April 25, 2009 | 21:03 (GMT+7)
22 teams compete for People’s Army Newspaper Bicycle Racing Cup
PANO – From May 2nd to the 6th, 125 racing cyclists in 22 teams, including 10 female teams, will compete for the People’s Army Newspaper Cup.
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| Maj. Gen. Le Phuc Nguyen (R) at the press conference to launch the tournament |
PANO – From May 2nd to the 6th, 125 racing cyclists in 22 teams, including 10 female teams, will compete for the People’s Army Newspaper Cup.
Major General Le Phuc Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Army Newspaper said that the tournament is not only good for selecting good cyclists but it also brings about a profound meaning in terms of politics and society as it took place at the 55th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.
A Malaysian women’s team and a Mongolian men team are two foreign teams participating in the tournament this time.
The tournament will start from Hanoi and finish in Dien Bien.
The organising board of the tournament plan to raise funds to help poor families and their beneficiaries during the tournament.
Translated by Ngoc Hung