium
Le seul grand sponsor du Sea games
Les 25e Jeux d'Asie se tiendraient au Laos à la fin de 2009 avec le soutien de la société Bière Lao. M. Souksakhone, membre du comité national des Sports, a expliqué que cette compagnie débloquerait environ un million de dollars à l'organisation de ces jeux. Les entreprises étrangères se sont aussi intéressées mais jusqu'ici rien n'a été décidé. Quant aux autres entreprises lao elles y participeront aussi.
Lao Sea Games stadium to be complete in time
The main stadium will have a seating capacity of 20,000 and will be used for the football and track and field events, and also for the opening and closing ceremonies.
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