Go to Yen Thang to see people tug of war and push sticks

(Baonghean.vn) - The event only takes place every 5 years and this is the 8th time Yen Thang (Tuong Duong) has organized the congress.

Many people eagerly participated in the festival. Photo: Huu Vi

The sports festival of the people of 8 villages of Yen Thang commune, Tuong Duong district took place on June 8 and 9. There were 5 competitions organized and 270 athletes participated in the competition.

Volleyball match opened the festival. Photo: Dinh Tuan

The majority of residents in Yen Thang are Thai. In addition to volleyball, which is a popular sport, traditional sports of the Thai community such as stick pushing, shuttlecock throwing and crossbow shooting are included in official competitions.

Tug of war attracts a large crowd of people to join and cheer. Photo: Huu Vi

The crossbow shooting event took place after a thunderstorm but still attracted a large crowd. Photo: Huu Vi

Being a particularly difficult commune, having to borrow a local secondary school to hold the congress, the biggest sporting event in the commune, which is only held once every five years, still received a large number of people participating. It is estimated that about 500 out of the total population of over 3,000 in the commune attended the congress in hot weather interspersed with sudden thunderstorms.

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