VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore National Olympic Council Secretary-General Chris Chan has said the local organising committee and SEA Games Federation council members have agreed to cap the number of sports to be contested next year at 36.

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The 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will take place in the city-state on June 5-16, 2015.

“In the original list, we have 30 sports but after appeals by the member countries at the SEA Games Federation council meeting here last month, we have decided to include six more to the list to make it 36,” Chan told Singapore media.

The six sports to be added are boxing (11 gold medals), equestrian (4), floorball (2), petanque (8), rowing (18), and volleyball (2).

Chan added that the list of sports to be contested in Singapore adheres to the SEA Games charter, which includes the spreading of Olympic principles through its member countries.

“Of the 36 sports, 24 are contested at the Olympics and 34 will be contested at the Asian Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea in September,” said he.

There will be 381 gold medals up for grabs but the number could increase when the SEA Games Federation council meets in Singapore next month to make a final decision.

The local organising committee are trying to keep the gold medal tally down to a more manageable level, with wushu dropping from 23 down to 20 and boxing from 11 to 10, given the understanding that apart from swimming and athletics, no sport should have more than 5 percent of the total gold medals at stake.

Source: Vietnam Plus