University of Social Sciences and Humanities participates in Thanh Xuan District Badminton Tournament 2017

This year's tournament has 4 teams from: Regional Political Academy 1, Nhan Chinh Ward Youth Union, Thanh Xuan District Youth Union and University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi). In addition to the number of Vietnamese athletes (who are union members and young people living and studying in Thanh Xuan District), there are also students and overseas students from Lao PDR.

The Badminton Club of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities participated in this year’s tournament with a very strong squad, consisting of 10 students, including 2 Lao students and 8 Vietnamese students from the faculties of International Studies, Journalism and Communication, Tourism Studies, History, Sociology, Vietnam Studies and Vietnamese Language. The club participated in all three events: men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

After a morning of competition with the sportsmanship spirit: "honesty - confidence - nobility - exchange and learning", the badminton team of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has excellently won the following awards:

• First prize in men's doubles: Bui Van Son - Nguyen Quang Thinh

• Men's doubles encouragement prize: Viengkhone Luangaphai - Thanvakhom sosam Phanxay (2 Lao students)

• First prize in mixed doubles: Trinh Tung Lam - Do Thi Bich Ngoc

• Third prize in mixed doubles: Nguyen Tuan Linh - Nguyen Mai Phuong

• Third prize in women's doubles: Ho Thi An - Pham Thi Thuy

10 students participated in the competition

Teams participating in the tournament

It can be said that, compared to the previous two tournaments (2015 and 2016), this year, the Badminton Club of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has achieved the best results in the men's doubles and mixed doubles. The tournament is a playground for Vietnamese and foreign youth union members and students to exchange and learn, thereby connecting units together in many other activities and is a very good opportunity to improve people-to-people exchange and diplomacy - that is also the goal of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Thanh Xuan district when organizing these annual sports activities.