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Why the SEA Games Fail to Professionalize

Despite more than six decades of existence, the SEA Games continue to struggle with the image of an “ao làng,” or village pond—a colloquial Vietnamese term suggesting insularity and amateurism. Because the Games lack an independent governance mechanism and remain overly dependent on host countries, they suffer from persistent issues. These include refereeing controversies, arbitrary selection of competition events, maps that misrepresent nationa…
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thevietnamese.org broke the news in on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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