July 18, 2017 | 22:32 (GMT+7)
MR1’s troops join sport festival
PANO - The Military Region 1 (MR1) Command kicked off its annual sport festival on July 17 for over 2,000 coaches and athletes from its 21 subordinate units.
Athletes competing in four joint military exercises
During the five-day event, the participants will compete for sets of medals in 10 events, namely four-content military sport, strong soldiers, K91 and 100+100m hurdle race, military swimming, unarmed combat martial arts for seven weight classes, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, running and tug-of-war.
The event is a chance to evaluate the quality of physical training and sport activities of the units as well as to select outstanding athletes for the MR1’s sports team in preparation for the upcoming 2017 Military Sports Festival.
After the opening ceremony, athletes immediately started four-content military sport, military swimming and badminton events.
Translated by Thuy Duong