Rowing race of Phan Thiet coastal fishermen in early spring

Giai dua thuyen, thung truyen thong tren dong song Ca Ty do UBND thanh pho Phan Thiet, tinh Binh Thuan to chuc vao mung 2 Tet hang nam. Anh: Duy Tuan

Traditional boat and basket boat racing on Ca Ty River organized by the People's Committee of Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province on the 2nd day of Tet every year. Photo: Duy Tuan

Day la mon an tinh than khong the thieu dip Tet cua nguoi dan xu bien Phan Thiet va la san choi the thao dau nam cua cac tay cheo mien bien. Anh: Duy Tuan

This is an indispensable spiritual dish during Tet for the people of Phan Thiet coastal area and is a sports playground at the beginning of the year for coastal rowers. Photo: Duy Tuan

Giai dau nam nay thu hut su tham gia cua 270 van dong vien den tu 9 doi cua cac xa, phuong o Phan Thiet. Du cac phuong o thanh pho Phan Thiet co bien dong do sap nhap nhung nam nay co them 2 doi den tu phuong Ham Tien va xa Tien Thanh nen van duy tri du so doi nhu cac nam truoc. Anh: Duy Tuan

This year’s tournament attracted 270 athletes from 9 teams from communes and wards in Phan Thiet. Although some wards in Phan Thiet city were merged, this year there were 2 more teams from Ham Tien ward and Tien Thanh commune, so the number of teams was still the same as in previous years. Photo: Duy Tuan

Sau le khai mac, cac doan van dong vien buoc vao tranh tai o mon dua thuyen, voi cac cu ly thi dau 300 met, 500 met va dua thuyen quay vong 1.200 met. Anh: Duy Tuan

After the opening ceremony, the athletes competed in rowing, with distances of 300 meters, 500 meters and 1,200 meters of turning boat racing. Photo: Duy Tuan

Ngoai ra, giai dau con co mon dua thung thi dau don nam va doi nam o cu ly 500 met. Anh: Duy Tuan

In addition, the tournament also has a men's singles and men's doubles race at a distance of 500 meters. Photo: Duy Tuan

To trong tai dung tren cac thuyen hau can de dieu khien giai dau va kiem tra so luong van dong vien, vi tri cac thuyen thung o vach xuat phat. Anh: Duy Tuan

The referee team stands on the logistics boats to control the tournament and check the number of athletes and the position of the basket boats at the starting line. Photo: Duy Tuan

Luc luong CSGT duong thuy va bien phong dieu khien cano phuc vu giai dau va san sang cuu ho. Anh: Duy Tuan

Waterway traffic police and border guards control canoes to serve the tournament, ready for rescue. Photo: Duy Tuan

Hang nghin nguoi dan va du khach dung 2 ben bo song co vu cho cac doi. Anh: Duy Tuan

Thousands of locals and tourists stood on both sides of the river to cheer for the teams. Photo: Duy Tuan

Trong tiet troi mat me cua nhung ngay dau nam, cung su co vu tung bung, cac doi dua thuyen, dua thung da co nhieu man buc toc hap dan. Anh: Duy Tuan

In the cool weather of the first days of the year, with enthusiastic cheers, the boat racing and basket boat racing teams had an exciting competition. Photo: Duy Tuan

Khong chi nguoi dan ma nhieu du khach nuoc ngoai rat thich den xem. Ong Luna Ho, du khach Canada cho biet, den Phan Thiet vao dip Tet nay, toi tinh co di ngang qua day va duoc xem cuoc thi, cac van dong vien rat khoe va moi nguoi co vu rat vui. Day la mot trai nghiem thu vi. Anh: Duy Tuan

Not only locals but also many foreign tourists are very excited to come and watch. Mr. Luna Ho, a Canadian tourist said: "Coming to Phan Thiet this Tet holiday, I happened to pass by here and saw the competition, the athletes were very strong and everyone cheered happily. This was an interesting experience". Photo: Duy Tuan

Ket thuc giai dau, Ban to chuc da trao giai cho cac doi va van dong vien xuat sac. Trong do, doi phuong Phu Tai xuat sac gianh giai nhat dua thuyen o 2 cu li 500 met va 1.200 met. Anh: Duy Tuan

At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to the outstanding teams and athletes. In particular, the Phu Tai ward team won first prize in the boat racing at two distances of 500 meters and 1,200 meters. Photo: Duy Tuan