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HCMC Int’l Track and Field Vietnam Open 2019 begins

The 26th annual Ho Chi Minh City International Track and Field Vietnam Open 2019 was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on July 17 with 550 athletes from nine regional countries and 33 cities and provinces taking part.
HCMC Int’l Track and Field Vietnam Open 2019 begins ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: svhtt.hochiminhcity.gov.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – The 26th annual Ho Chi Minh City InternationalTrack and Field Vietnam Open 2019 was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on July 17with 550 athletes from nine regional countries and 33 cities and provincestaking part.

They will compete in 34 categories, including 15 men’sevents, 14 women’s events and five relay races from July 17-19.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman andSecretary General of the municipal Athletics Federation Nguyen Trung Hinh said an electronic system will be deployedto supervise performance of the competitors while the International Associationof Athletics Federations’ new rules will be applied in this tourney, thus helpingregional coaches and athletes prepare themselves for the 30th SEAGames scheduled for November in the Philippines and the National Track andField Championships in September.

The HCMCInternational Track and Field Vietnam Open was first held in 1993. It wasrecognised as an official tournament in Asia by the Asian Athletics Associationin 2010.-VNA
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