About 8,000 officials, coachesand athletes of 65 sport delegations from the country’s all 63 provinces andcities and the army and the public security forces, and 1,600 referees willattend the event.
The athletes will compete for medals in 40 sports in five groups: Olympic, ASIAD, SEA Games, traditional games and recreationalsports.
Quang Ninh boasts a 5000-seat multi-purpose gymnasium, a water sport area, ashooting range, an archery range, a stadium combined with athletics field, a gymnasiumfor martial arts and sword marks, three beach volleyball courts, two beach sepaktakraw courts, and two tennis courts.
It also has a professional running track certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)and the Associationof International Marathons and Distance Races./.