2003 Southeast Asian Games

22nd Southeast Asian Games
Nations participating	11
Athletes participating	over 5000
Events	42 sports]
Opening ceremony	5 December 2003
Closing ceremony	13 December 2003
Officially opened by	Phan Văn Khải Vietnamese Prime Minister
Athlete's Oath	Nguyễn Mạnh Tường
Torch Lighter	Nguyễn Thúy Hiền (Wushu)
Ceremony venue	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5–13 December 2003. The games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Văn Khải in the newly constructed Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi. The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in SEA Games history that the game venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.Timor-Leste (used name United Nations East Timor) have the first time played in Southeast Asian Games.

Medal table

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Vietnam (VIE)	158	97	91	346
2	Thailand	89	93	98	280
3	Indonesia	56	68	98	222
4	Philippines	49	55	75	179
5	Malaysia	43	42	59	144
6	Singapore	30	33	50	113
7	Myanmar	16	43	50	109
8	Laos	1	5	15	21
9	Cambodia	1	5	11	17
10	Brunei	1	1	8	10
11	Timor-Leste	0	0	0	0
Total		444	442	555	1441

Logo and hymn

Trau Vang, a golden buffalo is the official mascot of the games.

Painter Nguyen Chi Long inspired by the 22nd SEA Games logo is based on a legendary bird named "Chim Lac". The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: "Faster, Higher and Stronger". The colourful whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports.

The 10 intersecting circles, the symbol of the South East Asian Sport Federation, are to emphasise the solidarity, friendship and nobility, which are highly esteemed by Vietnam - the host country of the 22nd SEA Games.

The games' hymn was "For the World of Tomorrow". It was composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh.

Mascot

Painter Nguyen Thai Hung choose Trâu Vàng, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games. With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilisation that is so important in Vietnam, as well as in other Southeast Asian countries. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolises a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit.

Venues

Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh City

Sports

¹ - not an official Olympic Sport
² - sport played only in the SEA Games
³ - not a traditional Olympic nor SEA Games Sport and introduced only by the host country.

External links

• SEA Games 22 website (archived)
• Medal Tally

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia Sports NOCs Mascots Continental Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Regional Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Defunct Afro-Asian Games2 Asian Indoor Games1 Asian Martial Arts Games1 1 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.2 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.