Dong Nai wins 3 gold medals at National Phu Dong Sports Festival

04:07, 28/07/2016

(ĐN)- Ho Thi Minh Hong from Dong Nai province yesterday scored her second gold medal in swimming event of the ongoing ninth National Phu Dong Sports Festival, bringing tthe toal gold medals of the deleagtion to 3.

 

(ĐN)- Ho Thi Minh Hong from Dong Nai province yesterday scored her second gold medal in swimming event of the ongoing ninth National Phu Dong Sports Festival, bringing tthe toal gold medals of the deleagtion to 3.

As of July 2, athletes from Dong Nai have won 3 gold medal, 3 silver and 11 bronze medals, exceeding their achievement at the last festival.

At the National Phu Dong Sports Festival, Dong Nai delegation, with 279 athletes who are primary, junior and senior high school students, will compete in 11 out of 15 events.

The National Phu Dong Festival has been organized every four years, and it is considered as the biggest sports event in Vietnam for students, aiming to encourage sports training in school. The first National Phu Dong Sports Festival was launched in 1983.

The festival will run from July 17 until August 10 in Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces

Reported by H.A