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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Hanoi, Vietnam}}
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{{Infobox games
| name          = XXXI Southeast Asian Games
| logo          = 2021 SEA Games Logo.svg
| size          = 250px
| motto         = For a Stronger Southeast Asia ({{lang-vi|Vì một Đông Nam Á mạnh mẽ hơn}})<ref>{{cite web |author1=Kim Hoà |title=Sao la là linh vật SEA Games 2021 |url=https://vnexpress.net/sao-la-la-linh-vat-sea-games-2021-4194322.html |website=VNExpress |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=vi}}</ref>
| caption       =
| host_city     = [[Hanoi]] and surrounding provinces, Vietnam
| nations       = 11
| athletes      = 5,467
| events        = 523 in 40 sports
| opening       = 12 May 2022
| closing       = 23 May 2022
| opened_by     = [[Nguyễn Xuân Phúc]]<br />{{small| [[President of Vietnam]]}}
| closed_by     = [[Phạm Minh Chính]]<br />{{small| [[Prime Minister of Vietnam]]}}
| athlete_oath  = [[Vũ Thành An]]
| judge_oath    = Phan Thị Ngọc Linh
| torch_lighter = [[Quách Thị Lan]]
| stadium       = [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]]<br />(opening ceremony)<br />[[ Mỹ Đình Indoor Arena]]<br />(closing ceremony)
| website       = 
| previous      = [[2019 Southeast Asian Games|Philippines 2019]]
| next          = [[2023 Southeast Asian Games|Phnom Penh 2023]]
}}

The '''2021 Southeast Asian Games''' ({{lang-vi|Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2021|lit=2021 Southeast Asian Sport Assembly}}), officially known as the '''31st Southeast Asian Games''', '''31st SEA Games''' or '''SEA Games 31''', and also recognized as '''Viet Nam 2021''', was the 31st edition of the [[Southeast Asian Games]], the biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in [[Hanoi]], Vietnam and its surrounding cities from 12 to 23 May 2022.

Originally planned to take place from 21 November to 2 December 2021, it was eventually rescheduled as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-07-08 |title=Southeast Asian Games postponed over COVID-19 crisis - Malaysia Olympic Council |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/southeast-asian-games-postponed-over-covid-19-crisis-malaysia-olympic-council-2021-07-08/ |access-date=2022-05-23}}</ref> Featuring 523 events in 40 different sports, being that the majority were in the Olympic program, contrary to what had happened
on, [[2019 Southeast Asian Games|previous edition]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=Ken |date=May 16, 2022 |title=SEA Games 2021 in 2022: Preview, schedule and stars to watch in Vietnam |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/southeast-asian-games-2022-preview-schedule-stars |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=www.olympics.com}}</ref> This was the second time that Vietnam had hosted the games, having previously done so for the [[2003 Southeast Asian Games|2003 edition]]. The country had previously submitted a bid to host the [[Bids for the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Asian Games and won]], but later withdrew due to financial restraints.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-09-17 |title=Indonesia set to be awarded 2018 Asian Games |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-games-asian-2018-idUKKBN0HC19G20140917 |access-date=2022-05-23}}</ref>

The host country [[Vietnam at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Vietnam]] emerged in the medal tally as the overall champions for the first time in 19 years, recording 205 gold medals (the most by any country thus far) along with 125 silvers and 106 bronzes, accumulating 446 medals in total.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=Vietnam tops medal tally, exceeding gold medal target at SEA Games 31 {{!}} Culture - Sports {{!}} Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-tops-medal-tally-exceeding-gold-medal-target-at-sea-games-31/228890.vnp |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=VietnamPlus |language=en |agency=VNA }}</ref> They were followed by [[Thailand at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Thailand]] and [[Indonesia at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Indonesia]], with the [[Philippines at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Philippines]] and [[Singapore at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Singapore]] rounding out the top five.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEA Games 31 - Trang thông tin chính thức |url=https://seagames2021.com/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=seagames2021.com |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524004654/https://seagames2021.com/ |archive-date=2022-05-24 }}</ref>

==Host selection==
[[Hanoi]] and [[Ho Chi Minh City]] both submitted bids to host the games. While Ho Chi Minh City was initially favoured, Hanoi is later deemed to be the more suitable location due to its existing sporting infrastructure. This came after the [[Politics of Vietnam|Vietnamese]] [[Prime Minister of Vietnam|Prime Minister]] [[Nguyễn Tấn Dũng]] ordered provinces and cities to not build new sporting facilities as a cost-saving measure, following the country's withdrawal from hosting the [[2018 Asian Games]] due to financial restraints.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Hanoi will host 2021 SE Asian Games: official|url=http://tuoitrenews.vn/sports/29071/hanoi-will-host-2021-se-asian-games-official|website=Tuoi Tre News|date=10 April 2013|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vietnam backs out as host of 2019 Asian Games|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-games-asia-vietnam-idUSBREA3G18H20140417|website=Reusters|date=17 April 2014|agency=Thomson Reuters|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

===Hanoi===
According to Hanoi's submitted proposal to the [[Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Vietnam)|Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]] (MCST), the city would spend 1.7 trillion [[Vietnamese đồng|VND]] ($77 million) on preparing and organizing the 2-week games running from late November to December. 97 billion VND ($4.3 million) is expected to be earned back from broadcast rights, advertisements, sponsors and other contributions.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Lan |last1=Phuong|title=Vietnam to spend $78 mln hosting Southeast Asian Games in 2021|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/vietnam-to-spend-78-mln-hosting-southeast-asian-games-in-2021-60923.html|website=Thanh Nien Daily|date=5 April 2016|publisher=Thanh Nien News|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

===Ho Chi Minh City===
In December 2017, Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Standing Committee of the Communist Party approved of the city's hosting proposal. According to the proposal, the direct cost for hosting the Games in the city is estimated to be 7.48 trillion VND ($330 million) with 6.6 trillion VND (US$290 million) to be spent on upgrading sports facilities and 904 billion VND ($40 million) on organizing costs. However, another 8.2 trillion VND ($360 million) is needed for the construction of Rach Chiec Sports Complex while an athletes' village will not be built. The Games would run for 12 days in mid-August and see 30-36 sports being contested. The provinces of [[Đồng Nai]] and [[Bình Dương]] would also host a portion of Games.<ref>{{cite web|title=SEA Games 2021:TP.HCM chính thức xin đăng cai|url=https://thethao.tuoitre.vn/tin/comment/1415642.html|website=Tuổi Trẻ Online|date=21 December 2017|access-date=21 December 2017}}</ref>

===Decision===
On 9 July 2019, the Vietnamese government selected Hanoi as the host city of the 31st SEA Games and the [[2021 ASEAN Para Games]], which was later ratified by Vietnamese Prime Minister [[Nguyễn Xuân Phúc]] on 13 November 2019.

==Postponement==
Despite the postponement of the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in July 2021, the games were still planned to be held from late November to early December 2021, three months after the rescheduled Olympics. The 11th ASEAN Para Games were also to be held from 17 to 23 December 2021. [[Vietnam Television]] (VTV) and [[Voice of Vietnam]] (VOV) were appointed as the host broadcasters.<ref name="vanban1">{{cite web |title=Quyết định số 1616/QĐ-TTg của Thủ tướng Chính phủ : Tổ chức Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 31 và Đại hội Thể thao người khuyết tật Đông Nam Á lần thứ 11 năm 2021 tại Việt Nam |url=http://vanban.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/chinhphu/hethongvanban?class_id=2&_page=1&mode=detail&document_id=198267 |access-date=1 December 2019 |website=Cổng thông tin điện tử Chính phủ}}</ref> Originally scheduled to be held from 21 November to 2 December 2021,<ref name=vanban1/> the games were later postponed to 12 to 23 May 2022 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=SEA Games 31 slated for May 2022 |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/sea-games-31-slated-for-may-2022/211933.vnp |access-date=5 November 2021 |work=VietnamPlus | agency=Vietnam News Agency |date=5 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Preparation==
Vietnam's SEA Games Organizing Committee (SEAGOC) was formed in April 2020 with the function of preparing, submitting and executing plans to stage the Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thành lập Ban tổ chức SEA Games 31 và ASEAN Para Games 11 |url=https://nhandan.com.vn/nhip-song-the-thao/thanh-lap-ban-to-chuc-sea-games-31-va-asean-para-games-11-607498/ |website=Nhân Dân Điện Tử |date=5 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref>

===Budget===
The proposed budget allocated by the Vietnamese government for this edition of SEA Games was initially estimated to be 1.6 trillion [[VND]] (US$69.3 million). 980.3 billion VND (US$42.3 million) would be used for organizing costs while 602.3 billion VND (US$25.9 million) would be allocated for upgrades and repairs to facilities managed by MCST.<ref name="budget">{{cite web |author1=Trọng Đạt |title=1.600 tỷ đồng tổ chức SEA Games 31 |url=https://www.tienphong.vn/the-thao/1600%C2%A0ty-dong-to-chuc-sea-games-31-1692503.tpo |website=Tiền Phong |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=vi}}</ref> Provincial authorities are responsible for renovations to facilities under their management. Other than a new cycling track in [[Hòa Bình Province]] and a small tennis complex on Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre campus (handled by Hanoi People's Committee), no other sporting venue would be constructed for this edition.<ref name="budget"/>

The organization revenue was expected to be 226.6 billion VND (US$9.7 million), with 136.6 billion VND coming from the delegates' accommodation fees and 65 billion VND from broadcast rights.<ref name="budget"/>

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's budget for the Games was cut.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Hoang |title=Covid-19 crisis slashes Vietnam's SEA Games, Para Games budgets |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/covid-19-crisis-slashes-vietnam-s-sea-games-para-games-budgets-4088534.html |website=VnExpress International |access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> In January 2022, the Vietnamese government approved an organizing budget of 750 billion VND (US$32.8 million) for the Games.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Thanh Xuân |title=SEA Games 31 được duyệt kinh phí tổ chức 750 tỉ đồng, không cắt giảm số môn thi đấu |url=https://tuoitre.vn/sea-games-31-duoc-duyet-kinh-phi-to-chuc-750-ti-dong-khong-cat-giam-so-mon-thi-dau-20220118123840318.htm |website=Tuổi Trẻ Online |date=18 January 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=vi}}</ref> On April 1, 2022, the Vietnamese government approved an additional budget of 449 billion VND (US$19.65 million) for the Games. The money was taken from the national budget for sports and physical training in 2022. Four ministries and central agencies were provided 378.3 billion VND, while Hanoi and 11 other provinces received an additional 70.7 billion VND.<ref>{{cite web |title=Additional 449 billion VND allocated for SEA Games 31 organisation |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/additional-449-billion-vnd-allocated-for-sea-games-31-organisation/224473.vnp |website=VietnamPlus |date=2 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Viet Tuan |title=SEA Games 31 receives budget boost from government |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/sea-games-31-receives-budget-boost-from-government-4446706.html |website=VnExpress International |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

===Venues===
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While Hanoi was the main hub, several other surrounding provinces assisted in hosting portions of the games. Athletes and officials were housed in hotels near their competition venues. In the initial plan, a new tennis complex was planned to be built on Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre campus and a newly rebuilt [[Hàng Đẫy Stadium]] would host a group for men's football. Both of these projects faced development delays and difficulties and could no longer be completed in time for the games.<ref name="delayedprojects">{{cite web |author1=L. Sơn |title=Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy và dự án cụm sân quần vợt không đảm bảo tiến độ phục vụ SEA Games 31 |url=https://baotintuc.vn/chuyen-the-thao/san-van-dong-hang-day-va-du-an-cum-san-quan-vot-khong-dam-bao-tien-do-phuc-vu-sea-games-31-20200905152316402.htm |website=Báo Tin Tức |access-date=16 September 2020 |language=vi |date=5 September 2020}}</ref> Consequently, the tennis venue was relocated to a newly-built private venue in [[Bắc Ninh Province]], and Việt Trì Stadium hosted a men's football group alongside [[Thiên Trường Stadium]] during the group stage.<ref name="ngonngang">{{cite web |author1=Nhật Duy |title=Ngổn ngang SEA Games 31! |url=https://thanhnien.vn/the-thao/bong-da-viet-nam/ngon-ngang-sea-games-31-121934.html |website=Thanh Niên |access-date=16 September 2020 |language=vi |date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
 
 
[[File:Quần Ngựa Palace of Sports.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Quần Ngựa Sports Palace]] hosted all gymnastics events]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 65%"
|-
! width="50px"|Zone !! width="80px"|City/Province !! Venue !! Event(s) !! Capacity !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="34" align="center" |{{center| [[Hanoi Capital Region|Hanoi Capital Region venues]]}}|| rowspan="24" align="center" | [[Hanoi]] || colspan="4" | '''National Sports Complex'''
|-
| [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]] || Opening Ceremony, Men's Football Finals, Athletics||40,192 || <ref name="venues2021">{{cite web |title=Chi tiết địa điểm tổ chức các môn thi đấu SEA Games 2021 tại Việt Nam |url=https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/chi-tiet-dia-diem-to-chuc-cac-mon-thi-dau-sea-games-2021-tai-viet-nam-20210326200624727.htm |website=Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Mỹ Đình Aquatics Center|| Aquatics, Finswimming || 5,700 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| [[Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium]] || Fencing, Closing Ceremony || 3,094 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| colspan="4"| '''Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Centre'''
|-
| Palace of Culture || Weightlifting, Bodybuilding || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Pétanque Boulodrome|| Pétanque || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Archery Field || Archery || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| colspan="4"|'''Other'''
|-
| Bắc Từ Liêm District Sporting Hall|| Pencak Silat || 950 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Cầu Giấy District Sporting Hall || Wushu || 858 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Đan Phượng District Sporting Hall || Jujitsu || 525 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Gia Lâm District Sporting Hall|| Wrestling || 2,400 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Hà Đông District Sporting Hall|| Billiards & Snooker || 1,850  || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Hanoi National Sports Training Centre No. 1 || Shooting || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Hoài Đức District Sporting Hall || Judo, Kurash || 2,000 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Hoàng Mai District Sporting Hall|| Sepak takraw || 1,000 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Long Biên District Sporting Hall || Dancesport || 300 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| [[Quần Ngựa Sports Palace]] || Gymnastics || 5,500 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Royal City Hanoi || Bowling || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Tây Hồ District Sporting Hall || Taekwondo || 1,200 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Thanh Trì District Sporting Hall || Basketball || 1,086 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Sóc Sơn District Sporting Hall || Vovinam || 934 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| [[Vietnam National Convention Center]] || Esports || 3,747 || <ref>{{Cite web|date=24 March 2021|title=31st Southeast Asian Games Esports content (NỘI DUNG THI ĐẤU CỦA THỂ THAO ĐIỆN TỬ TẠI SEA GAMES 31)|url=http://viresa.org.vn/noi-dung-thi-dau-cua-the-thao-dien-tu-tai-sea-games-31|url-status=dead|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA)|language=vi|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629113216/http://viresa.org.vn/noi-dung-thi-dau-cua-the-thao-dien-tu-tai-sea-games-31}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|[[Bắc Giang]]|| Bắc Giang Gymnasium|| Badminton || 4,000 || <ref name="BNBG">{{cite web |author1=Vân Trường |author2=Nguyễn Phát |title=Bắc Ninh, Bắc Giang đẩy nhanh tiến độ dự án phục vụ SEA Games 31 |url=https://laodong.vn/the-thao/bac-ninh-bac-giang-day-nhanh-tien-do-du-an-phuc-vu-sea-games-31-881808.ldo |website=Lao Động |date=21 February 2021 |access-date=4 March 2021 |language=vi}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"|[[Bắc Ninh]]|| Bắc Ninh Gymnasium||Boxing, Kickboxing||3,000|| <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Bắc Ninh Sports University Gymnasium || Handball || 1,500 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Hanaka Sports & Entertainment Center || Tennis || 3,000 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
|align="center" align="center"| [[Hà Nam]] || Hà Nam Gymnasium || Futsal || 7,500 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| align="center"|[[Hải Dương]] || Hải Dương Sporting Hall || Table Tennis || 2,300 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| align="center"|[[Hòa Bình City|Hòa Bình]] || {{N/A}} || Cycling || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Vĩnh Phúc]] || Vĩnh Phúc Sporting Hall || Muay Thai || 2,520 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Đầm Vạc Golf Course || Golf ||  || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| align="center"| [[Phú Thọ]] || Việt Trì Stadium || Men's Football || 16,000 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| rowspan="9" align="center"|{{center|Other venues}}|| {{center|[[Hải Phòng]]}} || Thủy Nguyên Boat Racing Center ||Canoeing, Rowing || N/A || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
|{{center|[[Nam Định]]}} ||[[Thiên Trường Stadium]]||Men's Football ||30,000|| <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
|{{center|[[Ninh Bình]]}}|| Ninh Bình Province Sports Gymnasium || Karate || 3,040 || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
|rowspan="6" align="center"|[[Quảng Ninh]] ||[[Cẩm Phả Stadium]] || Women's Football ||16,000|| <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Đại Yên Sports Arena||Volleyball||6,105|| <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Quảng Ninh Exhibition Palace of Urban Planning & Expo || Chess || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| [[Tuần Châu|Tuần Châu Beach]] || Beach volleyball, Beach handball || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| [[Tuần Châu]] || Triathlon, Duathlon || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
| Yên Tử Legacy Resort || Xiangqi || || <ref name="venues2021"/>
|-
|}

====Non-competition venues====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Province/Municipality !! Venue !! Events/Designation
|-
| rowspan="2" | Hanoi || rowspan="2" | [[Vietnam National Convention Center]] || International Broadcasting Center (IBC)
|-
| Media Press Center (MPC)
|-
|}

===Volunteers===
The organizing committee planned to recruit around 3,000 volunteers for the Games with 2,000 of them based in Hanoi. In February 2022, SEAGOC started to work with local Hanoi colleges, mainly [[Hanoi University]] and Hanoi Open University to start the process. Applicants were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ngân Hà |title=Tuyển chọn 3.000 tình nguyện viên phục vụ SEA Games 31 |url=http://www.hanoimoi.com.vn/tin-tuc/The-thao/1024661/tuyen-chon-3000-tinh-nguyen-vien-phuc-vu-sea-games-31 |website=Hà Nội Mới |date=14 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=vi}}</ref> Selected volunteers would receive orientation and training between March and April before being assigned to specific venues in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ngân Hà |title=Tuyển chọn tình nguyện viên phục vụ SEA Games 31: Nỗ lực vì một kỳ đại hội thành công |url=http://www.hanoimoi.com.vn/tin-tuc/The-thao/1025713/tuyen-chon-tinh-nguyen-vien-phuc-vu-sea-games-31-no-luc-vi-mot-ky-dai-hoi-thanh-cong |website=Hà Nội Mới |date=27 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=vi}}</ref>

===Torch relay===
The torch relay was held 31 days prior to the opening ceremony, representing 31 editions of the Southeast Asian Games. The relay began at [[Hùng Temple]] in [[Phú Thọ Province]] on 11 April 2022, and went through all hosting provinces before arriving at the cauldron at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi on 12 May.<ref name="torchrelay">{{cite web |author1=Tú Hân |title=Rước đuốc SEA Games từ Phú Thọ về Hà Nội trước lễ khai mạc 31 ngày |url=https://webthethao.vn/sea-games/ruoc-duoc-sea-games-tu-phu-tho-ve-ha-noi-truoc-le-khai-mac-31-ngay-DmjVbmY7g.htm |website=Web thể thao |access-date=28 February 2022 |language=vi}}</ref>

===Ticketing===
The SEAGOC encouraged each provincial organizing committee to allow spectators to enter competition venues for free.<ref>{{cite web |title=Công văn số 1280/BTCSG31 -TBTCCSVCVĐTT về việc phương án phát hành giấy mời và vé các nội dung thi đấu trong SEA Games 31 |url=https://seagames2021.com/documents/detail/96e4ded7-39d8-467c-aec3-4d1da2748e5b?lang=vi-VN |website=SEA Games 31 - Viet Nam 2021 |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509171921/https://seagames2021.com/documents/detail/96e4ded7-39d8-467c-aec3-4d1da2748e5b?lang=vi-VN |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the decision to release and/or charge for tickets is ultimately dependent on each province. [[Hải Phòng]] and [[Quảng Ninh]] expressed interest in free entry for all spectators, with the latter being the largest cluster of venues outside of Hanoi. Meanwhile, [[Phú Thọ]], the host for all of Vietnam's matches in [[Football at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games - Men's tournament|men's football]], has planned on selling tickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=SEA Games 31: Có mở cửa cho khán giả? |url=https://tuoitre.vn/sea-games-31-co-mo-cua-cho-khan-gia-20220408074308108.htm |website=Tuổi Trẻ Online |date=8 April 2022 |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>

===Medals===
The official medals of the 2021 SEA Games were designed by Nguyễn Văn Hùng, an artist from the Vietnam Animation Studio who also worked on the medals for the [[2016 Asian Beach Games]].<ref name="medal">{{cite web |title=526 bộ huy chương mạ vàng cho nhà vô địch SEA Games 31 |url=https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/526-bo-huy-chuong-ma-vang-cho-nha-vo-dich-sea-games-31-2022043008520198.htm |website=Người lao động |date=30 April 2022 |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> One side of the medal features this edition's logo while the other features the mascot ''Saola'' in front of Vietnam's tourist sites and patterns.<ref name="medal"/>

SEA Games 31 medals are cast in copper-zinc compounds, of which red copper accounts for about 85 percent. Each medal is five millimeters thick. The gold medal is coated with 24-karat [[gold]] plating. Silver medals are silver-plated and bronze medals are copper-plated. To increase durability, each medal is coated with three layers of plating inside and covered with an extra layer outside. The ribbon is made of woven fabric.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Hoang |title=SEA Games 31 introduces medal designs |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sea-games-31/sea-games-31-introduces-medal-designs-4455709.html |website=VNExpress International |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref>

==The Games==

===COVID-19 regulations===
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all athletes and officials entering Vietnam were required to have a negative PCR-based COVID-19 test within 72 hours of their departure. Within 24 hours of entry and of their respective event, participants would be tested again using [[COVID-19 rapid antigen test|rapid testing]].<ref name="covid policy">{{cite web |author1=Khương Xuân |title=Khán giả đến sân xem SEA Games 31 không phải xét nghiệm COVID-19 |url=https://tuoitre.vn/khan-gia-den-san-xem-sea-games-31-khong-phai-xet-nghiem-covid-19-20220318125910419.htm |website=Tuổi Trẻ Online |date=18 March 2022 |access-date=20 March 2022 |language=vi}}</ref>

If an athlete tests positive for COVID-19, they would be quarantined at their designated facility, or transported to a hospital in severe cases. For a positive case tested before their respective event, the NOC could replace the athlete with another one. However, if a positive case turns up while the event is still ongoing, the athlete can no longer participate and their results would be invalidated.<ref name="covid policy"/>

Spectators did not have to show any negative test result to enter. However, the amount of spectators allowed at a venue depended on the local COVID-19 regulations at the time of competition.<ref name="covid policy"/>

===Opening ceremony===
The opening ceremony for the Games was held on 12 May 2022 - 20:00 (local time) at the [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcLGOX4cipg|title=SEA Games Vietnam 2021 Opening Ceremony|date=12 May 2022|website=Youtube|agency=Mediacorp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://seagames.bernama.com/news.php?id=2080478|title=Vietnam kicks off 31st SEA Games in spectacular fashion|website=Bernama|date=12 May 2022}}</ref> [[Merited Artist of Vietnam|Merited artist]], Vietnamese choreographer and head of the Vietnamese Department of Performing Arts [[Trần Ly Ly]] was the chief director of the ceremony, with record producer [[Huy Tuấn]] serving as a music director. Only 31 athletes from each country participated in the parade of nations, as a preventive measure against COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nhật Duy |title=Lễ khai mạc SEA Games đặc biệt chưa từng có |url=https://thanhnien.vn/le-khai-mac-sea-games-dac-biet-chua-tung-co-post1444129.html |website=Thanh Niên Online |date=April 2022 |access-date=2 April 2022 |language=vi}}</ref>

3D mapping, virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality and mixed reality were among the technologies used during the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hanoitimes.vn/sea-games-31-opens-320760.html|title=SEA Games 31 opening ceremony held in Hanoi}}</ref> More than 1,000 actors were mobilized for the performance, with each smaller performance featured more than 200 actors and actresses. The stage is designed with 44 projectors for demonstrating projection mapping technology and the stadium pitch was turned into a display surface. In addition, the entirety of stand B in the stadium was used as the main stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hanoitimes.vn/sea-games-31-opening-ceremony-to-tell-stories-of-bamboo-and-wet-rice-culture-320554.html|title=SEA Games 31 opening ceremony to tell stories of bamboo and wet rice culture}}</ref>

The ceremony, titled "Welcoming Southeast Asia", featured three main performances which included: Friendly Vietnam, Strong Southeast Asia, and Shining Southeast Asia. The stories of bamboo and wet rice culture, which represent the flexibility and resistance of the Vietnamese people and the lotus as the national flower, were among the elements featured in the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vietreader.com/travel/58511-the-colors-of-vietnam-in-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-31st-sea-games.html|title=The colors of Vietnam in the opening ceremony of the 31st SEA Games}}</ref>

The first performance, “Friendly Vietnam”, shows the message that Vietnam is a country with a culture with its own identity and friendly with people from all countries of the world. The second performance, “Strong Southeast Asia”, demonstrates the strength of the ASEAN community. The third performance, “Shining Southeast Asia”, shows the strength of solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and ASEAN countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hanoitimes.vn/sea-games-31-spectacular-opening-ceremony-to-spread-solidarity-spirit-for-stronger-southeast-asia-320761.html|title=SEA Games 31: Spectacular opening ceremony raises spirit for stronger Southeast Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://strrudel.com/unveiling-the-unique-opening-ceremony-of-the-31st-sea-games|title=Unveiling the unique opening ceremony of the 31st SEA Games}}</ref>

==== Welcome, national flag and anthem ====
The ceremony began with the introduction of several dignitaries including Vietnamese President [[Nguyễn Xuân Phúc]], President of the National Assembly [[Vương Đình Huệ]], Deputy Prime Minister [[Vũ Đức Đam]] and Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore [[Tan Chuan Jin]] to the audiences. Eight [[People's Army of Vietnam]] personnel carried the [[flag of Vietnam|Vietnamese flag]] to the flagpole while performing the [[goose step]] and raised it to the Vietnamese national anthem – "[[Tiến Quân Ca]]". At the end of the anthem, a superimposed Vietnamese flag was shown flying across the television screen.

==== Parade of Nations ====
Each delegation was led by a woman wearing a red [[Áo dài]] printed with floral pattern carrying an oval-shaped placard that bore the name of the delegation.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!width=25|Order
!width=260|Nation
!width=200|Flag bearer
!width=140|Sport
|-
| align="center" | 1 || {{flagIOC2team|BRU|2021 Southeast Asian Games|name=Brunei Darussalam}}||  Anisah Najihah Abdullah<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brusports.com/2022/05/06/sea-games-anisah-motivated-to-be-flag-bearer/|title=SEA Games:Anisah Motivated to be flag-bearer|website=BruSports News|date=6 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Pencak silat at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Pencak silat]]
|-
| align="center" | 2 || {{flagIOC2team|CAM|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || [[Jessa Khan]] || [[Jujitsu at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Jujitsu]]
|-
| align="center" | 3 || {{flagIOC2team|INA|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || [[Emilia Nova]] || [[Athletics at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Athletics]]
|-
| align="center" | 4 || {{flagIOC2team|LAO|2021 Southeast Asian Games|name=Lao DPR}}|| Soulasith Khamvongsa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogtuan.info/2022/05/13/road-to-vietnam-welcomes-11-sports-delegations-to-open-the-31st-sea-games/|title="Road to Vietnam" welcomes 11 sports delegations to open the 31st SEA Games|website=blogtuan.info|date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Pétanque at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Pétanque]]
|-
| align="center" | 5 || {{flagIOC2team|MAS|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || [[Nur Dhabitah Sabri]] || [[Diving at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Diving]]
|-
| align="center" | 6 || {{flagIOC2team|MYA|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || Aung Tun Min || [[Sepak takraw at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Sepak takraw]]
|-
| align="center" | 7 || {{flagIOC2team|PHI|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || [[Ernest John Obiena]] || [[Athletics at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Athletics]]
|-
| align="center" | 8 || {{flagIOC2team|SGP|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || Sheik Farhan || [[Pencak silat at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Pencak silat]]
|-
| align="center" | 9 || {{flagIOC2team|THA|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || Suvijak Khunthong || [[Jujitsu at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Jujitsu]]
|-
| align="center" | 10 || {{flagIOC2team|TLS|2021 Southeast Asian Games|name=Timor-Leste}}|| Ana da Costa da Silva || [[Taekwondo at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Taekwondo]]
|-
| align="center" | 11 || {{flagIOC2team|VIE|2021 Southeast Asian Games}} || [[Nguyễn Huy Hoàng (swimmer)|Nguyễn Huy Hoàng]] || [[Swimming at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games|Swimming]]
|}

===Closing ceremony===
The closing ceremony for the Games was held on 23 May 2022 at 20:00 (local time) at the [[Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circle.myactivesg.com/stories/sea-games-2021-c%E1%BA%A3m-%C6%A1n-hanoi-see-you-in-cambodia|title=Cảm ơn, Hanoi – see you in Cambodia!|date=24 May 2022|website=Active SG}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=Director promises friendly, cosy closing ceremony of SEA Games 31 |url=https://seagames2021.com/news/detail/4a700f64-a1d8-46dc-822a-88a37b850fa9?lang=en-US |website=SEA Games 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602181624/https://seagames2021.com/news/detail/4a700f64-a1d8-46dc-822a-88a37b850fa9?lang=en-US |archive-date=2 June 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ceremony, bearing the theme "Coming Together to Shine", featured three main performances which included: ‘My Hanoi, Your Love’, ‘Gathering’ and ‘Shining’ to mark the rejuvenation of sports in Southeast Asia after being halted since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Athletes Nguyen Thi Oanh and Nguyen Huy Hoang (Vietnam), Josh Atkinson (Thailand), and Quah Jing Wen (Singapore) were awarded the “Best Athletes Award” during the ceremony to commend their achievements during the games, breaking Southeast Asian Games records. The flag of the Southeast Asian Games Federation was eventually lowered and handed over to Cambodia, the host country of the [[2023 Southeast Asian Games|2023 edition]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=PM: Cambodia committed to host SEA Games 2023 - Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501065700/pm-cambodia-committed-to-host-sea-games-2023/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://seagames.bernama.com/news.php?id=2083940|title=Hanoi SEA Games ends in colourful, vibrant, spectacular style|website=Bernama|date=23 May 2022}}</ref>

===Participating nations===
All 11 members of Southeast Asian Games Federation took part in the 2021 SEA Games. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs.

While Thailand and Indonesia were initially barred from using their [[national flags]] due to sanctions by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=No Indonesia, Thai flags in Hanoi Games |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/10/14/2133988/no-indonesia-thai-flags-hanoi-games |access-date=14 October 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=14 October 2021}}</ref> the sanction was lifted on 3 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wada-ama.org/en/news/wada-removes-national-anti-doping-organizations-indonesia-and-thailand-world-anti-doping-code|title=WADA removes National Anti-Doping Organizations of Indonesia and Thailand from World Anti-Doping Code non-compliant list}}</ref>

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* {{flagSEAGF|BRU|2021|24}}
* {{flagSEAGF|CAM|2021|560}}
* {{flagSEAGF|INA|2021|499}}
* {{flagSEAGF|LAO|2021|363}}
* {{flagSEAGF|MAS|2021|584}}
* {{flagSEAGF|MYA|2021|352}}
* {{flagSEAGF|PHI|2021|656}}
* {{flagSEAGF|SGP|2021|476}}
* {{flagSEAGF|THA|2021|888}}
* {{flagSEAGF|TLS|2021|69}}
* {{flagSEAGF|VIE|2021|965}} '''(Host)'''
{{div col end}}

===Sports===
{{see also|Southeast Asian Games sports}}
The 31st SEA Games featured 40 sports with 523 events.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nguyên Phương |title=Việt Nam chỉ tổ chức tối đa 40 môn tại SEA Games 31 |url=https://thethao.sggp.org.vn/viet-nam-chi-to-chuc-toi-da-40-mon-tai-sea-games-31-670784.html |website=Sài Gòn Giải Phóng - Thể Thao Online |access-date=4 July 2020 |language=vi |date=3 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Lê Hùng |title=SEA Games 31 có thêm 4 môn thi đấu |url=https://thethao.sggp.org.vn/sea-games-31-co-them-4-mon-thi-dau-690751.html |website=Sài Gòn Giải Phóng Online |date=12 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |language=vi}}</ref> 16 out of 40 sports are those not included in the [[Olympic Games]] at the time the 31st SEA Games were held.

8 out of 40 sports were not included in both the [[Olympic Games]] and [[Asian Games]] at the time the 31st SEA Games were held: Bodybuilding, Chess, Dancesport, Kickboxing, Muay, Pencak silat, Pétanque and Vovinam. According to the SEAGF Charter and Rules, a host nation must stage a minimum of 22 sports: the two compulsory sports from Category I (athletics and aquatics), in addition to a minimum of 14 sports from Category II (Olympics and Asian Games mandatory sports), and a maximum of 8 sports from Category III.<ref name="charter">{{cite web|url=http://voc.org.vn/Portals/0/2013-SEAG%20Charter.pdf |title=South East Asian Games Federation: Charter and Rules |publisher=SEAGF |date=30 May 2010 |access-date=30 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307182744/http://voc.org.vn/Portals/0/2013-SEAG%20Charter.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!2021 Southeast Asian Games Sporting Programmes
|-
|
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-1-of-4}}
* Aquatics
** {{GamesSport|Diving|Events=8|Format=d}}
** {{GamesSport|Swimming|Events=40|Format=d}}
** {{GamesSport|Finswimming|Events=13|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Archery|Events=10|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Athletics|Events=47|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Badminton|Events=7|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Basketball|Format=d}}
** 3x3 Basketball {{small|(2)}}
** 5x5 Basketball {{small|(2)}}
* {{GamesSport|Billiards and snooker|Events=10|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Bodybuilding|Events=10|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Bowling|Events=6|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Boxing|Events=13|Format=d}}
{{Col-2-of-4}}
* {{GamesSport|Canoeing|Events=11|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Chess|Events=10|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Cycling|Events=|Format=d}}
** Mountain cycling {{small|(4)}}
** Road cycling {{small|(8)}}
* {{GamesSport|Dancesport|Events=12|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Esports|Events=10|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Fencing|Events=12|Format=d}}
* Football
** {{GamesSport|Football|Events=2|Format=d}}
** {{GamesSport|Futsal|Events=2|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Golf|Events=4|Format=d}}
{{Col-3-of-4}}
* {{GamesSport|Gymnastics|Format=d}}
** Aerobic <small>(5)</small><sup>†</sup>
** Artistic <small>(14)</small>
** Rhythmic <small>(2)</small>
* {{GamesSport|Handball|Format=d}}
** Beach handball <small>(1)</small><sup>†</sup>
** Indoor handball <small>(2)</small>
* {{GamesSport|Judo|Events=13|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Jujitsu|Events=6|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Karate|Events=15|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Kickboxing|Events=12|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Kurash|Events=10|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Muay Thai|Events=11|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Pencak silat|Events=16|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Pétanque|Events=8|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
{{Col-4-of-4}}
* {{GamesSport|Rowing|Events=16|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Sepak takraw|Events=8|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Shooting|Events=22|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Table tennis|Events=7|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Taekwondo|Events=19|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Tennis|Events=7|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Triathlon|Events=4|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Volleyball|Format=d}}
** Beach volleyball <small>(2)</small>
** Indoor volleyball <small>(2)</small>
* {{GamesSport|Vovinam|Events=15|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Events=14|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Wrestling|Events=18|Format=d}}
* {{GamesSport|Wushu|Events=21|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
* {{GamesSport|Xiangqi|Events=4|Format=d}}<sup>†</sup>
{{Col-end}}
|}
<small><sup>†</sup> indicates non-Olympics sports and disciplines</small>

===Calendar===
{{2021 Southeast Asian Games calendar}}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 2021 Southeast Asian Games medal table<ref>{{cite web | url=https://seagames2021.com/competition-results | title=SEA Games 31 - Trang thông tin Seagame 2022 chính thức | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524004650/https://seagames2021.com/competition-results | archive-date=2022-05-24 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | host           = VIE
 | flag_template  = flagSEAGF
 | event          = 2021
 | team           = NOC
| gold_VIE = 205 | silver_VIE = 125 | bronze_VIE = 116 | host_VIE = yes
| gold_THA = 92 | silver_THA = 103 | bronze_THA = 136
| gold_INA = 69 | silver_INA = 91 | bronze_INA = 81
| gold_PHI = 52 | silver_PHI = 70 | bronze_PHI = 104
| gold_SGP = 47 | silver_SGP = 46 | bronze_SGP = 73
| gold_MAS = 39 | silver_MAS = 45 | bronze_MAS = 90
| gold_MYA = 9 | silver_MYA = 18 | bronze_MYA = 35
| gold_CAM = 9 | silver_CAM = 13 | bronze_CAM = 41
| gold_LAO = 2 | silver_LAO = 7 | bronze_LAO = 33
| gold_BRU = 1 | silver_BRU = 1 | bronze_BRU = 1
| gold_TLS = 0 | silver_TLS = 3 | bronze_TLS = 2
|Text=A total of 1759 medals, comprising 525 Gold medals, 522 Silver medals and 712 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Vietnam's performance was their best to date and also the best of any country at any games, and they alsoplaced first overall and won the entire games.}}

== Notable occurrences ==
{{Trivia section|date=June 2022}}
* A total of 1760 medals, comprising 525 gold medals, 522 silver medals and 713 bronze medals were awarded to athletes.
* The host country [[Vietnam]]'s performance was their best to date and also the best of any country at any games, beating Indonesia's 194-gold finish in [[1997 SEA Games|1997]], and they also placed first overall and won the entire games.
* The [[Philippines]] got their best finish in the games that they are not hosting since their 57-gold finish in [[1993 SEA Games|1993]].
* [[Brunei]] got their worst medal count in the games since [[1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]].
* Prior to [[2023 SEA Games|2023]], [[Malaysia]] got their worst finish in the games since [[1983 SEA Games|1983]] where they also placed 6th.
* [[Cambodia]] finished the games with 9-gold medals their best since [[1973 SEAP Games|1973]] when they were represented as the [[Khmer Republic]].
* [[Laos]] got their best finish in the games since [[2013 SEA Games|2013]].
* Vietnam was the best nation in athletics, keeping their streak for 3 editions.
* The Philippines lost the gold-medal game in Basketball, losing their gold-streak that was started in [[1991 SEA Games|1991]].
* Vietnam won the [[Football at the 2021 SEA Games – Women's tournament|women's football tournament]], keeping their streak for 3 editions.

==Marketing==
===Official branding===
On 30 August 2019, [[Vietnam Olympic Committee]] launched a nationwide contest to find the official logo, mascot, slogan, and song for both 31st SEA Games and 2021 ASEAN Para Games. The contest ran until 30 October 2019. The top 3 in each category were intended to be featured on a ballot and Vietnamese nationals could then vote for the winning creation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Organisers launch SEA Games contests |url=https://vietnamnews.vn/sports/534819/organisers-launch-sea-games-contests.html | date=31 August 2019 |website=VietNam News |access-date=29 April 2020 }}</ref> On 20 October 2019, a mascot named after the canine character Vàng in [[Nam Cao]]'s famous short story ''Lão Hạc'' was awarded People's Choice Award by the organizer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Favorite Mascot by Netizen |url=https://www.facebook.com/logoseagames31/posts/140904607273049?__cft__[0]=AZXg1zlczjsnQn6BibbDGVyaAkc9XvaBhPfS6JIzaV_o3y7d9lSKzBm7b0mrQh9jha9YDTabXz8XH6-mbkYH-XedyLQMSB2so3ODI_2bmIEZhGTGXB2Y4kAisZvB3b710G0UjiRiIzD27_RoWhtjdBJ7OCBY1VGuOhGgnNL-U0C0kg&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |website=Logo SEA Games 31 Facebook |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref> On 26 October 2019, the final top 3 mascots, selected by an internal panel, were announced. These mascots took inspirations from various Vietnamese animals: the endangered species [[saola]], the mythical creature "con nghê", and tigers. The selected designs were met with a negative reception by the Vietnamese public. The organizers later withdrew the announcement, stating that the designs were preliminary and would undergo further adjustments.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Thanh Xuân |title=BTC cuộc thi linh vật SEA Games 31 tại Việt Nam ẩn bài, rút hình ảnh để ...chỉnh sửa |url=https://anninhthudo.vn/giai-tri/btc-cuoc-thi-linh-vat-sea-games-31-tai-viet-nam-an-bai-rut-hinh-anh-de-chinh-sua/832706.antd |website=An Ninh Thủ Đô |access-date=18 July 2020 |language=vi |date=13 November 2019}}</ref> The reveal was then postponed to November 2019, and later indefinitely postponed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vẫn chưa có logo và bài hát SEA Games 31, ASEAN Para Games 11 |url=https://baotintuc.vn/the-thao-24h/van-chua-co-logo-va-bai-hat-sea-games-31-asean-para-games-11-20200629105638096.htm |website=Báo Tin Tức |access-date=18 July 2020 |language=vi |date=29 June 2020}}</ref>

On 19 November 2020, the winning entries were announced.<ref name="contestwinner">{{cite web |title=Công bố và trao giải cuộc thi sáng tác biểu trưng, biểu tượng vui SEA Games 31 và ASEAN Para Games 11 năm 2021, tại Việt Nam |url=http://tdtt.gov.vn/article/cong-bo-va-trao-giai-cuoc-thi-sang-tac-bieu-trung-bieu-tuong-vui-sea-games-31-va-asean-para-games-11-nam-2021-tai-viet-nam |website=Vietnam Sports Administration |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=vi}}</ref> No theme song was selected from the contest, with the organizing committee commissioning composer Quang Vinh, who previously penned the theme song "For the World of Tomorrow" ({{lang-vi|Vì một thế giới ngày mai}}) for the [[2003 Southeast Asian Games|22nd SEA Games]] in 2003, to write a new theme song for this edition.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Trọng Đạt |title='Nóng ruột' chờ bài hát SEA Games 31 |url=https://www.tienphong.vn/the-thao/nong-ruot-cho-bai-hat-sea-games-31-1751937.tpo |website=Tiền Phong Online |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=vi}}</ref>

====Logo====
The 31st SEA Games logo was designed by Hoàng Xuân Hiếu. Hiếu's logo is inspired by the combined images of a dove and a human hand to create the "V" shape,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ngoc |first1=Anh |title=Official logo, mascot of SEA Games 2021 launched |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/official-logo-mascot-of-sea-games-2021-launched-923839.vov |access-date=2 December 2020 |work=Voice of Vietnam |date=19 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> representing the words "victory" and "Vietnam". This idea originates from the image of an athlete placing his hand on his left chest, singing the National Anthem before each sacred match.  In addition, the bird's wings are a symbol of extraordinary will, desire to conquer and great sportsmanship.

====Mascot====
[[File:SEA Games 31 Saola mascot.svg|thumb|214x214px|''Sao La'' is the official mascot of the 31st SEA Games 2022]]
The mascot of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games is ''Sao La'', inspired by the [[saola]] – a rare mammal native to central Vietnam. This design by Ngô Xuân Khôi defeated 557 other mascot submissions to emerge as the winner of the 2019 search contest.<ref name="contestwinner"/>

====Slogan====
"For a Stronger Southeast Asia" ({{lang-vi|Vì một Đông Nam Á mạnh mẽ hơn}}) was chosen as the slogan of this edition. The slogan represents Vietnam's hope as [[ASEAN]] Chair 2020, for the region to develop further, and signifies the region's strive to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

====Theme song====
During the International Press Conference held on 28 February 2022, "Let's Shine" ({{lang-vi|Hãy Tỏa Sáng}}), the official theme song of the 31st SEA Games, was revealed. The song was composed by Huy Tuấn and performed by [[Tùng Dương]], [[Hồ Ngọc Hà]], [[Văn Mai Hương]], Isaac and Đen Vâu, and features lyrics in English and Vietnamese.<ref>{{cite web |title=SEA Games 31 - For a stronger South East Asia |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=external&v=7307246572619553 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=SEA Games 31 - Viet Nam 2021 Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Let's Shine - Tùng Dương, Hồ Ngọc Hà, Văn Mai Hương, ISAAC, Đen Vâu (Official Lyric Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDu6Jl3wBY8 |website=YouTube |access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="torchrelay" />

===Sponsors===
There were four tiers of sponsorships for the 31st SEA Games. Diamond sponsors contributed more than 10 billion VND (US$438,000) in cash or 13 billion VND (US$569,000) worth of products or services. Platinum sponsors contributed 5-10 billion VND in cash or 8-13 billion VND worth of products or services. Gold sponsors contributed 3-5 billion VND in cash or 6-8 billion VND worth of products or services. Partnering sponsors contributed under 3 billion VND in cash, or under 6 billion VND worth of products or services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quyết định về việc ban hành quy chế vận động, quản lý, sử dụng tài trợ và nhượng quyền sử dụng thương hiệu Đại hội thể thao Đông Nam Á lần thứ 31 và Đại hội thể thao người khuyết tật Đông Nam Á lần thứ 11 năm 2021 tại Việt Nam |url=https://stp.bacgiang.gov.vn/documents/20181/10476283/1616925957288_Q%C4%90%20v%E1%BA%ADn%20%C4%91%E1%BB%99ng,%20t%C3%A0i%20tr%E1%BB%A3.pdf/781ea4c3-c9c1-4c3d-a8a1-6f7887ae4d0d |website=Bắc Giang Provincial Protal |access-date=27 February 2022 |format=PDF}}</ref> Vietcontent was the main sponsorship agency of the Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=SEA Games 31 đã kêu gọi tài trợ được trên 70 tỉ đồng |url=https://laodong.vn/the-thao-khac/sea-games-31-da-keu-goi-tai-tro-duoc-tren-70-ti-dong-1016920.ldo |website=Lao Động Online |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|2021 Southeast Asian Games sponsors
|-
!Tier
!Sponsoring firms
|-
|'''Diamond'''
|[[Ajinomoto]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ajinomoto là nhà tài trợ kim cương SEA Games 31 |url=https://vnexpress.net/ajinomoto-la-nha-tai-tro-kim-cuong-sea-games-31-4421306.html |website=VNExpress |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> Động Lực, [[McDonald’s]], [[Heineken Asia Pacific]] (Bia Việt),<ref name="1stphase" /> Jogarbola,<ref name="1stphase">{{cite web |title=SEA Games 31 hy vọng thu được 70 tỉ đồng tiền tài trợ |url=https://tuoitre.vn/sea-games-31-hy-vong-thu-duoc-70-ti-dong-tien-tai-tro-20211130160015837.htm |website=Tuổi Trẻ Online |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> [[Sabeco Brewery]] (Bia Saigon),<ref>{{cite web |title=Bia Saigon là nhà tài trợ Kim cương cho SEA Games 31 tại Việt Nam |url=https://dangcongsan.vn/the-thao/bia-saigon-la-nha-tai-tro-kim-cuong-cho-sea-games-31-tai-viet-nam-598788.html |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=ĐCSVN}}</ref> Stavian Chemical,<ref name="4thphase"/> [[Toyota]], [[Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group|VNPT]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEA Games 31: Hệ thống công nghệ thông tin sẽ chạy thử nghiệm vào tháng 4/2022 – Thể thao cuộc sống |url=https://thethaocuocsong.vn/sea-games-31-he-thong-cong-nghe-thong-tin-se-chay-thu-nghiem-vao-thang-4-2022/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |language=vi}}</ref>
|-
|'''Platinum'''
|[[Cisco]], Digiticket,<ref name="4thphase" /> [[Nestlé]] ([[Milo (drink)|Milo]]),<ref name="4thphase">{{cite web |title=BTC SEA Games 31 công bố nhà tài trợ kim cương và bạch kim |url=https://thethaovanhoa.vn/the-thao/btc-sea-games-31-cong-bo-nha-tai-tro-kim-cuong-va-bach-kim-n20220223110820929.htm |website=TTVH Online |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> Truong Sinh Group<ref name=":1" />
|-
|'''Gold and partners'''
|[[Bao Viet Holdings|Bao Viet Insurance]],<ref name=":1" /> Exmicror,<ref name=":1" /> Hahalolo,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=SEA Games 2021 Homepage |url=https://seagames2021.com/ |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref> Hanaka Group,<ref name=":1" /> Hero World Bowling & Games Center,<ref name=":1" /> Heron Lake Golf Course & Resort,<ref name=":1" /> Legacy Yen Tu – MGallery,<ref name=":1"/> Medicon (TrueLine),<ref name=":1" /> MW Jewelry, OrgaFood (MeoMask),<ref name=":1" /> [[PepsiCo]] ([[Aquafina]], [[Pepsi]], [[Quaker Oats Company]], Revive, [[SodaStream]]),<ref name=":1" /> [[TikTok]],<ref name=":1" /> Tuan Chau Group,<ref name=":1" /> TV360,<ref name=":1" /> [[TVU Networks]],<ref name=":1" /> [[Vietravel Airlines]]<ref name=":1"/>
|}

==Live Broadcasting rights==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Rights holder
!Ref
|-
|Brunei
|[[Radio Television Brunei|RTB]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5-CTlmBoig|title=RTB SEA Games Promo|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
|-
|Indonesia
|{{flatlist|
*[[TVRI]]
*[[Media Nusantara Citra|MNC Media]]
}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olahraga.skor.id/hak-siar-sea-games-2021-jadi-milik-mnc-group-dan-tvri-ini-penjelasan-noc-indonesia-01418206/|title=Hak Siar SEA Games 2021 Jadi Milik MNC Group dan TVRI, Ini Penjelasan NOC Indonesia|date=6 May 2022|website=Skor.id|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>
|- 
|Malaysia
|{{flatlist|
*[[Radio Televisyen Malaysia|RTM]]
*[[Astro (television)|Astro]]
}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onenews.my/rtm-siar-liputan-sukan-sea-ke-31-secara-langsung/|title=RTM siar liputan Sukan SEA ke-31 secara langsung|access-date=14 May 2022|archive-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516120739/https://www.onenews.my/rtm-siar-liputan-sukan-sea-ke-31-secara-langsung/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kkmm.gov.my/en/public/news/21898-astro-extends-premier-league-deal-for-three-more-seasons-until-2025|title=Astro Extends Premier League Deal For Three More Seasons Until 2025|agency=The Star|publisher=kkmm.gov.my|date=27 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Philippines
|{{flatlist|
*[[TV5 Network]]
*[[Cignal TV]]
*[[Smart Communications]]
}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajQvjddb0VQ|title=Cignal TV at TV5, official broadcast partner sa 31st SEA Games sa Mayo|date=21 March 2022|website=YouTube|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://smart.com.ph/About/newsroom/full-news/2022/05/12/smart-to-stream-the-31st-sea-games-for-free-on-gigaplay-app|title=Smart to stream the 31st SEA Games for FREE on GigaPlay App|date=12 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Singapore
|[[Mediacorp]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mewatch.force.com/helpcentre/s/article/31st-SEA-Games-Vietnam-2021|title=31st SEA Games Vietnam 2021 FAQs
|website=Mediacorp MeWatch}}</ref>
|-
|Thailand
|{{flatlist|
*[[Television Pool of Thailand|TPT]]
*[[National Broadcasting Services of Thailand|NBT]]
*[[GMM 25]]
*[[PPTV (Thailand)|PPTV]]
*[[Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Thailand)|T Sports]]
}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=8 Thai TV stations to show SEA Games events|url=https://www.abu.org.my/2022/04/29/8-thai-tv-stations-to-show-sea-games-events/|website=Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union|date=29 April 2022|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Vietnam
|[[Vietnam Television|VTV]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abu.org.my/2022/03/01/vtv-to-provide-live-coverage-of-many-sea-games-events/|title=VTV to provide live coverage of many SEA Games events|website=Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union|date=1 March 2022|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vietnamnews.vn/sports/1177246/no-fee-applied-for-sea-games-broadcast-rights.html|title=No fee applied for SEA Games broadcast rights|website=Vietnam News Vn|date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606132208/https://seagames2021.com/|title=2021 Southeast Asian Games Official Website}}
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123075628/https://hanoi2021.com/ |date=23 November 2020 }}
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