August 27, 2017 | 20:49 (GMT+7)
Sports festival evaluates border troops’ training quality
PANO – A sports festival for border troops in Southern provinces in 2017 was launched by the Vietnam Border Guard Command in Ba Ria city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on August 26.
During the three-day event, 450 participants from 30 border units stationed in Southern localities will compete in the contents of unarmed martial arts, military swimming, table tennis, badminton, tennis, 100m run, 7km mini-marathon, huddle race and combined military sports.
Major General Nguyen Van Nam, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Vietnam Border Guard Command, said the annual event aimed to evaluate training quality and to seek the best athletes for this year’s whole army sports festival.
Source: PANO/baobariavungtau.com.vn
Translated by Chung Anh