To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital and the 25th anniversary of Hanoi being recognized by UNESCO as a "City for Peace", on September 22, the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports to organize the 2024 Friendship Tennis Tournament.
Friendship Tennis Tournament 2024 in Hanoi. Video: Thanh Nhan - Hoang Huy
The annual friendship sports event aims to create conditions for foreign diplomats working in Hanoi to meet and exchange with officials from the People's Foreign Affairs and Culture and Sports sectors of the capital, thereby strengthening solidarity and friendship between the people of Hanoi and international friends.
In her opening speech, Permanent Vice President of the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations Tran Thi Phuong affirmed that sports bring miracles to the world and people. Health is a precious asset of each person, participating in sports activities is a way to help improve spiritual life and improve health.
"Through the tournament, athletes will have more opportunities to exchange and understand each other, love and be more attached to Hanoi," Ms. Tran Thi Phuong affirmed, at the same time the activity also contributes to strengthening friendly cooperation between Hanoi and embassies of other countries and international organizations in the city.
The tournament includes men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles according to age groups 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, attracting the participation of nearly 100 amateur players from the Department of Culture and Sports; Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations and member friendship associations; embassies and international organizations such as: Australia, Israel, USA, Russia, Japan, Russia, Filipino Community in Hanoi...
In the end, in the women's singles event, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize in the age group of 31-40 to athlete Marina Xaganova (Russian Embassy); the men's singles age group of 31-40 to athlete Tran Thanh Do (Vietnam - UK Friendship Association); the men's singles age group of 41-50 to athlete Jonathan Baker (Chief Representative of UNESCO Office in Vietnam); the men's singles age group of 51-60 to athlete David Fidex (US Embassy).
Meanwhile, in the men's doubles event, two athletes Tran Thanh Do - Do Van Vuong (Vietnam - UK Friendship Association) won first prize in the age group 31-40; Doan Long - Tran Hanh (UNESCO Association Hanoi) won first prize in the age group 41-50; Nguyen Mong Thang - Tran Phuong (French Embassy) won first prize in the age group 52-60. In the mixed doubles event, Utsumi Rai and Utsumi Mako won first prize in the age group 41-50.
In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded the First Prize to the Vietnam - UK Friendship Association of Hanoi; the Friendship Prize to Mr. Le Quang Long, Head of the Hanoi Industrial and Export Processing Zone Management Board.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/soi-dong-giai-quan-vot-huu-nghi-nam-2024-tai-ha-noi.html
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