The festival has been observed on the tenth day of the first lunar month every year for the past five centuries in Sinh Village, now Lai An Village.
It aims to pray for a new year with favourable weather conditions, peace and prosperity while promoting sporting movement in the community.
This year’s event witnessed the competition of nearly 100 wrestlers from communes and towns in the districts of Phu Vang, Huong Tra and Quang Dien as well as Hue City.
They were divided in two age categories of under 15 years old and above 16 years old.
In the qualifying round, a wrestler has to beat their three rivals to enter the semi-final, in which he has to defeat another rival to advance to the final match. The wrestler who is lifted off the ground or falls on his back loses the game.
