Ho Chi Minh city: Around 5,000 people walk for SEA Games

Monday, 07/08/2017 20:41
(CPV) - As many as 5,000 people on August 6th joined a walk along Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, in support of the sending-off ceremony of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the upcoming 29th SEA Games in Malaysia.


Co-hosted by the Vietnam Olympic Committee and Ho Chi Minh city Department of Culture and Sports, the event encourages sporting and determined spirits among athletes from Ho Chi Minh city and others from the Southern area.

They offered flowers to President Ho Chi Minh statue, reporting preparations of Vietnam for SEA Games, demonstrating sports and physical training, marching and cultural/arts performing activities.

Mr Tran Duc Phan, Vice Head of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, shared that Vietnam sent a 681-member delegation competing for 32/38 events in the festival, saying all are full of energy./.

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