Opening Ceremony of the 8th Nghe An Television Cup Tennis Tournament

Delegates attending the opening ceremony. Photo: Cong Kien

Attending the opening ceremony were Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Propaganda Department; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; members of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training.

Also attending were Comrade Tran Minh Ngoc - Director of the Provincial Radio and Television Station, Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association; representatives of leaders from provincial departments and agencies, sponsors, and more than 350 athletes participating in the competition.

The 8th Nghe An Television Cup Tennis Tournament - 2022 has more than 350 athletes registered to compete in 8 categories. Photo: Cong Kien

The Nghe An Television Cup Tennis Tournament - NTV is associated with the campaign "Supporting students to go to school."This is a traditional tournament, a valuable playground, eagerly awaited by sports fans in the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. This year's season has more than 350 athletes registered to compete in 8 events."

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and representatives of the Organizing Committee presented commemorative plaques to the sponsors. Photo: Cong Kien

The tournament will take place over 3 days (August 19-21), with 64 trophies and a total prize money of over 100 million VND to be awarded to the winners.athleteThe tournament serves as recognition, encouragement, and motivation for the tennis training movement throughout the province. It also provides an opportunity for athletes and clubs from within and outside the province to interact, learn from each other, build solidarity, and hone their skills and competitive spirit.

What's special is that through this tournament, the Organizing Committee, together with the Department of Education and Training, called upon and mobilized organizations and individuals to support the "Supporting Students to School" campaign and donate gifts to the children.poor studentsin remote and disadvantaged areas.

Representatives of the Organizing Committee receive donations for the "Supporting Students to School" campaign. Photo: Cong Kien

This year, 34 organizations and individuals have registered to donate more than 2.4 billion VND, with athletes participating in the competition contributing over 80 million VND. This money will be given to disadvantaged students in the province on the occasion of the new school year 2022-2023.