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In December 2013, get ready for the 27th annual SEA Games!

The SEA Games are a colorful and exciting week-long sports championship in Southeast Asia gathering more than 5,000 athletes from the best teams in 11 countries -- Brunei, Cambodia, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mayanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam,

Until 1975, the SEA Games were called the South East Asian Peninsular Games. When Indonesia and the Philippines were accepted as members, the name changed to to South East Asian Games.

Today the SEA Games test the mettle of top players in soccer, volleyball, cycling, judo, taekwondo and dozens of other sports who currently have their sights set at competing in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

2013 SEA Games tickets & schedule

In all, almost 400 gold medals will be in contention during the 10-day event being hosted this year in Myanmar with the country's new capital, Naypyidaw, as well as Yangon and Mandalay, jointly named as the official host cities when the games play out from December 11 to December 21, 2013.

Major venue locations for the 2013 games include Aung San Stadium and The National Indoor Stadium in Yangon, as well as the Royal Myanmar Golf Course in Naypyidaw.

Tickets go on sale on October 1, 2013 in Myanmar at the venue information booth at the Ministry of Sports in Naypyidaw, Tickets can also be purchased online at the official site at http://www.mmseagames2013.com/.

Otherwise, join millions of other fans who will be watching worldwide as the games are broadcast live at the official website and on national television channels worldwide.

On the Web, catch all the action at sites featuring pictures, updates, scores and schedules, story articles and a bit of history on the Southeast Asian Games...

More about the SEA Games around the Web:

SEA Games 2013 - The official site with the latest updates, scores and results, including the complete schedule and venues, spectator guide, ticket information, photos and video.

2013 Southeast Asian Games - From Wikipedia with encyclopedic knowledge of the competition including highlights, behind-the-scenes politics, history, photos, related resources.