Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships - PetroVietNam Cup – PVCFC 2024 opens

The 42nd Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships - PetroVietNam - PVCFC Cup 2024, jointly organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper, the Sports Authority of Vietnam, Vietnam Table Tennis Federation, and Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Culture and Sports, opened at Khanh Hoa sports arena on June 3 night.

Present at the opening ceremony were Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Commission for Communication and Education, Chairman of Vietnam Journalists’ Association, Head of the Steering Committee of the 42nd Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships; Le Huu Tho - Member of the Standing Committee of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, Head of Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Propaganda & Training; Dinh Van Thieu - Deputy Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee.

Le Quoc Minh speaking at the opening ceremony

Dinh Van Thieu speaking at the opening ceremony

The opening ceremony featured the performances and exchanges between singer Tung Duong and runner-up of Miss Intercontinental 2023 Le Nguyen Ngoc Hang with the spectators.

The 42nd edition attracts nearly 200 male and female players from 18 provinces, cities and industries nationwide, including strong table tennis centers such as Hanoi, Hai Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Army, and People's Police.

The players compete in men’s and women’s singles and doubles, mixed doubles, and team’s events for 7 sets of medals. In addition to the tournament’s prizes, Nhan Dan Newspaper and Petrovietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer Joint Stock Company will give 2 awards to the 2 best young male and female players and 2 awards for the locality that has actively built table tennis movement and the host locality. The total prize value is VND485 million.

The tournament ends on June 7.

The following are some images of the opening ceremony.