Attending the opening ceremony were Comrade Le Quoc Minh, , Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and the Commission for Mass Mobilization, President of the Viet Nam Journalists Association, and Head of the Championship Steering Committee; Comrade Que Dinh Nguyen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper and Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; as well as other members of the editorial board.
In his opening remarks, Member of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Head of the PCC's Commission for Communications, Education and Mass Mobilisation and Chairman of the Viet Nam Journalists' Association Le Quoc Minh, who is Head of the Steering Committee for the tournament, emphasised that the Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships has become an eagerly anticipated annual sporting event among the sports community and fans alike.
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| Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Minh speaks at the opening ceremony. (Photo: NDO) |
What makes this year's tournament even more special is its timing as it takes place on the occasion of the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19), in the lead-up to the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), and shortly after the 50th anniversary of Da Nang’s liberation.
This year’s tournament is taking place amid a wave of enthusiasm surrounding Vietnamese table tennis, which has seen recent technical progress, particularly as athletes intensify their training and competitive exposure in preparation for the upcoming 33rd SEA Games and the National Sports Games in 2026.
In addition to the national team’s achievements at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships at the end of 2024, highlighted by Nguyen Khoa Dieu Khanh’s prestigious gold medal in the women’s singles, Viet Nam’s young players have also made notable progress, underlining the sport’s development potential. Most recently, the Vietnamese youth team won one gold and five bronze medals at the 2025 Southeast Asian Youth Championships.
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| Overview of the tournament's opening ceremony. (Photo: NDO) |
“We are proud that the overall achievements of Vietnamese table tennis have been significantly bolstered by the Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships, a premier professional tournament that is both prestigious and the largest-scale competition in Vietnamese table tennis. This tournament has been held consistently for 43 years, contributing to the identification and training of many generations of talented athletes who have delivered outstanding performances both domestically and internationally, bringing glory to the nation,” Minh stressed.
On behalf of the leadership of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Editor-in-chief Le Quoc Minh extended his best wishes to all athletes, encouraging them to compete with utmost dedication and achieve excellent results in the spirit of honesty and sportsmanship.
