After months of delays, the 2021 Southeast Asian Games are underway with 5,000 athletes competing across different 40 sports. Here are some of the Gen.T honourees competing
The 31st edition of the Southeast Asia Games, or SEA Games, is finally taking place in Vietnam from 12 to 23 May 2022. The games were initially scheduled for November 2021, but had to be postponed for six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In contrast to last year's Tokyo Olympics, there will be spectators at the games' venues located in Hanoi and 11 nearby provinces across the Vietnam. More than 5,000 athletes from around 11 countries in the region will compete for more than 500 gold medals in 40 different sports.
See below for four Gen.T honourees participating in the event.
Hidilyn Diaz
Filipina Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is one of the most anticipated participants of the SEA Games. She is the first Filipina weightlifter to enter the Olympics and also the first Filipina to compete in consecutive Olympics.
At the SEA Games, she will defend her gold medal in the 55kg women's category, which she won in 2019 with a total lift of 211kg. This is the same division in which she took home the Philippines' first-ever gold medal at the last year's Olympics, while also setting a new record.
Diaz is set to compete on May 20.
Read more: Hidilyn Diaz: Weightlifter Wins The Philippines' First-Ever Olympic Gold Medal