Opening of the 2019 Nghe An Banking Industry Sports Festival

Attending the opening ceremony were representatives of the Party Committee of the Enterprise Sector, the Provincial Labor Federation and the State Bank of Nghe An Branch. In the photo: Flag-raising ceremony to open the 2019 Banking Sports Festival. Photo: Nguyen Hai

The 2019 Banking Sports Festival gathered nearly 1,000 athletes from 40 agencies and units under the State Bank of Vietnam, Nghe An Branch. The teams will compete in 3 sports including: men's soccer with 34 teams participating, women's volleyball with 27 teams participating and tug of war with 28 teams participating.

Nearly 1,000 athletes from 40 units and branches of Joint Stock Commercial Banks in the area participated in the tournament. Photo: Nguyen Hai

This is a sports tournament to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the liberation of the South, the 68th anniversary of the establishment of the Bank of Vietnam, and at the same time promote the emulation movement to practice sports and improve the health of bank officers and employees.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thu - Party Secretary, Director of the State Bank of Vietnam, Nghe An Branch, presented souvenir flags to the teams participating in the tournament. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the matches of Men's Football and Volleyball took place. The tournament took place from April 16 to April 23, 2019./.