July 08, 2018 | 16:05 (GMT+7)
2018 National Sport Festival for Athletes with Physical Disabilities starts
PANO - The Da Nang city Department of Culture and Sports on July 6 held a press conference to introduce the 6th National Sport Festival for Athletes with Physical Disabilities in 2018.
The festival will be co-held from July 9 to 13, 2018 by the General Department of Physical Training and Sports, the Vietnam Paralympic Association and the Da Nang city’s Department of Culture and Sports. The main sponsors of the festival are Herbalife Limited Company and Parsport Fund.
The event will draw the participation of more than 1,000 athletes with physical disabilities, nearly 200 coaches, 170 referees and 150 volunteers from 29 provinces and cities nationwide.
The participants will compete in 9 categories such as athletics, swimming, table tennis, chess, boccia, tennis, judo and weightlifting.
Translated by Lam Anh