Nearly 50 athletes compete in Quang Tri Journalists Association Badminton Tournament

This morning, June 8, in Dong Ha City, the Quang Tri Provincial Journalists Association held the opening ceremony of the 2024 Open Badminton Tournament.

Permanent Vice President of the Provincial Journalists Association, Head of the Organizing Committee Hoang Ngoc Sy presented souvenir flags to the delegations participating in the Quang Tri Journalists Association Open Badminton Tournament 2024 - Photo: MD

Leaders of Quang Tri Newspaper encouraged and wished the athletes to compete with all their might in the spirit of solidarity, honesty and achieve high results - Photo: MD

The tournament attracted nearly 50 athletes who are journalists, officials, civil servants, and agencies in the province, including 10 delegations with 11 participating units: Quang Tri Newspaper, Quang Tri Radio and Television Station, Cua Viet Magazine, Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Department, Provincial Party Committee of Agencies and Enterprises, Department of Information and Communications, Dong Ha City Culture, Sports and Physical Training Center, Dakrong District Culture, Sports and Physical Training Center, Hai Lang District Culture, Sports and Physical Training Center, Gio Linh District Culture, Sports and Physical Training Center; competing in 5 events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

Quang Tri Newspaper's athletes won 2-0 against Quang Tri Radio and Television Station's athletes (red and black shirts) in the men's doubles event - Photo: MD

The pair of athletes from the Department of Information and Communications (right side of the field) won 2-0 against the pair of athletes from the Gio Linh District Center for Culture, Sports and Physical Training in the women's doubles event - Photo: MD

The athletes of Dong Ha City Center for Culture, Sports and Tourism won against the athletes of the Department of Information and Communications (left side of the field) with a score of 2-0 in the mixed doubles - Photo: MD

Quang Tri Newspaper athletes (left side of the field) won against Cua Viet Magazine athletes with a score of 2-0 in the mixed doubles event - Photo: MD

The Quang Tri Journalists Association Badminton Tournament is held annually to create a useful playground for journalist branches and affiliated journalist clubs, thereby improving health and physical fitness for officials and members, and building a healthy cultural and sports lifestyle among officials and members of press agencies in the province.

This is also an opportunity for units and athletes to meet, exchange, learn and share experiences, strengthen solidarity to work together to successfully complete professional tasks.

The tournament aims to discover, select and train excellent athletes ready to compete in provincial sports tournaments and regional press sports competitions nationwide.

Minh Duc

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/gan-50-van-dong-vien-thi-dau-giai-cau-long-hoi-nha-bao-quang-tri-186088.htm