More than 200 athletes participate in Nghe An Province Student Table Tennis Tournament

The Nghe An Province Student Table Tennis Tournament for the 2022-2023 school year gathered a large number of athletes who are typical students in the table tennis movement from schools in the province. Photo: Minh Quan.

The tournament had more than 200 athletes from 22 clubs in the province, competing in 11 categories, including: Boys' singles under 11 years old, girls' singles under 11 years old, boys' singles 12-13 years old, girls' singles 12-13 years old, boys' singles 14-15 years old, girls' singles 14-15 years old, boys' singles 16-18 years old, boys' doubles 12-13 years old, girls' doubles 12-13 years old, boys' doubles 14-15 years old and girls' doubles 14-15 years old.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports delivered the opening speech. Photo: Minh Quan

The Organizing Committee presented souvenir flags to the athletes. Photo: Minh Quan

Nghe An Province Student Table Tennis Tournament is an activity to promote the movement of practicing and competing in table tennis among students of all ages, physical education and sports, and is a useful playground contributing to improving physical education in schools.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the matches in the under-11 boys' singles category took place. Photo: Minh Quan

Through the tournament, the Department of Culture and Sports will select outstanding athletes to supplement the province's high-performance sports team.

The matches between the players were exciting. Photo: Minh Quan

A young athlete's shot. Photo: Minh Quan

The tournament will close on November 13.