The Opening Ceremony of the 7th Phu Dong Provincial Sport Festival in 2007

There were more than 25,000 attendees who are  state officers, students, athletes from 11 education offices and 51 high schools.

This Olympic Games attracted more than 3000 athletes  taking part in 12 sports : running, swimming, table, tennis, chess, volleyball, football, badminton, shuttlecock, Karatedo, taekwondo, judo and aerobics.

Addressing at the opening ceremony, Ms Huynh Thi Nga, Vice-Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee, appreciated that the Provincial Sport Festival was crystallized   from sport festival movements at grassroots-level, making new approach in educating and physical training for students to contribute promoting the achievements of the Sports and physical training sector  from now to 2010.

Up to now, Two competition categories  including football for primary and volleyball for upper secondary  have been finished. Longkhanh high school won the first prize in football and Shoolgirls from Thong Nhat  high school and schoolboys from Tran Bien high school won the first prize in volleyball.

            Reported by Hoang Anh, translated by THKC