Ben Cat’s sports festival in celebration of Party and Lunar New Year 2016 opens

Early Jan.30, Ben Cat town’s Center for Information and Sports kicked off a sports festival in celebration of the Party and Lunar New Year 2016.

The sports festival comprises of 4 events: men’s football, men’s volleyball, petanque and badminton.  Of these, football has absorbed 14 teams that are divided into 4 groups for playing in a robin round format; volleyball with 8 teams; petanque with 60 players; badminton with 60 players.

A match between 2 football teams from Ben Cat town’s People’s Committee and Phu An took place after the opening ceremony. As a result, Phu An commune won the victory with 4-2 score. This event will conclude on Feb.1, 2016 while the remaining events will last until Feb.10, 2016.

Reported by T.Ly-Translated by K.T