A worrying mishap occurred during the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games.
Several worrying errors occurred during the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand. The most serious error was the display of the map of Vietnam.
The map of Vietnam was displayed incorrectly at the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games featured a worrying error when the map of Vietnam displayed omitted the entire Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos and Phu Quoc Island. This incomplete image caused much outrage, especially given the regional significance of the event and its live television broadcast.
The Vietnamese Sports Delegation immediately contacted the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand to coordinate efforts to clarify and handle the incident.
Indonesia's national flag was mistakenly displayed.
Besides map errors, the 33rd SEA Games also featured many other blunders. Indonesia's national flag was mistakenly displayed during a segment recalling the 1997 SEA Games.
Instead of the Indonesian flag, the image displayed was the Singapore flag, surprising the audience present in the stadium.
Half an hour free
The program also experienced a technical issue that lasted nearly half an hour, forcing the stadium to play only music. The two MCs had to constantly interact to maintain the atmosphere, even though the performance was completely interrupted.
The stage experienced technical difficulties.
During the artistic performance, one of the 11 LED light blocks symbolizing the 11 participating teams in the 33rd SEA Games unexpectedly went out midway through the show, disrupting the completeness of the performance.
A jet ski used for the stage performance also malfunctioned, preventing the dancers from performing according to the script.
A series of mishaps made the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games a subject of much debate, despite expectations of it being a spectacular event.
