Crossbow shooting
is 1 in 7 sports to be competed at the festival
The festival will
take place for 4 days (from May 27 to 30) with such sports activities as
football, volleyball, crossbow shooting, walking on stilts, stick pushing, tug
of war, marathon, and musical performance. On the sidelines of the festival,
there will be such activities as cultural exchanges, folk games, cuisine, and so
on.
It is known that
nearly 1,000 athletes, masses’ actors, and artisans of 18 ethnic minority groups
from 10 districts, townships, cities, and the Vocational Training College No. 8
are expected to participate in the festival.
The closing
ceremony will take place on the afternoon of May 30.
Duy Minh (Le
Van)