On March 29.3, the Vietnam Television Center for the Central Region - Central Highlands (VTV8), the Vietnam Tennis Federation, and the Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang City held the opening ceremony of the national movement tennis tournament VTV8 Cup - 2024.
The tournament takes place from March 28 - 30.3 at Tuyen Son sports village (Hai Chau District, Da Nang City). Previously, on March 28.3, at VTV8, the Organizing Committee met with the referee team and drew lots for the match schedule.
The national movement tennis tournament VTV8 Cup - 2024 has 6 competitions including: men's leadership doubles, men's doubles 40 years old or younger, men's doubles 41-50 years old, men's doubles 51 years old or older, women's doubles , couple.
The tournament attracted 24 delegations with over 100 athletes registered to participate. After drawing lots and dividing the competition schedule in each content, the teams are divided into groups to compete in a round robin, then the first and second teams will enter the direct round.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Lam Thanh, Director of VTV8, said that the opening and closing programs and some important matches will be broadcast live on VTV8 and livestreamed on VTV8's digital platforms. The live broadcast schedule of the closing match and some final competition content will be broadcast at 16:21 p.m. and replayed at 40:30.3 p.m. on March XNUMX.
“With the advantage of being a media channel, VTV8 hopes to attract many people to the program. This creates a tennis tournament with high professional quality and beautiful matches, contributing to spreading more and more strongly the movement of practicing and competing in sports to a large number of officials, employees and workers. people from all walks of life across the country," Mr. Nguyen Lam Thanh said.
This is also one of the practical activities aimed at celebrating the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Tennis Federation (May 27.5.1989, 27.5.2024 - May 49, 29.3.1975) and celebrating the 29.3.2024th anniversary of the liberation of Da Nang City (March XNUMX, XNUMX). – March XNUMX, XNUMX).