The final round of the 8th National Sports Festival has just closed in Can Tho city after two-week competition. With good performance, Binh Duong was among top 6 teams at the sports festival.

The final round of the 8th National Sports Festival absorbed more than 6,500 athletes from 63 provinces and cities nationwide for 322 sets of medals in 19 events. As a result, HCM city topped the national sports festival with 98 gold medals, 52 silver medals and 54 bronze medals.

It was followed by Ha Noi with 38 gold medals, 47 silver medals and 67 bronze medals; the host team Can Tho with 38 gold medals, 38 silver medals and 40 bronze medals; Dong Thap with 20 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 34 bronze medals; Dien Bien with 15 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 4 bronze medals…

Binh Duong took part in the festival with 164 athletes competing in 13 events: football, Vovinam, volleyball, Taekwondo, Karatedo, Judo, marathon, tug-of-war…With 9 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 28 bronze medals, Binh Duong excellently ranked 6th at the sports event.

Reported by C.Thanh-Translated by K.T