VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 1,000 children representing HCM City’s students participated in the opening ceremony of the HCM City Phu Dong Games on the evening of October 22.

The ceremony was held at the Phu Tho Sports House.






The Phu Dong Games is the sports festival of HCM City’s students.






This is also the event where sport talents discovered.






More than 13,200 students from 1,115 schools in the city take part in the Phu Dong Games. They will compete in 27 sports, including: volleyball, football, basketball, handball, tug of war, judo, karate, pencaksilat, taekwondo, traditional martial art, vovinam, stick pushing, athletics, running, table tennis, swimming, badminton, chess, pencak takraw, shuttle cock, tennis, cycling and pentanque.






Around 600 people, mainly children, perform at the opening ceremony.






The opening ceremony also has around 1,000 in the parade, 935 guests and nearly 1,600 audiences.






Referees take an oath.






Singer Dam Vinh Hung performs with Vovinam kungfu artists.

VNE