Over 240 athletes compete in national archery competition in Vinh Long

On July 23, at Vinh Long Sports Training and Competition Center, the Vietnam Sports Administration (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Long province to organize the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Archery Championship.

Leaders of Vinh Long province presented souvenir flags to the participating delegations.

The tournament attracted more than 240 outstanding athletes from 12 provinces and cities, including An Giang, Dak Lak, Dong Thap, Hanoi , Hai Phong, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Vinh Long and Ho Chi Minh City.

Athletes compete for 36 sets of medals in single-string and triple-string archery in the following events: All-around (50m x 2 and 70m x 2); distance (30m, 50m, 60m, 70m, 90m); men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed team and individual elimination.

Athletes compete in the women's all-around event.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Long province, Duong Hoang Sum, said that the tournament is an opportunity for athletes to compete, demonstrate their skills and improve their achievements. The tournament takes place at a time when the whole country operates a two-level local government. Organizing the tournament is not only an important sporting event but also an activity of profound political and social significance, demonstrating the spirit of solidarity, integration, adaptation and development after the merger and the role of sports in modern social life.

Athletes compete in the women's all-around event.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the athletes entered the competition for the men's 3-string bow all-around (50m x 2) and the women's 1-string bow (70m x 2).

According to VNA

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