Singapore cuts down on traditional sports for 2015 SEA Games

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Singapore has big ambitions for its hosting of the 2015 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Not only are organisers determined to put on a spectacle, they are already confident that the 28th edition of the regional meet will provide an example for all to follow – mainly through the careful selection of sports to be contested.

The SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) Exco announced on Tuesday afternoon the finalised list of sports (36) and events (402) at the Games, to be held from 5 to 16 June next year.

This number of sports is six more than the 30 first announced last year, with the additions being boxing, equestrian, floorball, petanque, rowing and volleyball.

The 2015 SEA Games, which return to Singapore after a 22-year wait, will feature only two “traditional” sports – floorball and netball – compared to up to eight at Games editions over the last decade.

Out of the 36 sports in total, 34 are contested at the Asian Games while 24 are of Olympic pedigree.