Officially starting the 7th Nghe An Television Cup Tennis Tournament

This afternoon (August 16), Nghe An Radio and Television Station in collaboration with Nghe An Tennis Federation and the Department of Culture and Sports organized the opening ceremony of the "7th NTV Cup Tennis Tournament 2019". Accompanying the tournament is the "Support to School" campaign for the 2019-2020 school year.

Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Secretary of the Provincial Agencies Party Committee. Also attending were comrades: Huynh Thanh Dien - Former Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Nghe An Tennis Federation; Nguyen Thanh Luong - Deputy Director of Vietnam Television; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station; Leaders of a number of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

Delegates presented flowers to the athletes participating in the tournament. Photo: TK

The 7th NTV Cup Tennis Tournament - 2019 was held from August 16 to August 18, 2019. This is an annual tournament of Nghe An Radio and Television Station to contribute to the widespread development of the movement of practicing and competing in Tennis for all subjects in the whole province.

This year's tournament attracted more than 268 athletes from many provinces and cities across the country, competing in the following categories: Men's Leadership Doubles, Men's U55 Doubles, Men's Grade A Doubles, Men's Grade B Doubles, Men's Grade C Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Premier Men's Doubles.

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station received support for the program "Support to school" from individuals and groups at the Opening Ceremony. Photo: TK

In addition to the traditional events, this year's tournament organizers have added a men's doubles event specifically for the U55 age group. The events will include a third-place match to increase the competitiveness of the tournament.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the Men's Premier Doubles match took place. The events took place simultaneously at 3 stadiums: Giao Te, Truong Son, Trung Long (Vinh City).

Along with the tennis tournament is the program "Support to school" for the 2019 - 2020 school year. At the launching ceremony, the Organizing Committee mobilized agencies, units, and businesses inside and outside the province to continue to care for and help poor students in the mountainous areas of Nghe An; support funding to build boarding houses, classrooms, and some works to serve the children's eating, living, and studying.

As of August 16, the Organizing Committee has received active participation from many groups and individuals, with the total amount of contributions up to this point being nearly 1.4 billion VND, including both cash and in-kind. From now until the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee will continue to receive support from benefactors for the program "Support to School".