Ho Chi Minh Museum Youth Union organizes Pickleball Tournament to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh Museum's founding (November 25, 1970 - November 25, 2025)

On November 7-8, in Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh Museum Youth Union organized a Pickleball Tournament to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Museum's founding (November 25, 1970 - November 25, 2025) and respond to the physical training movement following the example of great Uncle Ho, promoting physical activities, sports, and improving the spiritual life of cadres, union members, and workers in the Museum.

Panorama of the Pickleball Tournament Opening Ceremony. Photo: BTHCM

Athletes participating in the Tournament. Photo: BTHCM

The Organizing Committee awarded commemorative medals to the referee team and athletes participating in the tournament's opening ceremony. Photo: BTHCM

The tournament attracted 20 athletes to participate, competing in 03 events: Men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Previously, on the afternoon of November 6, the Organizing Committee conducted a draw to divide the groups and determine the pairs, creating an exciting atmosphere, ready before the competition time.

The Organizing Committee conducts the draw to divide the groups and determine the competing pairs. Photo: BTHCM

Speaking at the Opening Ceremony, Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Party Secretary and Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum emphasized: “The Pickleball Tournament is not only a practical activity to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, but also an opportunity for union members, cadres and workers to exchange, connect, and together spread the spirit of sportsmanship , improve health, and contribute to the successful completion of professional tasks.”

Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Party Secretary and Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, delivered the opening speech of the Award. Photo: BTHCM

The matches took place in an exciting, united and fair-play atmosphere, demonstrating the spirit of honest and noble sportsmanship. On the field, the athletes gave the audience many beautiful and dramatic moves and well-coordinated performances, creating an exciting and cheerful atmosphere.

Athletes participating in the competition. Photo: BTHCM

Athletes participating in the competition. Photo: BTHCM

Athletes participating in the competition. Photo: BTHCM

In addition to the official competitions, the tournament also included a friendly match between the Ho Chi Minh Museum Pickleball team and the Ba Dinh Ward Police team. The friendly match took place in a spirit of intimacy, solidarity and friendship, an opportunity to strengthen the coordination and close relationship between the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the local police force, together responding to the sports movement, improving health, contributing to building a movement of the whole people to protect national security in the area.

Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Party Secretary and Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, presented a souvenir flag to the Ba Dinh Ward Police team. Photo: BTHCM

Ho Chi Minh Museum Pickleball Team and Ba Dinh Ward Police Team participated in the exchange competition. Photo: BTHCM

At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded 01 First Prize, 01 Second Prize and 01 Third Prize to pairs of athletes with excellent achievements in each competition. This is a worthy recognition for the athletes' training efforts, solidarity and determination to compete with all their might.

The Organizing Committee awarded prizes to athletes participating in the men's doubles competition. Photo: BTHCM

The Organizing Committee awarded prizes to athletes participating in the women's doubles competition. Photo: BTHCM

The Organizing Committee awarded prizes to athletes participating in the mixed doubles competition. Photo: BTHCM

The Organizing Committee and athletes took a souvenir photo. Photo: BTHCM

The Pickleball Tournament is one of a series of meaningful activities towards the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, contributing to creating a vibrant competitive atmosphere throughout the unit. With the success of the Pickleball Tournament “Museum Cup”, the Ho Chi Minh Museum Youth Union affirms that it will continue to maintain and develop useful sports, cultural and mass movement activities, contributing to building a strong, united, dynamic, creative collective, worthy of being a pioneer in the work of preserving and promoting the Ho Chi Minh heritage.

Communications Department, Ho Chi Minh Museum

Source: https://baotanghochiminh.vn/doan-co-so-bao-tang-ho-chi-minh-to-chuc-giai-pickleball-chao-mung-ky-niem-55-nam-ngay-thanh-lap-bao-tang-ho-chi-minh-25-11-1970-25-11-2025.htm