Lai Chau (VNA) – The 2020 Open Putaleng Paragliding Tournamentkicked off in Tam Duong district of the northern mountainous province of LaiChau on December 25.
The event, the second of its kind, attracted the participation of more than 63Vietnamese and foreign athletes.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Lai Chau provincial People’sCommittee Tran Tien Dung hoped that the competition offers athletes a chance tomeet and helps bolster the development of the sport in Vietnam.
The holding of the sporting event is expected to turn Lai Chau into adestination for paragliding, thereby promoting the province’s landscapes, cultureand people.
Paragliders will fly from Si Thau Chai community tourism village in Ho Thaucommune - the peak of Putaleng mountain.
Standing at 3,049m, Putaleng in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range is Vietnam'ssecond highest peak after Fansipan (3,143 m).
In the coming time, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will joinhands with Lai Chau authorities in organising various sporting competitions,including cycling and mountain climbing, in an effort to lure more professionaldomestic and foreign teams.
The paragliding tourney and the first ever hot air balloon festival opened inthe province one day earlier were part of the ongoing 2020 Lai ChauTourism-Culture Week./.
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Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
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A paraglider takes off successfully (Photo: VNA) 
