The 2019 Southeast Asian Games will be hosting by the Philippines this will be the fourth time that the Philippines will host the games and its first time since 2005.It will start at November 30,2019.The opening ceremony will be held at Bocaue,Bulacan and the Philippine Arena is planned to be the venue.Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo is designated as the torch bearer and will light the cauldron during the opening ceremony.The official motto of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games as well as its theme is "We Win As One" encapsulates unity, togetherness and singularity of purpose and the desire to work together in a diverse community to achieve peace, progress and inclusivity.The official logo depicts 11 rings from the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation forming the shape the Philippines and colored with the red, blue, yellow and green.A total of 9,840 athletes will compete in 529 events of 56 sports in 47 venues.
All 11 members of Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) are expected to take part in the 2019 SEA Games. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- East Timor
- Vietnam
A record of 529 events in 56 sports have been approved to be contested at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games making this edition the largest Southeast Asian Games in terms of the number of sports and events contested.
The following is a list of sports to be contested at the games:
- Aquatics (44)
- Archery(10)
- Arnis (20)
- Athletics(45)
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball(4)
- 5x5 Basketball
- 3x3 Basketball
- Billiards (10)
- Bowling
- Boxing (13)
- Canoe/Kayak/Traditional boat race (10)
- Canoeing
- Kayak
- Traditional boat race
- Chess (7)
- Cycling (13)
- Dancesport(14)
- Duathlon
- Esports (6)
- Fencing(12)
- Figure Skating
- Football (2)
- Floorball
- Golf
- Gymnastics (19)
- Beach handball
- Ice hockey (1)
- Indoor hockey
- Judo(16)
- Ju-jitsu(11)
- Karate (13)
- Kickboxing
- Kurash (10)
- Lawn bowls/Petanque (10)
- Lawn bowls
- Petanque
- Muaythai
- Modern pentathlon
- Netball
- Obstacle racing
- Pencak silat
- Polo
- Rowing
- Rugby sevens
- Sailing
- Sailing/Windsurfing (11)
- Sailing
- Windsurfing
- Sambo
- Sepak takraw
- Shooting (14)
- Skateboarding
- Soft tennis
- Softball
- Squash
- Surfing
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo (22)
- Tennis (5)
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Wakeboarding
- Weightlifting(10)
- Wrestling
- Wushu(16)
The closing ceremony will be held in the Athletics Stadium in New Clark City.The Black Eyed Peas as a group will perform in the closing ceremony.
There are also plans for artists representing each of the 11 Southeast Asian Nations to perform in the opening and closing ceremonies.
