Nghe An won 2 Gold medals at the National Youth Shuttlecock Championship

Nghe An won 2 gold medals in the men's and women's team events for the 16-17 age group. Photo: Duc Anh

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Van Tuyet - President of Vietnam Shuttlecock Federation; Mr. Mac Xuan Tung - Head of Shuttlecock Department, General Department of Sports and Physical Training, General Secretary of Vietnam Shuttlecock Federation; Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

The shuttlecock match between Nghe An men's doubles and Bac Giang men's doubles. Photo: Duc Anh

The 2022 National Youth Shuttlecock Championship was held in Nghe An, gathering nearly 300 athletes from 12 provinces and cities across the country.

Nghe An participated in the tournament with 12 athletes and only competed in the age group of 16 - 17, competing in 6 events including: Men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, 3 men, 3 women.

After 9 days of exciting competition, the tournament ended successfully. The organizing committee awarded 35 sets of medals.

Nghe An set the target of achieving the highest results in the men's and women's team events, age group 16-17. Therefore, the whole team focused on this event and excellently won 2 Gold medals. In addition, the team also won 2 Bronze medals in the men's singles and men's doubles events.

Delegates awarded the First, Second and Third prizes to the teams: Dong Thap, Hanoi and Bac Giang. Photo: Duc Anh

Dong Thap continued to affirm its tradition in Shuttlecock, at the end of the tournament they won the first place overall, with 9 Gold, 9 Silver, 6 Bronze; Hanoi came in 2nd place with 5 Gold, 6 Silver, 9 Bronze; Bac Giang ranked 3rd with 4 Gold, 5 Silver, 7 Bronze.

Mr. Mac Xuan Tung - Head of Shuttlecock Department, General Department of Sports and Physical Training, General Secretary of Vietnam Shuttlecock Federation awarded medals to athletes. Photo: Duc Anh

Evaluating the significance and quality of the tournament, Mr. Mac Xuan Tung - Head of Shuttlecock Department, General Department of Sports and Physical Training, General Secretary of Vietnam Shuttlecock Federation shared: "After 2 years of interruption due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, this year the tournament has returned, creating an exciting atmosphere for young athletes, helping them have the opportunity to compete. Many athletes have shown their excitement and determination when entering the competition. Through the tournament, I see that most of the players have shown their true abilities and the Dong Thap team continues to demonstrate its tradition when coming in first place overall.

Although it is a youth tournament, the professional quality of the tournament is very high. Besides, theathletealso showed impressive performance when coming to this tournament. This will be an important premise for the Federation to select excellent athletes to participate in the Asian Youth Sepak Takraw Championship, which is held for the first time in Vietnam./.