Indonesia plan to invite Australia, New Zealand under renamed SEA Games Plus


New competitors?: The Malaysian contingent may have to face new rivals at SEA level if Indonesia’s proposal to expand the participating countries gets full support. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Imagine Australia and New Zealand competing alongside Southeast Asia’s best nations in the SEA Games Plus to inject fresh excitement into the regional showpiece.

Yesterday, president of the Indonesian Olympic Committee, Raja Sapta Oktohari, proposed inviting Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Bhutan and several other Oceania nations to take part in the SEA Games Plus, a new format for the regional event.

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