Sports Festival of Ethnic Minorities in Nghe An Province
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of April 15, in Quy Hop district, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An coordinated with the People's Committee of Quy Hop district to organize the opening ceremony of the 2015 Nghe An province ethnic minority sports competition to celebrate the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Day on April 19.
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| Athletes coming to compete |
The competition was attended by 12 delegations with a total of nearly 250 athletes from 12 districts in the province: Ky Son, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Anh Son, Tan Ky, Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan, Thai Hoa Town, Quy Hop, Quy Chau and Que Phong. The delegations competed in men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's tug of war, men's and women's stick pushing, men's and women's crossbow shooting and shuttlecock throwing.
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| Volleyball competition between teams |
After the opening ceremony, the first competitions were men's and women's volleyball and shuttlecock throwing. In the men's volleyball tournament, the teams were divided into two groups to compete in a round robin format, with the top two teams from each group selected to compete in the semi-finals. After the semi-finals, the two strongest teams would advance to the finals to determine the champion. For the women's volleyball teams, they competed in a round robin format to determine the first, second and third teams.
The remaining sports such as tug of war, stick pushing, crossbow shooting, and judo are also competed in a knockout format.
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| Throwing is one of the five competitions at this national sports festival. |
With the spirit of noble sportsmanship, honesty and solidarity, the athletes have contributed to the audience many beautiful, attractive and attractive plays, attracting a large number of spectators to watch and cheer. Thereby strengthening solidarity, preserving and promoting traditional sports of ethnic minorities in the province.
The Ethnic Sports Festival to celebrate the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Day on April 19th took place in Quy Hop district until April 18th.
Thu Huong
Kwai Hop Station
