Student athletes attend University Games

Nhan Dan – The 2014 Vietnam University Games (VUG) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30 with participation of 550 student athletes from 34 universities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 550 students from 34 universities are competing in futsal and free-style combat dance. (Source: thethaovanhoa.vn)
550 students from 34 universities are competing in futsal and free-style combat dance. (Source: thethaovanhoa.vn)

The athletes are competing in futsal and free-style combat dance till April 13 at the Hanoi University of Technology’s stadium in Hanoi and the Tan Binh gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

The games’ prizes are worth a total of over VND400 million (US$18,800).

The Fund for Supporting and Developing Vietnamese Students plans to grant 102 one-million-VND scholarships to athletes who have achieved outstanding results in study, sports and social activities.

The VUG is organised by the Vietnam Student Association and the Sai Gon Entertainment and Sports Promotion Com. Ltd., with the sponsor of the grand Isotonic 7Up Revite.