The 26^th Da Nang Traditional Badminton Tournament for VN Da Thanh Group Cup concluded at the city’s Tien Son Sports Arena on Sunday evening.

After 4 days of exciting competitions, the Tuan Thi 1 Club won the first place with a total of 11 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals. The Ho Ha Club finished in second place with a record of 5 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals, whilst the Tuan Thi 2 Club came third with 3 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze medals.

This year's tournament attracted the participation of more than 500 players from 21 badminton clubs in Da Nang, and other provinces and cities with strong badminton movements nationwide, including Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam, and Quang Ngai, and Hue.

The contestants were divided into age groups between and above 61 years old. They competed in a round-robin format, and in the categories of men’s and women’s singles, and mixed doubles.

The tournament aimed to create a playground for badminton players across the country to exchange their performance experience and promote the development of badminton practice and competition movements in the city in particular and the whole country in general.

On the occasion, the Viet Nam Badminton Federation presented Certificates of Merit to players Nguyen Tien Minh, Do Tuan Duc, Pham Hong Nam, Nguyen Thuy Linh, Pham Thi Khanh and Than Van Anh in hoonour of their efforts in claiming 3 bronze medals for the nation’s sports delegation at SEA Games 31.

Reporting by PHI NONG - Translating by M.DUNG