September 19, 2017 | 21:44 (GMT+7)
GDP opens sports competition
PANO - The General Department of Politics (GDP) of the Vietnam People’s Army on September 19 opened a sports competition for its troops in 2017.
Participating teams at the opening ceremony
222 outstanding athletes, selected from the grassroots levels’ competitions, will compete in three events, namely tennis, table-tennis, and badminton.
Servicemen aged above 40 and servicewomen aged higher than 25 will compete in men teams, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.
At the opening ceremony, the organizing panel asked athletes to strictly observe the competition’s rules and compete with their best efforts while requesting referees to heighten the solidarity, honesty and safety during the event.
Translated by Trung Thanh