HCM City hosts Int’l Athletics Tournament 2015
(VOV) - The 22nd Open Ho Chi Minh City International Athletics Tournament began on July 30 at Thong Nhat Stadium.
The five-day event, co-organized by HCM City Department of Culture and Sports and the HCM City Athletics Federation attracted more than 130 athletes from 33 domestic and 5 foreign teams.
Foreign athletes from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Indonesia, Hong Kong (China), Singapore and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) compete in the tournament.
Contestants compete to win 43 different sets of medals.
With 8 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals, Vietnam finished in first place at the 21st Tournament in 2014, followed by the RoK and Thailand.