Paragliders will fly from Si Thau Chai community tourism village in Ho Thau commune, on the peak of Putaleng mountain (Source:https://en.nhandan.org.vn/) Lai Chau (VNA) - The Open Putaleng Paragliding Tournament 2019 kickedoff in Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau onNovember 29.
The event, the first of its kind held in Vietnam by the paragliding club Vietwingsand Lai Chau province, attracted the participation of more than 80 athletesfrom 12 countries and territories such as Japan, the Republic of Korea,Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and others. Thirty Vietnamese athletes joined theevent.
Paragliders will fly from Si Thau Chai community tourism village in Ho Thaucommune, on the peak of Putaleng mountain and then land at a stadium in TamDuong district.
Standing at 3,049m, Putaleng in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range is Vietnam'ssecond highest peak after Fansipan (3,143 m).
Addressing the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Lai Chau provincial People’sCommittee Tran Tien Dung hoped that through the competition, athletes would feelthe beauty of Lai Chau and introduce to international friends.
He expected that the event would become an annual tournament, attracting moreinternational athletes and tourists to Lai Chau.
The tournament will run until December 1./.
VNA
