Every year, Da Nang maintains the organisation of sports tournaments, aiming at motivating athletes to practice regularly and promoting the development of physical training and sports movements.

Many sports tournaments have been successfully organised by units, localities and the city, contributing to promoting the development of the physical training and sports movements citywide. Photo: P.N

Most recently, the Son Tra District government-hosted Da Nang Beach Volleyball Tournament 2023 has taken place at the Man Thai Beach, attracting the participation of nearly 100 players citywide.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, a member of the volleyball team of Nai Hien Dong Ward said that every year, he and other teammates had the opportunity to participate in the district-level volleyball tournament to enhance their skills. The professional quality of the tournaments is always improved when participating teams have a lot of experience.

To achieve high results at such tournaments, teams are required to maintain regular practice, significantly contributing to spreading the sports movement in the city.

Besides volleyball, athletes of the ward's teams often participate in other sports tournaments such as badminton, football and table tennis every year.

Like Son Tra District, Ngu Hanh Son District promotes the organisation of sports tournaments every year.

Since early 2023, many sports festivals and tournaments, organised by the district authorities and mass organisations, have attracted the participation of a large number of people.

According to Mr. Huynh Ba Duong, Deputy Director of the Center for Culture - Information and Sports in Ngu Hanh Son District, tournaments not only are useful playgrounds for athletes to exchange experience but also affirm the growth of the mass sports movement in the locality.

Director of the Hoa Vang District's Center for Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Dinh Minh Hai, said that the district maintains sports tournaments for students, workers and employees annually such as chess, football, badminton, table tennis, billiards, shuttlecock, track and field, and cross-country running.

The centre plans to organise a youth athletics tournament, and a youth soccer tournament in the coming time, in a bid to meet the needs of students in sports training and competition in the summer.

Mr. Tran Cong Tu, Director of the Da Nang Sports Centre, acknowledged that in addition to popular sports, the city usually organises new sports competitions to spread the movement.

In particular, the municipal-level Petanque Championship 2023 has successfully been organised in the city.

Organised by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, the sporting event has provided a playground for athletes to exchange experiences, thereby contributing to promoting the development of the petanque movement in particular and the physical training and sports movement in the city in general.

Under the tournament’s rules, athletes have competed in 6 events, including: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, men's triples, and women's triples.

Moreover, since the beginning of the year, the city has successfully organised chess, beach volleyball and beach football tournaments.

In the time to come, the city will continue to organise swimming, athletics, and football tournaments, aiming to encourage the movement of sports, as well as select excellent athletes for the municipal teams in preparation for national and international championships, Mr.  Tu said.

Reporting by PHI NONG - Translating by M.DUNG