Sea Games 2009 Vientiane Laos

Sea Games 2009 Vientiane, Laos - The 25th Southeast Asian Games is currently being held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.

This will be the first time Laos has ever held a Southeast Asian Games (Laos had previously declined hosting the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games citing financial difficulties). It will also commemorate the 50 years of the SEA Games .

Prior to the opening ceremony