Nearly 400 athletes compete in the Sen Village festival volleyball tournament

Towards the 129th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, on the morning of May 5, Do Luong district organized the opening ceremony of the 2019 Sen Village Festival men's volleyball tournament.

This year’s Sen Village Festival Men’s Volleyball Tournament has 33 teams from communes and towns. The tournament will take place over 4 days, with 32 matches and nearly 400 athletes participating.

This year's tournament takes place over 4 days. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

To improve the quality of the tournament, the organizing committee allowed each team to use a maximum of 2 players outside their unit. After the opening ceremony, there were 2 pairs of matches between the volleyball teams of Minh Son - Thuong Son and Yen Son - My Son. The teams played enthusiastically, giving the audience many beautiful plays typical of volleyball. The results of the 2 opening matches were: Minh Son team won 2-0 over Thuong Son team, Yen Son team won 2-0 over My Son team.

After the opening ceremony, exciting matches took place. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

According to initial assessment, this year's tournament will be more attractive than last year's tournament, because the teams have trained well, the athletes are younger, have good height and physical strength, and have added many good athletes to compete.

Despite the hot weather, the tournament attracted a large number of spectators to watch and cheer for the teams. The final match is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of May 8.