Japanese students join friendly table tennis competition in Hai Duong
Seventeen Japanese students are competing at a friendly table tennis tournament held in the northern province of Hai Duong from November 14 – 16.
The JENESYS delegation in a group photo(Photo: doanthanhnien.vn)
Hai Duong (VNA) – Seventeen Japanese studentsare competing at a friendly table tennis tournament held in the northernprovince of Hai Duong from November 14 – 16.
The students are in Hai Duong as members of a delegationfrom the Japanese Government’s 2018 Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange forStudents and Youths (JENESYS) programme.
The sport tournament sees 40 table tennis players competingin seven events for couple, single, and group players.
Co-oganised by the provincial Department of Culture, Sportsand Tourism and the Vietnam-Japan Student Friendship Association, the event ispart of an exchange programme to increase awareness of JENESYS.
It aims at boosting experience exchange and sharpeningskills for both sides, contributing to encouraging students to play tabletennis.-VNA
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