Venues for some SEA Games events in Thailand’s Songkhla to be relocated

BANGKOK – The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has ordered the relocation of the boxing event venue for the 33rd SEA Games from a stadium in Songkhla, and may also move the football competition from Songkhla to Bangkok due to floods.

SAT Governor Kongsak Yodmanee stated that he had ordered the relocation of the Thai boxing event from the Southern Major City Stadium to the International Convention Centre at Prince of Songkla University.

The Southern Major City Stadium is currently flooded, preventing officials from preparing it for the Thai boxing event of the SEA Games.

Kongsak confirmed that other sports venues for other events would not be affected, except for the football stadium prepared for the Group B competition.

For example, the venues for the Petanque and Pencak Silat events will remain unchanged, and preparations for these venues are progressing.

Kongsak explained that the Group B football competition was initially planned to take place at Tinsulanonda Stadium in Songkhla, featuring teams from Vietnam, Malaysia, and Laos. The first match is scheduled for December 4.

While Tinsulanonda Stadium itself was not flooded, the road leading to the stadium was submerged. As a result, the venue may be moved to either Rajamangala National Stadium or Thammasat Stadium in Bangkok instead.