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| Two boats compete in the Bach Hac Dragon Boat Rowing Festival in the midlands province of Phu Tho. A similar event, the Ha Noi 2018 Open Dragon Boat Rowing Festival will be held on Saturday on West Lake in Ha Noi. — Photo viettri.gov.vn |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The Ha Noi 2018 Open Dragon Boat Rowing Festival will be held on Saturday on West Lake in Ha Noi.
The event will feature 27 teams consisting of more than 400 rowers from Ha Noi and northern provinces of Hai Duong, Hung Yen and Thai Nguyen.
Rowers will compete in two categories – standard dragon boat and traditional dragon boat. Each category features men’s, women’s and mixed doubles on the 600-metre event.
Total prize money of VND100 million (US$4,300) is up for grabs.
The festival, which will take place from 10am to 3pm at the section alongside Thanh Nien Road, will begin with a march of rowers, who will also perform demonstrations of some water sport games.
Organised by the Ha Noi People’s Committee and Vietnam Airlines, the event aims to preserve the folk sport game and to develop it into a tourist product. — VNS
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