Sports competition for ethnic minorities in Nghe An province.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of April 15th, in Quy Hop district, the Nghe An Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the Quy Hop District People's Committee, organized the opening ceremony of the 2015 Nghe An Province Ethnic Minority Sports Competition to celebrate the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Day on April 19th.

The delegations of athletes came to participate in the competition.

The competition involved 12 teams 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 teams 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 throwing the ball.

Volleyball matches between teams

Following the opening ceremony, the competitions began with men's and women's volleyball and the traditional Vietnamese game of "tung con" (a type of ball game). In the men's volleyball tournament, teams were divided into two groups, competing in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. After the semi-finals, the two strongest teams competed in the final to determine the champion. For the women's volleyball tournament, teams competed in a round-robin format to determine the first, second, and third place winners.

The remaining events, such as tug-of-war, stick pushing, crossbow shooting, and throwing the ball, are competed in a knockout format.

The throwing competition is one of the five events at this year's Ethnic Sports Festival.

With a spirit of fair play, honesty, and solidarity, the athletes delivered many exciting, beautiful, and captivating plays, attracting a large audience to watch and cheer. This strengthened solidarity and helped preserve and promote the traditional sports of the ethnic minority communities in the province.

The Ethnic Sports Festival, celebrating Vietnam's Ethnic Culture Day on April 19th, is taking place in Quy Hop district and will continue until April 18th.

Thu Huong

Quy Hop Radio