On May 5, local time, the opening ceremony of the 5nd Southeast Asian Games was held at the Dechong National Stadium in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and senior officials, sports organizations and delegation guests from various countries attended.

The theme of the 32nd SoutheastAsian Games is: Sport – Living in Peace. 17,10 athletes from 11 countries in 7000 ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste competed for 37,5151 medals in sports set up by the Games.