SINGAPORE — The 28th SEA Games closed on a sombre note at Singapore's new National Stadium on Tuesday, drawing the curtain on the region's biggest multi-sports event.
Singaporean President Tony Tan officially declared the Games over after Tan Chuan-Jin, the president of the SEA Games Federation, delivered an emotional closing speech, paying tribute to the victims of the Mount Kinabalu earthquake in nearby Borneo.
Eighteen people, including a teacher and eight Singaporean primary school children died in the quake, which occurred on June 5, the same day as the opening ceremony for the SEA Games.