The General Staff closed and awarded the Pickleball prize to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day.

( Bqp.vn ) - On the afternoon of December 12, in Hanoi , the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army held a closing ceremony and awarded the Pickleball prize, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2024).

Closing ceremony scene.

After 3 days of exciting competition with the sports spirit of “Unity, Honesty, Nobility”, “Healthy to build and protect the Fatherland”, the Pickleball tournament was a great success. The competition contents were drawn, divided into groups to compete in a round-robin format; the best teams of each group were selected to compete in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.

The Organizing Committee awarded First, Second and Third prizes to men's pairs aged 45 and over.

According to the Organizing Committee's assessment, during the competition, all matches were exciting, safe, united and fair. With the spirit of enthusiastic competition, the athletes gave the audience many good and beautiful plays, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere. The participating teams respected and strictly followed the tournament rules, the referee's decisions as well as the regulations of the Organizing Committee.

The Organizing Committee awarded First, Second and Third prizes to men's pairs under 45 years old.

Results: Mixed doubles: Department of Military Training (First prize), Department of Maps (Second prize), Department of Standards - Measurement - Quality and College of Cryptography Engineering (shared third prize). Men's doubles aged 45 and over: Department of Politics (First prize), Department of Logistics (Second prize), Department of Military Training and Department of Standards - Measurement - Quality (shared third prize). Men's doubles under 45 years old: Department of Military Training (First prize), Department of Logistics (Second prize), Department of Politics , Institute of Military Science and Technology (shared third prize).

Nguyen Hai

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