• The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire through the streets of Hanoi.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire through the streets of Hanoi.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes transfers the fire to representatives of My Dinh National Stadium.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire across Hung Vuong street.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes arrives at My Dinh National Stadium.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes arrives at My Dinh National Stadium.
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  • Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh hands over the lit torch to fencer Vu Thanh An at the Ho Chi Minh Museum.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, attend the flame lighting ceremony.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire across Hung Vuong street.
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  • Representatives of Hanoi’s government and outstanding athletes pay tribute at President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire from President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum to My Dinh National Stadium.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire from President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum to My Dinh National Stadium.
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  • The delegation of 11 outstanding athletes, representing each of the 11 countries at the Games, carry the sacred fire from President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum to My Dinh National Stadium.
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SEA Games 31 flame lighting ceremony held

The flame ignition ceremony for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was held at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on May 6 afternoon to prepare for lighting the cauldron at the Games opening ceremony six days later. Eleven outstanding Vietnamese athletes who represented the 11 participating sports delegations took park in the ignition ceremony. They had laid wreaths and paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum before Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh handed over the lit torch to fencer Vu Thanh An at the Ho Chi Minh Museum. VNA Photo