In his opening speech, Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association , Head of the Tournament Steering Committee, commented: In recent years, Vietnamese table tennis has made great progress, becoming a strong team in the region. We are also pleased to see that, in addition to top-level competitions, table tennis has also become one of the sports with the most Vietnamese people participating in and practicing, second only to running.
Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Head of the Steering Committee, delivered the opening speech. Photo: Nhan Dan Newspaper
The 41st Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championship had the largest number of athletes and delegations ever, with 174 athletes from 20 table tennis delegations from provinces, cities, industries and clubs across the country. Notably, there were 6 units participating for the first time.
This year's tournament is held in Quang Ninh province - the leading province in economic , cultural and social development in the Northeast region of the country. Quang Ninh province has built impressive sports facilities, especially the Quang Ninh Multi-purpose Stadium - where this year's tournament will take place. According to international experts, this is one of the three most modern sports palaces in Southeast Asia and one of the 10 best sports venues in Asia.
At the ceremony, on behalf of the leaders of Nhan Dan Newspaper, comrade Le Quoc Minh sent the best wishes to the athletes to achieve high results with the spirit of honest, noble and humane sportsmanship .
Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Head of the Steering Committee of the Award, presented commemorative medals to the teams. Photo: Ha Phong
Next, on behalf of the athletes, athlete Nguyen Hoang Lam - Gold Medalist of the U17 Southeast Asian age group, vowed to compete with all his might for the noble spirit of sports to contribute to the success of the tournament.
Representing the referee team, Mr. Nguyen Tien Hung, General National Referee, International Referee also swore to manage and carry out the refereeing work of the tournament fairly.
In order to encourage and boost the spirit of the athletes, the Organizing Committee presented the 41st Anniversary Medal of the Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championship and the Souvenir Flag to the athletes and referees.
Immediately after the opening ceremony, the athletes entered the mixed team competition. Photo: Ha Phong
Immediately after the opening ceremony, the athletes will compete in the men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. From July 6-9, the tournament will take turns competing in the men's team, women's team; men's doubles, women's doubles, men's singles, women's singles... The tournament is expected to close and award prizes on the evening of July 9.
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