HCM City ready for Olympic torch relay
The Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Sports and Physical Training Department, Nguyen Hoang Nang, who is also deputy head of the organising board, told the press hosting the Olympic torch relay was an honour for Ho Chi Minh City. It is also a chance for the city in particular and Vietnam in general to make contribution to the development of the world’s sport event.
The torch, planned to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29, will be carried from the City Theatre via downtown streets to the Military Zone 7 Competition Hall, where the official torch relay ceremony will take place.
Around 60 people will participate in the relay, including outstanding athletes, people making contribution to the country’s sports and officials from the sports and physical training sector.
More than 210 journalists, 94 of them are from big media companies of China, the US, the UK, Japan, Germany and France, will cover the event.(VNA)
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