SEAG to go ahead despite SARS

SEAG to go ahead despite SARS

HANOI: Nearly all Southeast Asian nations have said they will
compete at December's regional Games in Vietnam, despite earlier
calls for a postponement because of SARS, Vietnamese sports
officials said Friday.

More than 6,000 athletes, coaches and officials from the 10
ASEAN countries have already signed up for the Dec. 5-13
Southeast Asian Games, said Ly Gia Thanh, spokesman for Vietnam's
National Olympic Committee.

"We are still waiting for East Timor to register, but it
cannot do so until its membership of the International Olympic
Committee is recognized in July," he said.

Besides the host country, Indonesia will send the largest
delegation -- 1,087 people competing in 29 of the 32 sports on
offer. --AFP