On August 6, at Hoa Xuan Athletics Stadium, Da Nang City, the Da Nang City Sports Center organized the opening ceremony of the 10th Da Nang City Sports Festival Athletics Tournament in 2026.
The tournament takes place from August 6 to 8, one of the sports belonging to the program of the 10th Da Nang City Sports Festival. The event contributes to evaluating the quality of athletics training and competition at the grassroots level. At the same time, this is an opportunity to select and train athletes for higher-level tournaments.
Speaking at the opening of the tournament, Mr. Tran Cong Tu, Director of Da Nang City Sports Center, said that athletics is a basic sport, playing a fundamental role in the process of physical development and improving sports achievements.
Through the tournament, the Organizing Committee hopes to continue to spread the movement of physical training following the example of the great Uncle Ho. Creating conditions for athletes to exchange, learn from experience, and strengthen solidarity between localities.
At the same time, selecting excellent athletes to continue training, fostering, and preparing to participate in regional and national tournaments in the coming time," Mr. Tu said.
According to the Organizing Committee, this year's tournament attracted 177 athletes from 25 communes and wards in the city to compete. Participating units include many localities such as An Khe, Hai Chau, Ha Nha, Tra Leng, Thanh Khe, Lien Chieu, Cam Le, Ngu Hanh Son, Hoi An, Hai Van...
Athletes will compete in 9 events for men and 9 events for women, including 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, long jump, high jump, weightlifting and 4x100m relay. These are all basic events of athletics, promising to bring many attractive and exciting competitions throughout the tournament.
