Vietnam ready for 5th SEA student sports festival
Vietnam has completed all necessary preparations for the 5th Southeast Asian student sports festival, including sporting facilities, accommodation and transportation.
The event is scheduled for June 23-30, and the country will have a total 248 students to compete with others from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and Laos in athletics, swimming, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, table tennis, volleyball pencak silat and sepak takraw.
The organising board said the matches will take place at the Hanoi Training Sports Centre, My Dinh national stadium and the aquatic sport centre.
The festival aims to develop physical education and sports in schools, and improve students’ fitness and promote Vietnam’s image in the international arena.