Deputy PM inspects SEA Games preparations in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is head of the National Steering Committee for Organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), on May 3 inspected the preparation work for the upcoming regional sports games in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.
Deputy PM inspects SEA Games preparations in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam poses for a photo with the national kickboxing team (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is head of theNational Steering Committee for Organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAGames 31), on May 3 inspected the preparation work for the upcoming regional sports games in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.

In Bac Ninh province, Dam visited and checked the facilitiesof the Multi-Purpose Gymnasium and Volleyball Training Centre in Bac Ninh city,where Boxing and Kickboxing sports will take place; the Bac Ninh University ofPhysical Education and Sports in Tu Son city – a venue for indoor handballcompetitions; and Hanaka Paris Ocean Park Tennis Courts in Tu Son where tennis matcheswill be held.

Highly speaking of the locality’s preparation work, he urgedit to timely complete the remaining work, address shortcomings and tightenCOVID-19 prevention and control to make the Games a success.

He also encouraged athletes and coaches of Kickboxing and handballteams to make efforts to gain the best possible results.

Visiting Bac Giang province’s Sports Gymnasium and workingwith the Office of the provincial People’s Committee, Deputy PM Dam alsoappreciated the locality’s preparations for badminton matches and requested itto focus on implementing the assigned tasks and complete the final works to wellserve the Games.

On this occasion, he also visited and presented gifts to thenational badminton team.

SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, willbe held in the capital city of Hanoi and 11 neighbouring provinces and cities,including Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.

Featuring 40 sports with 526 events, it is expected toattract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event was initially slated forlate 2021 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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