Vietnamese associations in Netherlands organise sports activities
Vietnamese associations in the Netherlands – Students’ association, Vietnamese community association, and women’s union – on April 4 co-organised the Open Netherlands Games in Amsterdam to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (April 9, 1973 - 2023).
Atheletes join the opening ceremony of the Open Netherlands Games in Amsterdam. (Photo: VNA)
Amsterdam (VNA)ꦰ – Vietnamese associations in theNetherlands – Students’ association, Vietnamese community association, andwomen’s union – on April 4 co-organised the OpenNetherlands Games in Amsterdam to celebrate the 50th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (April 9, 1973 - 2023).
The event, the first of its kind, attracted the participation of many basketball andfootball teams from European countries including Hungary, Belgium, and France. Speaking at the opening of the event, Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh said that he hopes Vietnamese people andstudents will be more united and more activities will be held to connect theVietnamese community. The games are sponsored by the Union of VietnameseAssociations in Europe, the Association of Vietnamese in the Netherlands, theVietnamese Women's Union in the Netherlands, the Vietnamese Association inFrance, and Pham Van Hien, Director of LTP company in the Netherlands./.
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Atheletes join the opening ceremony of the Open Netherlands Games in Amsterdam. (Photo: VNA) 
