Thứ Hai, 22/05/2017, 21:42 (GMT+7)
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The 7th Mekong Delta Sport Festival 2017 opens

Ben Tre Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just organised the opening ceremony of the 7th Mekong Delta Sport Festival 2017 on May 19. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai attended this event.

Deputy Secretary of Tien Giang provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Le Van Huong speaking at the working session.
Tien Giang sport delegation parades at the opening ceremony. Photo: Phan Thang

The 7th Mekong Delta Sport Festival, hosted by Ben Tre province, took place from January 2017 to May 26, 2017 with the participation of about 1,000 athletes and referees coming from 22 sports teams in provinces and cities outside and outside the region.

The festival is divided into 2 phases: The first phase is conducted from January to April 2017 with 16 subjects divided into pre-festival; the second phase takes place from May 19 to May 26 with five subjects including men's football (a final football), athletic, men's volleyball, karate, vovinam and judo

In the first phase, the Tien Giang sports delegation played well, promoting strength in some martial arts, temporarily ranked the second on the medal table with 33 gold medals, 30 silver medals and 36 bronze medals.

By Phan Thang-Translated by Huu Tam

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