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eutsche Schule Jakarta (DSJ) will roll out the 14th Südostasienspiele — SOAS on May 18 to 23 at its campus in Bumi Serpong Damai, South Tangerang, Banten, welcoming students of German schools located in the Southeast Asian region to the event.

The 2017 games, described as “an expression of the continual love of students and teachers for sports,” will be attended by participants from the German School in Bangkok, Deutsche Schule Manila, the German-European School Singapore, Deutsche Schule Kuala Lumpur, Deutsche Schule New Delhi and the DSJ, the organizers said in a statement.

The competing sports activities will include volleyball, track and field, swimming and soccer. In the four-day games, the participating teams will be divided into two age groups, with each team consisting of 10 boys and girls contending for points and positions.

Attractive opening and closing ceremonies, as well as a performance of The Little Shop of Horrors by the Students Theater, are also set to entertain participants and visitors.

In 1997, the German School in Bangkok, the Deutsche Schule Manila, the German-European School Singapore, Deutsche Schule Kuala Lumpur and DSJ gathered for the first time in the SOAS event to determine a champion among Southeast Asia’s German schools.

In 2011, Deutsche Schule New Delhi became the sixth school to join the competition. From 1997 until 2003, the competitions were held annually. After 2003, the competition was held biennially consecutive with a cultural festival attended by the same schools.

This year’s SOAS is the third event to be hosted by DSJ after the 2000 and 2002 runoffs.