Regional Senior Officials Meeting on Sports Opens in Vietnam

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The event is organized by the Vietnam's Department of Physical Training and Sports (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism).

On October 14, the delegates discussed the feasibility of establishing an ASEAN High Performance Centre for Sports Training in Malaysia, evaluating the ASEAN Physical Fitness Indicators and integrating sports into youth crime prevention in Thailand.

They also assessed the 13th ASEAN Student Games in June in Vietnam and discussed how to create conditions for the sustainable development of football in the region, VNS reported.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong delivers a speech at the opening ceremony (Photo: Cong Thuong).

Delegates talked about membership of the body, with Timor Leste expected to become an ASEAN member country in 2025.

One of the highlights in the first day of SOMS 15 is the presentation from Thailand about the preparation for the 33rd SEA Games and the 13th ASEAN Para Games 13. Thailand plans to host next year’s SEA Games on December 9-20 in three localities, Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla Province. Meanwhile Nakhon Ratchasima will host the ASEAN Para Games January 20-26.

There was also a session with three important partners FIFA, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Southeast Asian Anti-Doping Organization (SEARADO).

Over the course of the program, the ASEAN Secretariat will report about programs which have been carried out following the sixth SOMS-Japan and the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS)-Japan in 2023 and summarize the cooperation between the AMMS and China and SOMS and China in recent time. Another important highlight is the briefing on the implementation of the proposal to exchange and revive ASEAN-China traditional sports and games as intangible cultural heritage.

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