(NADS) On the morning of March 2, the People's Committee of Kon Tum City, Kon Tum Province organized the 8th Traditional Canoe Racing Tournament on the Dak Bla River in 2025. There were 12 ward and commune units, with 56 athletes participating in the cup lifting competition in the 400-meter and 1,000-meter distances. Each boat had 2 athletes.
This year's boat racing is one of the activities within the framework of the 8th Kon Tum City Sports Festival in 2025. The competing units have all invested in training carefully to create a quality competition atmosphere. During the competition, the athletes have given the audience many dramatic, thrilling, suspenseful and tense competitions. This is an opportunity to promote to tourists the potential and strengths of economic, cultural and tourism development along the poetic and charming Dak Bla River.
The dugout canoe has a traditional cultural value, closely associated with the daily life of ethnic minorities living along the Dak Bla River for generations. With its rustic, wild character, it has made this type of means of transport for people, production tools, and agricultural products moving on the river unique and plays an important role for people living along the river.
In recent years, dugout canoe racing has been assessed by local party committees and authorities as having great potential for tourism transport. Especially community tourism, cultural tourism, and experience tourism. In order to arouse pride in the unique cultural traditions of ethnic minorities, to preserve and promote culture; to mobilize "all people to exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", "Healthy to build a career and defend the country"; to be a healthy and useful playground for units to meet, exchange, learn, and exchange experiences, in order to improve the effectiveness in preserving and promoting the cultural traditions of ethnic minorities, enriching cultural and spiritual life, building a healthy lifestyle, and repelling social evils.
At the end of the tournament, the organizing committee awarded two first prizes, two second prizes, two third prizes and 25 consolation prizes to the athletes.
Some pictures at the 2025 dugout canoe race
Source: https://nhiepanhdoisong.vn/giai-dua-thuyen-doc-moc-tp-kon-tum-lan-thu-viii-nam-2025-15834.html
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