The 22^nd Southeast Asian Games successfully closed in Ha Noi. Prominent among 40.000 spectators at the closing ……1….... at My Dinh Stadium were Party Secretary General Nong Duc Manh, Vice President Truong My Hoa and leaders of the Asian Sport Federation.

A spectacular art ……2………. program with the participation of 300 musicians and 500 artists was ……3………. to welcome the success of the Games. Singaporean swimmer Yeojoscelin who won six gold medals and Vietnamese marksman Nguyen Manh Tuong who owned five gold medals during the Games were awarded the most (……4………. athlete title.

Nguyen Danh Thai, Minister – Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Training and Sports, President of the 22^nd SEA Games Council and Head of the 22^nd SEA Games Organizing Committee, ……5………. that the Games have successfully concluded after boisterous competition days. All activities took place ……6………. scheduled in an ……7………. of solidarity and friendship among Southeast Asian people.

With the Vietnamese Government and people’s efforts and international support, the 22^nd SEA Games have become a festival that impressed people ……8………. the spirit of “ solidarity, cooperation for peace and development”. The 22^nd SEA Games are not only a song of honesty and nobility in competition and organizing competition but ……9………. a sign of a bright future for the development of regional sports

After Vietnamese singer My Linh and a Philippine singer sang the song “ For the World of Tomorrow “, Minister Nguyen Danh Thai and Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s committee Hoang Van Nghien handed over the SEA Games Flag to the Chairman of the Olympic Committee and the dead of the Philippine sport team, ……10………. the host country of the SEA Games – the Philippines 2005.