On the 8th of the Lunar New Year, thousands of people were present to watch ‘Happy Party – Happy Spring 2018’ Hanoi City Freestyle Wrestling – Folk Wrestling Tournament, opened in Wrestling arena of Tho An Commune ((Dan Phuong district, Hanoi) in the afternoon of February 23.
Hanoi City Freestyle Wrestling – Folk Wrestling Tournament took place in Tho An Commune, (Dan Phuong district, Hanoi), famous for wrestling passion.
This year’s tournament had nine teams, 2 teams more than last year. In the tournament, over 100 wrestlers competed in three categories including: male and female freestyle wrestling; and male folk wrestling. Totally, 30 sets of medals (each category contained 10 sets) were awarded to athletes. The tournament ended on February 27.
The wrestling tournament of Dan Phuong district, Hanoi is considered as the biggest in Hanoi. As a sport with long traditions in the locality, since 1960, the wrestling competitions have been organized together with the Spring Festival, although the rewards for winners are small in material value but significant spritually. Up to this time, the tournament has been maintained and increasingly.developed
This year, Tho An commune, Dan Phuong, hosted to organize the Hanoi City Freestyle Wrestling – Folk Wrestling Tournament. To be eligible to host the tournament, the local leaders had to prepare for the very long time, such as constructing a “ring” in the middle of the pond of the village and arranging thousands of seats around the ring, besides, the attention was paid to the personnel and security team of the festival.
On the first day of competition, many people was attracted to watch and cheer. The number of audiences in this year is higher than the previous years.
P.V