Nearly 1,800 athletes participate in the 17th Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 21, at the Vinh City Sports Competition Center, the Department of Education and Training coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the 17th Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2015.
Attending the event were Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of provincial departments and branches.
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Panorama of the opening ceremony. |
The 2014 Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival took place from December 21 to 25 with the participation of nearly 1,800 athletes from primary, secondary and high schools of 21 districts, cities and towns in the province, competing in 8 sports: athletics, table tennis, badminton, chess, shuttlecock kicking, volleyball, soccer and pole pushing.
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The athletes marched through the stage. |
The opening speech of Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Director of the Department of Education and Training emphasized: Phu Dong Sports Festival is a major cultural and sports exchange festival for teenagers and children in the whole province, thereby evaluating the results of physical education in schools, gradually improving the quality of school sports, contributing to improving the quality of comprehensive education.
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Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thanh Dien lit the traditional flame of the Phu Dong Sports Festival. |
This is also an opportunity to discover students' sports talents, select and provide additional training for the province's gifted student team to participate in the 9th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2016 in the home province and Thanh Hoa province.
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Provincial leaders presented flowers to the athletes. |
Immediately after the ceremony was an art performance to welcome the Phu Dong Sports Festival with the participation of students from schools in Vinh City.
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Primary school students' performance. |
Competition venues: (Competition time: from afternoon of December 21 to morning of December 25) -Athletics:Vinh Stadium. -Ping pongandPush the stick: Vinh City Sports Stadium. -BadmintonandChess: Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. -Shuttlecock kicking: Herman Gmeiner High School. -Volleyball: Provincial Ethnic Minority High School. -Football: SLNA Club training ground. |
Minh Quan