Football tournament for overseas Vietnamese in Russia kicks off

Mr. Vu Son Viet, Deputy Head of the Community Affairs Board of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, presents flowers to the organizing board of the tournament (Photo: VNA)

The tournament, the fourth of its kind, attracts the participation of five teams with about 100 players, competing in a round-robin format.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the tournament, Mr. Vu Son Viet, Head of the Consular Department and Deputy Head of the Community Affairs Board of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, said that the tournament helps consolidate solidarity, an important factor in the Vietnamese community in Russia in the current situation.

Sports, cultural and other artistic activities will help Russians understand Vietnamese people better, and the Vietnamese community integrates more deeply into the local society.

For his part, Mr. Aleksandr Yakovlevich, a representative of Sadovod shopping centre, said that the football tournament has become a good tradition, and strengthened friendships between Vietnamese businessmen and the centre’s managers./.