Vietnam has entered the final round of this race alongside rivals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE),Indonesiaand Taiwan (China).

The homepage of the Southeast Asian Games Council (OCA) quoted Mr. Husain Al-Musallam, OCA CEO at the meeting of the OCA Media Commission, saying that there are 4 countries and territories that have entered the final round of the race to host the 2019 ASIAN Games (ASIAD).

After the 2010 ASIAD in Guangzhou (China) ended, the race to host the 2019 ASIAD was launched and initially 7 countries and territories expressed interest. Up to now, 3 other candidates are Hong Kong,Malaysiaand India has withdrawn.

Main venue for ASIAD in VietnamMaleis Hanoi. Meanwhile, Indonesia chose Surabaya city, Taiwan chose Kaohsiung, and UAE wants to hold the event in two locations: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

On the Vietnamese side, sports leaders are very hopeful to be selected by the OCA, because Vietnam has twice hosted major sporting events: the 22nd SEA Games in 2003 and the 3rd Asian Indoor Games in 2009. Of which, the 22nd SEA Games is an event that has resonated both domestically and internationally, recognizing Vietnam's organizational level.Malefor the International Sports Festival.

However, compared to the two above mentioned Games, ASIAD is much larger in scale with the participation of 43 Asian countries, requiring a large infrastructure system and a large team of organizing staff.

To receive the right to host this Congress, in addition to the mandatory fees to be paid to OCA, VietnamMalewill have to demonstrate that their preparation is up to standard and better than the other three candidates.

It is known that the budget for construction and organization of ASIAD 2019 in Hanoi is estimated at about 6,000 billion VND (equivalent to 300 million USD).

The OCA plenary session took place on November 3 atMacauwill announce the host of ASIAD 2019./.

According to VOV