Ly Son sky is brilliant with paragliding colors on the weekend

The Quang Ngai Open Paragliding Tournament was held in Ly Son island district, gathering nearly 60 athletes from 14 Paragliding Clubs, Federations, and Companies operating across the country.

The sky of Ly Son is filled with colorful umbrellas. Photo: Huu Danh

Thoi Loi Volcano (peak 169) is where paragliders take off.

The 2024 Quang Ngai Open Paragliding Tournament is organized by the Department of Culture , Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai in coordination with Ly Son district from May 17 to 19.

The activity is part of the series of cultural, sports and tourism events in Ly Son district in 2024 and the 134th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2024); responding to the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho.

For 3 days, the athletes performed paragliding in the sky of Ly Son and landed accurately. The starting point was at Hon Nguu (Buffalo Rock) of Thoi Loi volcano and landed at Cau My intersection (Dong An Hai Village, Ly Son).

From above, paragliders can see the whole view of the island, garlic, residential villages, blue sea, white sand and 5 mountains (Gieng Tien, Hon Tai, Hoi Soi, Hon Vung, Thoi Loi)... These are all evidence of volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, most clearly the wide basins of two craters tens of millions of years old on Gieng Tien and Thoi Loi mountains.

Athletes also performed motorized parachutes, flag-raising and flying performances on the cliffs of the million-year-old Hang Cau volcano.

"Ly Son Island is really beautiful. I am very proud to be able to fly over an island on the front line of the Fatherland. I love the sea and islands more," said athlete Nguyen Hai Anh, a member of the Hanoi Paragliding Association.

A paraglider's landing.

Mr. Nguyen Lien Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai, said that the paragliding competition is held regularly on Ly Son Island to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of Ly Son residents; promote the image and boost tourism in Ly Son island district in particular, and Quang Ngai province in general.

"At the same time, we will gradually build this sport into a unique tourism product, attracting paragliding lovers and tourists who want to experience the feeling of flying in the sky to the frontier land of Ly Son," Mr. Phuong affirmed.

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