Nearly 700 athletes participate in the Cultural and Sports Festival of Ethnic Minorities in Con Cuong

Overview of the ceremony.

On the morning of March 25, Con Cuong district held the opening ceremony of the 27th Ethnic Minority Cultural and Sports Festival with more than 680 actors and athletes selected from 13 communes, towns, agencies, units and armed forces in the district.

Con Cuong District Party Secretary Nguyen Dinh Hung presented souvenir flags to participating teams.

The festival takes place over 2 days from March 25 to 26 with the following contents: Olympic Run for People's Health, Mass Arts Competition, National Costume Beauty Contest, 8 sports including: volleyball, table tennis, stick pushing, badminton, crossbow shooting, tug of war, shuttlecock throwing, women's volleyball.

Immediately after the opening ceremony is the Olympic Run for the health of the people, followed by a mass art performance and sports competitions.

Crossbow shooting is one of eight competitions at this year's Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival.

The Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival is an annual activity organized by Con Cuong district. Through this, it aims to select and nurture outstanding individuals to contribute to the cultural, physical training and sports movement of the district; at the same time, it is an activity to preserve and promote the cultural identity of ethnic minorities; promptly encourage all levels, sectors and people to compete in labor production, creativity and enjoyment of spiritual and cultural values, and promote the movement of the whole people uniting to build a cultural life in residential areas.