Sports on Truong Sa
Football, volleyball, table tennis, jogging, and aerobics are among the most popular sports for locals and soldiers on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
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| Local residents and soldiers on Truong Sa Lon Island play a volleyball match. |
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| An exciting match under the foliage of bang vuong (fish poison trees). The losing side must bear a ‘fine’ of push-ups, bringing laughs after a long day under the fierce sun. |
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| Football is a quite ‘luxury’ sport in Truong Sa as it demands a large and flat field. |
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| A rare open field for football in Truong Sa. |
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| Volleying as a professional player. |
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| Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan (in blue, far right) plays ping-pong with soldiers on Truong Sa Dong Island. |
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| Sports are an indispensable part of every afternoon. |
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| On some small islands or platforms, limited space makes football difficult to play. However, officers and soldiers still regularly exercise with treadmills, go jogging or do push-ups. Shown is an exercise machine of officers and soldiers on Da Thi Island. |
