On the morning of June 24, the 19th Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival was officially opened in Vinh city.
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| Also attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Thai Van Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee - Director of the Department of Education and Training and representatives of a number of related departments, agencies and branches. Photo: Duc Anh |
Phu Dong Sports Festival is the pinnacle of the school sports movement, with the largest scale, held annually every two years.This is also an effective educational activity, aiming to achieve the goal of comprehensive education, contributing to improving health, developing physical strength, and perfecting personality for students.
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| Parade at the opening ceremony. Duc Anh |
Phu Dong Sports Festival is also an opportunity for units to demonstrate their strength, evaluate the results of physical education and sports activities in schools, and is an opportunity to discover and train sports talents for the province and the country.The 19th Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival had nearly 3,000 athletes, representing all high school students in the province, participating in competitions in 10 events.
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| The red flag block performed by students of Ha Huy Tap High School entered the stage. Photo: Duc Anh |
These are outstanding athletes who have undergone training and competition and were selected from the Phu Dong Sports Festival at school, district and cluster levels.Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh warmly welcomed and praised the presence of athletes, coaches and referees participating in this tournament.
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| Parade of athletes from 21 districts, cities and towns. Photo: Duc Anh |
The Director of the Department of Education and Training also believes and hopes that the athletes will promote the achieved results, be calm, confident, and strive to compete with the spirit of sportsmanship, solidarity, honesty, and nobility to achieve the highest results for themselves and for the school.The 19th Phu Dong Sports Festival will take place over 4 days from June 24 to 28 with the participation of 21 delegations of athletes from 21 districts and cities. Nearly 3,000 athletes will compete in 10 events to win 695 sets of medals, including 182 gold medals, 182 silver medals and 331 bronze medals.
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa lit the official flame to open the 2020 Phu Dong Sports Festival. The flame was received and carried from the Soviet Nghe Tinh Museum. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa presented flowers and flags to the participating teams. Photo: Duc Anh |
This is also the premise to select excellent athletes to prepare to participate in the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2021, Region 3 in Quang Nam province and the national final round in Nam Dinh province. |
| Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh speaks at the opening ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Mass performance at the opening ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh |
At the opening ceremony, there was a parade of the red flag team, athletes from 21 districts and cities, a procession and lighting of the traditional sacred fire, and a mass performance by nearly 300 students, athletes, and coaches of Vinh city with the theme "Nghe An Youth Follows Uncle Ho's Teachings"./.
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