Ethnic sports festival kicks off in Kontum

by VTV413 May 2015 Last updated at 15:49 PM

VTV.vn - The ninth Ethnic Sports Festival officially kicked off on Tuesday in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum as part of activities to mark the 125th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth.

Over 1,000 athletes from 14 southern provinces and cities are competing in traditional games like stick pushing, crossbow shooting, tug of war and stilt walking. The festival aims to develop a sporting and physical training movement to improve the health and spiritual lives of ethnic minorities, in addition to preserving their traditional cultural values and strengthening solidarity among ethnic groups in the south of Vietnam.

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