National petanque tournament 2020 kicks off in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Participating in the 2020 National Petanque Championship, host Nghe An has 14 athletes out of a total of 152 athletes from 15 delegations nationwide.
On the morning of July 5, at the Provincial Sports Training and Education Center, the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An in coordination with the General Department of Sports and Physical Training (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) organized the opening ceremony of the 2020 National Petanque (petanque) Championship.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Doan Tuan Anh - Head of the Petanque Department (General Department of Sports and Physical Training); Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports; Tran Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, along with coaches, athletes and fans of the host Nghe An.
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| Delegates attending the opening ceremony presented souvenir flags to participating delegations. Photo: Trung Kien |
The 2020 National Petanque Championship has 152 athletes from 15 delegations nationwide, competing in 9 events: Men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, men's trios, women's trios, men's technique, women's technique.
In each category, divided into groups, the strongest athletes will compete in a round robin to advance to the next round. In the technical category for men and women, the teams will be paired and compete in a knockout round.
At this year's tournament, the host Nghe An team participated with 14 athletes (8 men, 6 women) competing in all 9 events with the goal of winning 1 set of medals.
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| The 2020 National Petanque Championship will be used to calculate points for national athlete selection. Photo: Trung Kien |
The 2020 National Petanque Championship is a tournament within the annual national competition system organized to evaluate the quality of athlete training in provinces, cities and sectors nationwide; at the same time, creating opportunities for athletes to compete and gain experience.
This tournament will calculate individual scores to rank athletes and coaches to select the national petanque team to participate in upcoming important tournaments. The tournament will take place until July 14 at Nghe An Sports Training and Education Center.
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