Opening of the 5th Nghe An Press Tennis Tournament
(Baonghean.vn) - Towards the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, on the afternoon of May 24, at Giao Te Hotel, Vinh City, the opening ceremony of the 5th Nghe An Press Tennis Tournament took place.
Attending the event were comrades: Pham Ngoc Canh - Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications along with many athletes and fans.
This is an annual tournament organized by Nghe An Press Tennis Club in the spirit of training, improving health, and promoting the tennis movement in Nghe An province.
The tournament is part of a series of activities to celebrate the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2023). The tournament has the participation of more than 250 athletes who are journalists and reporters currently working at press agencies, resident representatives in Nghe An; officials working at agencies, units, and enterprises in the province.
The tournament took place over 2 days (May 24-25) with the participation of more than 250 athletes competing in 3 categories: 1330, 1450 and 1600, at Giao Te, Truong Son and Trung Long stadiums.
In particular, this tournament has the participation of many athletes competing in national tournaments such as: Van Phuong, Minh Tuan...
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien - Former Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of Nghe An Tennis Federation highly appreciated the efforts and enthusiasm of the members of Nghe An Press Tennis Club to organize a tournament of high scale and professional quality.
Thereby, contributing to improving the quality of tournaments and promoting the tennis movement in Nghe An province. Before the opening of the tournament, Nghe An Press Tennis Club coordinated with the Nghe An Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to visit and give gifts to children at Lam Bich Shelter Center (Hamlet 5, Hung Yen Bac Commune, Hung Nguyen District).
This center is currently caring for and raising more than 40 orphaned children with no place to go. Tomorrow afternoon (May 25), the 5th Nghe An Press Tennis Tournament will close and award prizes.
