EXERCISE 2. HÃY CHO BIẾT TỪ ĐỒNG NGHĨA HOẶC GẦN NGHĨA, TỪ TRÁI NGHĨA C...

200, 000 people – during the opening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having themost number of delegates in the history of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries receivedmedals.Events in men’s football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Waterpolo events began on November 21st, women’s football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th,and tennis on November 26th;The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their waterpolo team came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took thesilver medal in that event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze.The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experienceand preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created tostrengthen friendship, solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region.This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippineshosted the games were in 1981, and again in 1991.There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze.