Sports Festival of Southern Hau River Press Agencies in 2025

Attending the opening ceremony of the sports festival were comrades: Nguyen Minh Luan - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province; Huynh Ngoc Sang - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ca Mau province; Nguyen Quoc Tien - Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee; leaders of departments and branches of Ca Mau province; leaders of press agencies of Nam Song Hau (Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu , Hau Giang and Kien Giang); leaders of sponsoring units and more than 200 athletes who are officials, civil servants and employees of press agencies of Nam Song Hau.

Leaders of Ca Mau province and leaders of Nam Song Hau press agencies attended the opening ceremony of the sports festival. Photo: NGOC HAI

In his opening speech, Comrade Nguyen Nam Phong - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ca Mau Newspaper and Radio - Television Station, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Sports Festival welcomed the press agencies of Nam Song Hau to gather here to participate in this sports festival. This is the first time that Ca Mau Newspaper and Radio - Television Station has organized a large-scale activity. This is a playground, demonstrating the spirit of sports and imbued with the spirit of solidarity between press agencies and colleagues, journalists. This playground will be a useful spiritual food for journalists to relax, regain energy to continue to perform well the assigned tasks.

More than 200 athletes who are officials, civil servants and employees of Nam Song Hau press agencies participated in the sports festival. Photo: NGOC HAI

Leaders of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee and Ca Mau Provincial Newspaper and Radio - Television Station presented flowers and thank-you letters to the sponsors of the sports event. Photo: NGOC HAI

The sports festival has 5 teams from 5 press agencies in Nam Song Hau competing in 4 events: men's mini soccer; badminton (men's and women's doubles, men's doubles, women's doubles); men's and women's team tug of war and men's and women's volleyball. For men's mini soccer, each team has 5 athletes competing; for men's and women's team tug of war, each team has 10 people competing in a knockout format; for volleyball, each team has 5 people competing (2 men, 3 women).

Soc Trang Province Newspaper and Radio and Television Team (left) compete in volleyball. Photo: NGOC HAI

Ca Mau Province Newspaper and Radio - Television Team won the tug of war. Photo: NGOC HAI

Despite the weather, the athletes still played their best in football. Photo: PHUC THINH

After a dramatic competition, the teams played their best with the desire to learn, exchange and achieve good results in the competitions. At the end of the 4 competitions, the organizing committee determined the rankings: first place, second place and third place and awarded prizes to the teams. Accordingly, the first place in men's mini soccer belonged to Hau Giang Newspaper team; the first place in tug of war belonged to Ca Mau Newspaper and Radio - Television team; the first place in volleyball was awarded to Bac Lieu Newspaper and Radio - Television team and in badminton, the organizing committee awarded prizes to the first, second and third place pairs.

The women's pair of Bao and Soc Trang Radio and Television won first prize in badminton. Photo: NGOC HAI

Awarding the first prize in tug of war to the team of Ca Mau Newspaper and Radio - Television Station. Photo: NGOC HAI

Awarding ceremony for the Bac Lieu Newspaper and Radio - Television team that won first prize in volleyball. Photo: NGOC HAI

Men's mini soccer, first prize went to Hau Giang Newspaper team. Photo: NGOC HAI

Ca Mau Newspaper and Radio - Television Station awarded the right to host the next year's sports festival to Kien Giang Newspaper.

The sports festival was held in a joyful atmosphere to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day. This activity aims to affirm the contributions of the collective of cadres, civil servants and workers working at the Nam Song Hau press agencies in the process of carrying out assigned political tasks. Thereby, creating a healthy playground for cadres, civil servants and workers to exchange and improve their physical and mental health. Continue to maintain and promote the physical exercise and sports movement, encourage cadres, civil servants and workers to improve their health to complete their tasks well.

NGOC HAI

Source: https://baosoctrang.org.vn/van-hoa-the-thao-du-lich/202506/hoi-thao-cac-co-quan-bao-chi-nam-song-hau-nam-2025-san-choi-bo-ich-cua-nguoi-lam-bao-03a7709/