HANOI (Bernama-VNA): The 16th Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS 16), the 8th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS 8) and related meetings will be held in Hanoi from October 13 to 17, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Le Thi Hoang Yen, Deputy Director of the Sports Authority of Vietnam (SAV) in making the announcement Thursday, said preparations for the meetings have been carried out under the direction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, covering logistics, security, and safety.
Under the theme "Navigating Sports - Contributing to Sustainable Development,” AMMS 8 will focus on key priorities reflecting Asean’s evolving sports landscape and its role in achieving sustainable development goals.
The discussions will centre on developing professional sports to boost regional competitiveness, promoting gender equality and participation from youth and people with disabilities, traditional sports tied to Asean’s cultural identity, and establishing an Asean High-Performance Sports Centre.
Delegates will also discuss leveraging sports to improve public health, contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, enhancing cooperation with partners such as Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea (RoK), and strengthening Vietnam’s leadership in Asean’s sports framework.
The meetings will promote Vietnam’s image and deepen friendship and mutual understanding among Asean members.
Around 200 delegates are expected to attend, including ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of sports agencies from Asean member states and Timor-Leste, as well as representatives from Japan and China.
The meetings are expected to adopt joint declarations, reviewing the implementation of the Asean Work Plan on Sports 2021-2025 and outlining the framework for Asean sports cooperation beyond 2025.
A highlight of AMMS 8 will be Vietnam’s coordination with the Asean Secretariat to refine joint documents and advance cooperation with key partners such as the RoK, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and the South-East Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (SEARADO). - Bernama-VNA
