The 2022 Sports Festival for Da Nang’s Cadres, Civil Servants and Public Employees is taking place at the Tien Son Sports Arena on May 21 and 22.

Chairman of the Da Nang Labour Confederation Nguyen Duy Minh presenting souvenir flags to the participating units at the sports festival. Photo: X.S

The sporting event was jointly organised by the Standing Committee of the Da Nang Trade Union and the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

This year’s event attracts the participation of around 1,300 people from 73 Trade Union organisations at grassroots level. 36 out of 73 Trade Union organisations are competing in such kinds of sports as badminton, table tennis, tug of war, Chinese chess, and mixed-gender bag jumping relay race.

Chairwoman of the municipal Trade Union of Cadres and Civil Servants Nguyen Thi Dung remarked that the sports festival was in response to the 2022 National Worker's Month and the ‘All people take exercises following the example of great Uncle Ho’ campaign.

It purpose is to create an useful playground for trade union members, cadres, civil servants and public employees to meet and take part in sports exchange activities with the motto "Happy and healthy”.

The sports festival is also part of a series of activities to take care of the material and spiritual life of the city's workers, cadres and public employees on the occasion of the Workers’ Month 2022.

Chairman of the Da Nang Labour Confederation Nguyen Duy Minh presenting souvenir flags to the participating units at the sports festival. Photo: X.S

The tug of war competition drew much attention from spectators. Photo: T.P

A mixed-gender bag jumping relay race is in progress

The Da Nang Newspaper's tug of war team competing in the tug of war competition with great efforts. Photo: X.S

Enthusiastic fans at the sports festival. Photo: T.P

Reporting by THANH PHUONG, TRUONG KY - Translating by M.DUNG