A ceremony was held at Da Nang’s Tien Son Sports Arena on Monday morning to see off the city’s delegation to the 9^th National Sports Games which is slated to take place in Ha Noi and 9 neighboring provinces and cities from December 9 - 21.

Authorized by Da Nang's leaders, Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Pham TanXu (right) awarding the flag to congratulate the city's sports delegation. Photo: P.N

The city’s sports delegation comprises 335 athletes and 79 coaches. They will compete in 29 out of the 43 sports, namely athletics, swimming, diving, judo, iron balls, bowling, billiards, rowing and canoeing, kickboxing, traditional martial arts, bodybuilding, taekwondo, wushu, badminton, indoor and beach handball, vovinam, chess, pencak silat, triathlon, shuttlecock, men's basketball 5x5, lion – dragon dancing, boxing, tennis, weightlifting , karate, table tennis, jujitsu and dance sports.

Representatives of athletes, coaches, and heads of sports signed a commitment to well implement the assigned targets. Photo: P.N

The city's sports delegation targets to finish in 5^th or 6^th place with high hope placed on such strong sports such as athletics, boat rowing and swimming.

At the send-off ceremony, Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Pham Tan Xu acknowledged great efforts made by athletes and coaches over the past time. He also expressed his belief that with careful preparations and thorough training, the city's sports delegation will reap impressive success, meeting the expectations of the city's leaders and people.

The city's sports delegation is determined to achieve high results at the upcoming National Sports Games 2022. Photo: P.N

On the occasion, authorized by the city's leaders, Director Pham Tan Xu presented the flag to wish the city’s sports delegation excellent completion of the assigned tasks at the forthcoming 9^th National Sports Games 2022.

Reporting by PHI NONG - Translating by M.DUNG