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Vietnam SEA Games to push through in May 2022; Thailand AIMAG pushed back to 2023

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<p>The postponed Vietnam Southeast Asian Games will happen in May 2022, a top sports official said on Saturday, with an announcement by organizers expected to be made next week.</p><p>Thailand, meanwhile, will move the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games’ (AIMAG) to 2023, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/08/21/sea-games-wont-be-held-in-2021-due-to-covid-19-pandemic">SEA Games won&#x27;t be held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul><p>“We are expecting both governments of Thailand and Vietnam to make the official announcements next week,” Tolentino said.</p><p>Vietnam had been scheduled to host the SEA Games this year, but scrapped that plan citing the pandemic.</p><p>The Philippines, which hosted the biennial competition in 2019, is the defending overall champion.</p><p>The sixth edition of the AIMAG, held every 4 years, was originally slated for March 10 to 20, 2022 in Bangkok and Chonburi, but the Thai government, Tolentino said, opted to move the competition back because of health and safety considerations.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/22/21/poc-asks-p450m-for-key-2022-international-competitions">Additional P450M budget for Asian Games, Winter Olympics, other 2022 tilts sought</a></li></ul><p>Tolentino said the Hanoi 31st SEA Games will finally push although no specifics were given.</p><p>“I believe it would be in the latter part of May 2022,” Tolentino said.</p><p>This means the additional budget amounting to P650 million that the House and Senate agreed to add to the Philippine Sports Commission’s coffers in 2022 would have to be reduced, Tolentino said.</p><p>Tolentino previously convinced lawmakers for additional financing from general appropriations to fund Filipino athletes’ preparation and participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics (P5 million), AIMAG (P150 million), The World Games (P10 million), Huangzhou Asian Games (P270 million) and Shantou Asian Youth Games (P15 million).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/20/21/vietnam-given-deadline-to-decide-on-sea-games-hosting">Vietnam given deadline to decide on SEA Games hosting</a></li></ul><p>He also called for an additional P200 million for the SEA Games.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AMfSMgiHToo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Thailand is expected to announce the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games’ (AIMAG) postponement to 2023.