Accordingly, athletics at the 33rd SEA Games will take place in Bangkok (Thailand) from December 11 to December 16. The entire athletics program at this year's Games will have 47 competitions.
On the first day of December 11, the first events will take place in the medal competition final including men's hammer throwing, men's three-step jump, women's 1,500m men's jump, women's 1,500m women's, men's 100m women's 100m, women's 100m women's disc throwing.
At the 32nd SEA Games in 2023 in Cambodia, athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh won the gold medal in the women's 1,500m event. This year, she continued to participate in the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand. If participating in this event, Nguyen Thi Oanh has the opportunity to win a medal on the first day of the athletics event.
Nguyen Thi Oanh has held the record for winning gold medals in 1,500m for women at consecutive SEA Games 29, 30, 31, and 32.
This year, the new point for athletics is to have 1 day off in the 33rd SEA Games (December 14). The men's and women's 20km walking events and the men's and women's marathons will be held on December 13.
On the final day of the athletics competition, December 16, the final round of the women's high jump, men's sao jump, men's disc throw, women's 3,000m hurdles, women's long jump, men's 10,000m, men's 4x400m, women's 4x400m, men's 4x100m, mixed women's 4x100m will be held. However, this is only a preliminary schedule. The official schedule will be determined at the technical meeting before the competition on December 10.
The venue for the 33rd SEA Games athletics competition is at Supachalasai National Stadium. This is a stadium that meets international athletics standards. Two years ago, the stadium hosted the 2023 Asian Championship. After that, the stadium continued to host the first Asian Support Championship in 2024.
