SEA Games 33 schedule update with today’s actions, as the regional competition will take place from December 9–20, 2025, in Thailand.
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As the biggest multi-sport event in Southeast Asia, the Games are expected to attract millions of viewers, especially in disciplines where Vietnam has traditionally been strong such as athletics, swimming, weightlifting and men’s football.
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Vietnam’s Focus
Vietnam will compete in more than 30 sports, focusing resources on events with realistic medal prospects. The competition schedule for the Vietnamese delegation is updated day by day, but several dates and venues already stand out.
SEA Games 33 schedule – 10th December
Swimming – Sports Authority of Thailand, Bangkok
Morning heats from 09:00 and finals from 18:00 will feature a packed programme:
- Men’s 200m Individual Medley – heats & final
- Women’s 200m Butterfly – heats & final
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – heats & final
- Women’s 50m Breaststroke – heats & final
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – heats & final
- Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – final
Swimming is one of Vietnam’s most important gold-medal targets, with many races scheduled in evening sessions throughout the Games.
Baseball – Queen Sirikit Sports Center
- 10:00: Indonesia vs Vietnam (men’s preliminary round)
Vietnam’s baseball team continues its group-stage campaign as it tries to reach the top four and qualify for the medal round.
Badminton – Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani
- 09:00: Women’s team final
- 15:00: Men’s team final
Vietnamese shuttlers will be looking to upset traditional regional powers in the team events before turning to individual competition later in the tournament.
3×3 Basketball – Nimibutr Stadium, National Stadium, Bangkok
Vietnam features in both men’s and women’s 3×3:
- 11:50: Philippines vs Vietnam (men) – group stage
- 12:25: Thailand vs Vietnam (women) – group stage
- 15:55: Laos vs Vietnam (men) – group stage
- 17:20: Laos vs Vietnam (women) – group stage
- 19:10: Vietnam vs Singapore (women) – group stage
Fast-paced 3×3 basketball is expected to draw big crowds, with Vietnam aiming to at least reach the knockout phase.
Boxing – Chulalongkorn University Sports Center, Bangkok
From 14:00, Vietnamese boxers enter preliminary rounds, starting their push in one of the most medal-rich combat sports.
Canoe & Kayak – Royal Thai Navy Rowing and Canoeing Training Center, Rayong
Vietnam competes across a full day of racing:
- Heats and semifinals in Mixed K2 500m, Mixed K4 500m, Men’s C1 500m, Women’s C2 500m
- Finals scheduled between 15:00–16:00 in all four events
These boat races can bring early golds and are key to Vietnam’s hopes on the water.
Chess – The Bazaar Hotel, Bangkok
- Men’s team blitz event – final
The quick-fire blitz format offers Vietnam a realistic chance to climb the medal table.
Mountain Bike – Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi
- 09:30: Men’s Downhill – final
- 09:30: Women’s Downhill – final
Artistic Gymnastics – Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani
Men’s qualifications in all six apparatus (floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar) take place from morning until late morning, followed by women’s qualifications on vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor in the afternoon.
Handball – Indoor Athletics Stadium Pattaya, Chonburi
- 13:00: Vietnam vs Philippines (women) – group stage
- 17:00: Vietnam vs Singapore (men) – group stage
Vietnam aims to defend its regional status in handball, particularly after previous successes at SEA level.
Ju-jitsu – Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Air Force Academy
From 09:00, a series of gold-medal finals are scheduled:
- Men’s Fighting -62kg, -77kg
- Women’s Fighting -52kg, -63kg
- Men’s & Women’s Duo Show
Pétanque – Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University
Vietnamese players compete almost non-stop from morning to evening:
- Multiple qualifying rounds in men’s and women’s singles and shooting events
- Semifinals from 15:30
- Finals from 17:00 in men’s & women’s shooting and singles
Sailing – Sattahip, Chonburi
The opening races (Race 1) in:
- Men’s ILCA 4 & ILCA 7
- Women’s ILCA 4 & ILCA 6
- Boys’ and girls’ Optimist
- Mixed 470
Sepak Takraw – Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium
- Chinlone final
- Hoop final
Taekwondo – Fashion Island Mall, Bangkok
From 09:00 onwards, finals in:
- Freestyle poomsae individual
- Recognized poomsae pairs and teams
- Freestyle mixed team
Tennis – National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi
- 09:00: Men’s and women’s team events – preliminary rounds
Indoor Volleyball – Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
- 15:00: Myanmar vs Vietnam (women) – group stage
MMA – The Mall Ngam Wong Wan, Bangkok
- 09:00: Preliminary bouts across multiple weight divisions
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Vietnam’s campaign actually starts earlier in several sports:
- 3 December – Men’s Football
- 16:00: Vietnam vs Laos at Rajamangala National Stadium (Group B opener)
- 5 December – Women’s Football
- 18:30: Vietnam vs Malaysia in Chonburi – group stage
- 5 December – Men’s Baseball
- 14:00: Thailand vs Vietnam – preliminary round
- 6 December – Men’s Baseball
- 10:00: Vietnam vs Malaysia – preliminary round
- 7 December – Men’s Baseball
- 10:00: Laos vs Vietnam – preliminary round
- 8 December – Heavy Vietnam presence
- 10:00: Singapore vs Vietnam (baseball)
- 18:30: Philippines vs Vietnam (women’s football) – group stage
- 18:30: Philippines vs Vietnam (women’s futsal) – group stage
- 13:00: Philippines vs Vietnam (men’s handball) – group stage
- Badminton men’s and women’s team semifinals at Thammasat Rangsit
- 9 December – Men’s Baseball
- 09:00: Vietnam vs Philippines – preliminary round
Athletics: Core of Vietnam’s Medal Ambition
Athletics will be staged in Bangkok and is one of Vietnam’s priority sports alongside swimming. The track and field programme runs mainly from December 11–16, with marquee events such as the 100m, 400m, 1500m and marathon drawing the most attention.
A few highlighted sessions:
11 December – Sprint & Middle Distance Finals
The opening athletics day is already loaded with finals and decathlon events:
- Men’s decathlon: 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m
- Men’s hammer throw – final
- Men’s triple jump – final
- Men’s & women’s 1500m – finals
- Men’s & women’s 100m – heats and finals
- Women’s pole vault – final
- Women’s discus throw – final
12 December – Hurdles & 400m Finals
Key events include:
- Men’s decathlon: 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1500m
- Men’s and women’s 400m – heats and finals
- Men’s 110m hurdles & women’s 100m hurdles – heats and finals
- Women’s hammer throw, shot put, and high jump – finals
13 December – 5,000m and Relays
Finals in:
- Women’s javelin, shot put
- Men’s and women’s 200m – heats and finals
- Men’s & women’s 800m – heats
- Men’s 5,000m – final
- Mixed 4x400m relay – final
- Women’s triple jump – final
- Men’s 1,500m – final
15–16 December – Final Track Sessions
The last two days see:
- Heptathlon events for women (100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, javelin, 800m)
- Men’s & women’s 400m hurdles finals
- Steeplechase (3,000m) finals for men and women
- Long-distance finals over 10,000m
- 4x100m and 4x400m relays (men, women and mixed)
These sessions will play a decisive role in shaping the medal table in the second week.
Swimming: Vietnam’s Gold Mine in Evening Sessions
Swimming at SEA Games 33 is concentrated in evening programmes, with top regional stars on the blocks. The schedule from 12–16 December includes:
- Men’s & women’s freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m
- Women’s 800m freestyle, men’s 1500m freestyle
- Men’s & women’s backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
- Men’s & women’s breaststroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
- Men’s & women’s butterfly: 50m, 100m, 200m
- Men’s & women’s individual medley: 200m, 400m
- Mixed and gender-specific relays:
- 4x100m medley
- 4x100m freestyle
- 4x200m freestyle
Vietnam is targeting a large haul of gold medals in the pool, with several SEA Games champions and record-holders returning to defend their crowns.
Combat Sports: Key to Vietnam’s Medal Surge
In addition to swimming and athletics, martial arts remain a traditional strength:
- Karate, Taekwondo, Wushu, Judo, Ju-jitsu, Muaythai, Pencak Silat, Kickboxing and others form a dense cluster of medal events.
- Many of these sports have multiple weight categories and forms (sparring, kata/poomsae, performance), giving Vietnam room to make a significant leap up the medal standings during the mid-Games period.
These disciplines are widely considered the backbone of Vietnam’s push toward its overall medal target.
SEA Games 33 – Medal standings
As of the update around 15 November 2025, the early medal standings (from the first completed events) show:
- Thailand – 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze (1 total)
- Indonesia – 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze (1 total)
- Vietnam – 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze (1 total)
- Philippines – 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze (1 total)
5–11. Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, Timor-Leste and Cambodia – yet to win a medal
Although the tally is only symbolic at this stage, it underlines Thailand’s intent to lead from the front as host nation.
Host Thailand Aims for Dominance, Vietnam Targets Top 3
With a delegation of 1,807 athletes competing in all 50 sports, Thailand has made no secret of its ambition: to dominate the SEA Games 2025 medal table and even challenge the all-time record of 205 gold medals that Vietnam set on home soil in 2022.
Vietnam, by contrast, sends 841 athletes across 37 sports, ranking only 7th out of 11 in terms of delegation size (out of a total of 9,366 athletes at the Games).
Given that context, the target of a Top 3 finish with around 110 gold medals is both realistic and still highly ambitious.
Just over two years ago, at SEA Games 32 in Cambodia, Vietnam brought 1,663 athletes—only fewer than Thailand and Indonesia—and topped the overall table with 136 golds, ahead of Thailand (108), Indonesia (87) and the hosts Cambodia (81).
