Traditional torch relay held for 1st Dong Thap Provincial Sports Festival 2026

Thursday, 27/8/2026, 17:17 (GMT+7)

(DTO) – On the afternoon of August 26, the Organizing Committee of the 1st Dong Thap Provincial Sports Festival 2026 held a traditional torch relay ceremony at the Provincial Martyrs Cemetery in Trung An Ward.

The ceremony was attended by Huynh Minh Tuan, Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, who also serves as Head of the festival's Steering Committee and Organizing Committee.

Vice Chairman Huynh Minh Tuan and Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Uyen Trang lay a wreath to commemorate the heroic martyrs.

The ceremony honors the indomitable spirit and heroic sacrifice of the fallen soldiers who wrote glorious pages in the nation's history.

Vice Chairman Huynh Minh Tuan offers incense in tribute to the heroic martyrs.

Vice Chairman Huynh Minh Tuan lights the traditional torch.

Vice Chairman Huynh Minh Tuan solemnly lit the revolutionary flame of previous generations, passing it to 10 outstanding, exemplary athletes of the province led by athlete Pham Minh Bao Kha, to light the event's cauldron.

Vice Chairman Huynh Minh Tuan hands the traditional torch to athlete Pham Minh Bao Kha.

The sacred flame will be paraded by the province's exemplary athletes through the streets before reaching the opening ceremony venue.

By CAO THANG
Translated by X.QUANG

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