August 30, 2017 | 19:20 (GMT+7)
Military technical sector opens sports competition
PANO – The General Department of Techniques of the Vietnam People’s Army opened a sports competition on August 29 at Training Center 334. Lieutenant General Le Quy Dam, Director of the general department, delivered an opening speech.
Lieutenant General Le Quy Dam delivering an opening speech
During the four-day competition, 650 athletes from 16 teams of the general department’s units compete in categories such as badminton, table-tennis, tennis, military swimming, volleyball, and 100m run, to name just a few.
Athletes at the swimming event
Speaking at the opening ceremony, General Dam highly appreciated participants’ spirit and asked the organizing panel to run the competition logically, effectively and safely. Additionally, he urged referees to judge objectively and accurately while asking participants to overcome hardships, promote solidarity and honesty, as well as strictly follow the competition’s rules, contributing to the success of the event.
Translated by Trung Thanh