25th Sea Games, Laos. Vientiane 2009. Laos

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The Southeast Asian Games (also known as the SEA Games), is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games is under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia. The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games. On May 22, 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian peninsula attending the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sport organization.

The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Laung Sukhumnaipradit, then Vice-President of the Thailand Olympic Committee. The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperation, understanding and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region.

The 25th Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Vientiane, Laos, in 2009. This will be the first time the country has ever held a Southeast Asian Games. Laos, the host country, is hoping to grab at least 25 of the 390 gold medals at stake. Two white elephants which symbolized Laos once "the kingdom of million elephants" (Lan Xang) were chosen as the Official Mascots. The names of the elephants are Ms. Champee and Mr. Champa represent the national flower of Laos.

The expected contenders for the top three spots in this SEAG edition are Indonesia (strongest traditional powerhouse country), Malaysia (2001 SEAG over-all champion and placed 2nd in the 2007 SEAG edition), Philippines (3rd strongest traditional powerhouse country and 2005 SEAG over-all champion), Thailand (2nd strongest traditional powerhouse country, 2007 SEAG over-all champion and recently the strongest powerhouse country replacing Indonesia placing 2nd in the 2001, 2003, and 2005 editions) and Vietnam (2003 SEAG over-all champion and recently, considered to be the newest powerhouse country in SEA Games placing 3rd in the last two SEAG editions).-

The Diversified Concept designed by the Integration of modern sport competition concept and elegance, charm and attractiveness of highly value Lao Culture, Arts and History

Emblem for the 25th SEA Games is a part of graphic design to show you the most important sport competition uniqueness. It has been designed as the That Luang great stupa image, it is the symbol of Lao nation landmark with the Mekong River, which is a river for people lives that reflect to culture, lifestyle and plenty of water resource that provide for Lao ethnic people along Mekong river in the country.

While the river is compared as the symbol of the integration of the Asian countries as friendship river which derive from the sport competition. -

Two white elephants which symbolized Laos once "the kingdom of million elephants" (Lan Xang) were chosen as the Official Mascots. The names of the elephants are Ms. Champee and Mr. Champa represent the national flower of Laos. -

25th Southeast Asian Games Information : Participant Countries

Brunei (IOC designation: Brunei Darussalam)

Cambodia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam (IOC designation: South Viet Nam)

Laos (IOC designation: Lao People's Democratic Republic)

The 25th SEA Games, Laos. Vientiane 2009 involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games is under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia.-

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