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Hanoi sports festival opens with 25 events

Hanoi sports festival opens with 25 events

(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports opened the 11th Capital Sports Festival 2025 on Wednesday, and it will run until December 15 at grassroots and city levels.

A press conference introduces the 11th Capital Sports Festival, November 5, 2025, Hanoi. (Photo: Ngoc Anh)

At the grassroots level (commune or ward), there are eight sports events, including athletics, swimming, football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, table tennis, and shuttlecock.

At the city level, participants are competing in 25 events, including martial arts, tennis, billiards & snooker, chess, e-sports, tug of war, among others.

This year's festival has three more sports events and 975 more athletes than the previous festival in 2022, totaling 7,475 athletes.

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