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2011 Southeast Asian Games

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26th Southeast Asian Games
Motto: "United & Rising" ("Bersatu & Bangkit")
Nations participating	11
Athletes participating	>6000 (estimated)
Events	545 in 44 sports[1]
Opening ceremony	November 11
Closing ceremony	November 22[2]
Officially opened by	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President of the Republic of Indonesia
Officially closed by	Boediono Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia
Athlete's Oath	Dedeh Herawati
Judge's Oath	Eko Sunarto
Torch Lighter	Susi Susanti
Ceremony venue	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

The fireworks after the torch lighting marked the beginning of XXVI Southeast Asia Games 2011 in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia, Friday, 2011-11-11.

The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011.^[3] Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997. Parallel to the SEA Games, the 6th ASEAN ParaGames for physically disabled athletes, begins 2 weeks after the SEA Games ends, with competition to be held in Surakarta (Solo),^[4] Central Java, Indonesia.
The capital city of Jakarta has been the host of Southeast Asian Games for three times, namely in 1979, 1987, and 1997. Palembang will be the third SEA Games host city that is not the national capital, after Chiang Mai (1995) and Nakhon Ratchasima (2007), Thailand.

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