Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of the photo contest "Khoanh khac SEA Games 31" (Moments of the SEA Games 31) were honoured at a ceremony organised by the VietnamAssociation of Photographic Artist (VNAP) on August 29.
The winning works were selected from 2,083 entries by 237 photographers, both amateur and professional, from across the country.
Luong Viet Son Tung from Hanoi won the gold medal with the work “Dienkinh Viet Nam tao bat ngo voi tam huychuong vang o noi dung 100m rao cua Bui Thi Nguyen” (Vietnamese track and fieldcreate a big surprise with a gold medal of athlete Bui Thi Nguyen in the women’s100-metre hurdle race”. Tung and Dinh Trong Hai from Hanoi also clinched thesilver medals.
Three bronze medals went to Nguyen Viet Hong from Hanoi, and LeHoang Men and Vo Hoang Trieu from Ho Chi Minh city. Theorganising board of the contest also presented five consolation prizes for outstanding photos.
Addressing the event, Tran Thi Thu Dong, VNAP president, said the contest aims to capture the performances of athletes, fans cheering and other event-related activities as well as beautiful images of spectators with noble sportsmanship. Italso encourages photographers to renew methods and thinking in art creation.
An exhibition of the winning works is underway at the HanoiNational Sports Training Centre until September 5. After that, the works will be exhibitedin provinces and cities nationwide./.