The event was attended by Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai, Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Dung and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nam, Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City High Command.
Attending and delivering a speech at the opening ceremony, Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Dung emphasized that the event has become an annual traditional sports festival of the Ho Chi Minh City's armed forces, thereby reflecting the training and physical activities of the armed forces with the spirit of “Healthy to build and protect the country”.
Additionally, it is considered as one of the key and distinctive tasks of the city's on-site core forces to constantly enhance quality of tactical proficiency and combat readiness.
The Deputy Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested officers, soldiers, militia and self-defense forces and armed forces of the city to train and compete with the highest determination at the event, thereby learning experiences and skills, improving the overall quality of training and combat readiness of each agency, unit and armed force.
The defense sports festival will last until the end of May.
There are some photos at the opening ceremony of the defense sports festival 2024.
