Opening of the 2013 National Beach Sepak Takraw Championship
(Baonghean.vn) -Authorized by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training to host the event, on the morning of June 3, in Cua Lo Town, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An in coordination with the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town organized the opening ceremony of the 2013 National Beach Sepak Takraw Championship.
Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Le Thanh Son - General Secretary of the Vietnam Sepak Takraw Federation. On the side of Nghe An province, there were Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Provincial Farmers' Association and leaders of the Town Party Committee and People's Committee of Cua Lo town...
Awarding souvenir flags to the competing delegations
Nghe An team competes in women's team event
This year's tournament has 6 strong teams representing 6 localities with developed beach sepak takraw movement in the country, namely: Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Thanh Hoa, Soc Trang, Ho Chi Minh City and host Nghe An. The tournament takes place in 4 days from June 3 to June 7, with 4 competitions: team, men's team and team, women's team. Through the tournament, the Vietnam Sepak Takraw Federation will select excellent athletes for the national team to train and compete in regional and international tournaments...
This is the second time Cua Lo town has been chosen as the venue for the national beach Sepak Takraw championship, the first time taking place in 2010./.
Thanh Chung
