SEA Games 33 has 50 competitive sports

    HOÀNG HUÊ |

    The Organizing Committee of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 33) has just announced that there will be 50 competitions with 105 sub-events and 3 demonstration events.

    On November 21, the organizing committee of the 33rd SEA Games (taking place from December 9 to December 20, 2025) officially announced the list of competitions. 50 competitions with 105 sub-disciplines and 3 performance events will be held at the Games next year.

    The 50 sports that Thailand will officially host at the Games next year are divided into 3 groups, including group 1 with aquatic sports (swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming), athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, canoeing and rowing, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, handball, hockey, judo, rugby, sailing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, wrestling, skating, ice hockey, and weightlifting.

    Group 2 includes baseball and softball, billiards & snooker, boxing, floorball, e-sports, muay, netball, pencak silat, petanque, sepak takraw, squash, bowling, karate, jujitsu, wushu, kabaddi, teqball, kickboxing, bowls, chess.

    Group 3 includes discus throwing, tug of war, and aerial sports. Group 3 sports are meant for demonstration competitions.

    The total number of medal sets of group 1 and group 2 is 569. The number of events of group 3 is 12.

    The 33rd SEA Games will be held in the winter of 2025. After 18 years, Thailand will host this tournament.

    Currently, countries will plan and register a preliminary list of participating members with the Organizing Committee at the Head of Delegation meeting held in 2025 in Thailand. As expected, the Organizing Committee will set the fee for each participating member for the competition time at the next year's Games at 50 USD/person/day.

    List of official competitions at SEA Games 33 (50 events)

    - Aquatic sports group: Swimming, Diving, Water polo, Artistic swimming, Open water swimming (50 sets of medals)

    - Athletics: 43 sets of medals

    - Archery: 10 sets of medals

    - Badminton: 7 sets of medals

    - Basketball: 4 sets of medals

    - Boat racing: Canoeing, Rowing, Dragon boat racing: 30 sets of medals

    - Cycling: Road, Track, Mountain, BMX: 17 sets of medals

    - Equestrian: 8 sets of medals

    - Fencing: 12 sets of medals

    - Football and Futsal: 4 sets of medals

    - Golf: 4 sets of medals

    - Gymnastics: Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Aerobics: 16 sets of medals

    - Handball: 2 sets of medals

    - Hockey: 6 sets of medals

    - Judo: 12 sets of medals

    - Rugby: 2 sets of medals

    - Sailing: 13 sets of medals

    - Shooting: 30 sets of medals

    - Table tennis: 7 sets of medals

    - Taekwondo: 20 sets of medals

    - Tennis: 7 sets of medals

    - Triathlon: 11 sets of medals

    - Volleyball: 4 sets of medals

    - Object: 12 sets of medals

    - Figure skating: 9 sets of medals

    - Ice hockey: 2 sets of medals

    - Modern pentathlon: 6 sets of medals

    - Weightlifting: 14 sets of medals

    - Baseball and softball: 4 sets of medals

    - Billiards Snooker: 10 sets of medals

    - Boxing: 17 sets of medals

    - Floorball: 2 sets of medals

    - Esports: 6 sets of medals

    - Muay: 18 sets of medals

    - Netball (similar to basketball): 1 set of medals

    - Pencak Silat: 13 sets of medals

    - Petanque: 11 sets of medals

    - Sepak Takraw: 11 sets of medals

    - Squash: 4 sets of medals

    - Bowling: 6 sets of medals

    - Extreme sports group (Sports wall climbing, Water skiing, Skateboarding, Snow skiing): 20 sets of medals

    - Karate: 15 sets of medals

    - Jujitsu: 18 sets of medals

    - Cricket: 4 sets of medals

    - Wushu: 14 sets of medals

    - Kabaddi: 6 sets of medals

    - Teqball: 5 sets of medals

    - Kickboxing: 8 sets of medals

    - Wooden ball: 6 sets of medals

    - Chess events: 8 sets of medals

    * Three demonstration events

    Discus Throw (3 sets of medals)

    Tug of War (5 sets of medals)

    Paragliding (4 sets of medals).

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