Vinh City takes the lead at the 19th Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival

After 4 days of competition, on the afternoon of June 28, the Department of Education and Training held the closing ceremony of the 19th Phu Dong Sports Festival 2020.

Delegates attending the closing ceremony of the 2020 Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival. Photo: Duc Anh

The 19th Phu Dong Sports Festival was held in harsh hot weather conditions. However, overcoming the difficulties, the Sports Festival was successfully held with the participation of nearly 3,000 athletes and coaches from 21 districts, cities and towns.

After 4 days of official competition, this year, districts, towns, cities, and schools have directed and organized the Phu Dong Sports Festival at all levels with good results.

Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training Vo Van Mai reported on the results of the 2020 Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival. Photo: Duc Anh

In particular, we have paid attention to and created conditions for accommodation, living and ensuring safety for athletes when participating in competitions at the district cluster as well as in the finals at the province.

On the Organizing Committee's side, despite the extremely hot weather, the Organizing Committee has arranged the competition time for each event reasonably, ensuring the correct progress and plan.

A Vovinam match between two athletes from Nam Dan and Quynh Luu districts in the 48kg weight class for middle school. Photo: Duc Anh

The referees who run the competitions of the Sports Festival have high professional quality. At the same time, they have organized and run the matches in accordance with the Laws and Regulations, fairly and objectively.

On the athletes' side, with high determination and effort, they have contributed to many quality matches, many teams with many strengths have achieved high results.

The organizing committee awarded prizes to the three teams that won first, second and third prizes of the competition. Photo: Duc Anh

At the closing ceremony, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training praised the competitive spirit of the teams. The professional quality and results achieved by the athletes at this Sports Festival reflected the attention, direction and creation of all favorable conditions of localities and schools for the movement of training and competition in sports among high school students at all levels.

The 19th Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival is truly a sports festival for school youth, having a great effect in promoting the physical training movement, developing students' talents, and actively contributing to improving the quality of comprehensive education in schools.

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh presented emulation flags to the 5 units with the best achievements. Photo: Duc Anh

After this tournament, the Organizing Committee requested the Departments of Education and Training and high schools to continue to have training plans for students who achieved high results at the 19th Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival to participate in the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2021 in Quang Nam and Nam Dinh provinces.

At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded emulation flags to 5 collectives with outstanding achievements in Physical Education and Phu Dong Sports Festival movement in the period of 2018 - 2020, namely Vinh City, Dien Chau, Thanh Chuong, Con Cuong and Do Luong.

The organizing committee awarded prizes for the Football category. Photo: Duc Anh

In addition, awards were given to the 3 groups with the highest achievements in the delegation, namely Vinh city, Dien Chau and Con Cuong district. At the same time, awards were given to 13 football teams and 14 volleyball teams that won first, second and third prizes in the Phu Dong Sports Festival.

At the end of the Sports Festival, the Department of Education and Training also decided to recognize and grant certificates of provincial excellent students in Physical Education to students who won first, second, and third prizes in the competitions of Athletics, Table Tennis, Pole Pushing, Shuttlecock Kicking, Badminton, Chess, Vovinam, Volleyball, Soccer, Swimming and students who won first prizes in Aerobics and Basketball.

Ranking order of the teams:

The order of the teams at the 19th Phu Dong Sports Festival. Photo: My Ha