Thousands parade in Hanoi to celebrate Asian Indoor Games

Published: 25/05/2009 05:00

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More than 10,000 people in Hanoi, including government leaders and representatives from foreign embassies, participated in a parade Sunday to celebrate the upcoming Asian Indoor Games III to be held in October.

The parade, titled “For a Clean and Green Capital,” also aimed to generate publicity for the forthcoming celebration of the 1,000th year of the establishment of Hanoi, set to take place next year.

The 2008 Olympic weightlifting silver medalist, Hoang Anh Tuan, Asian and Southeast Asian female high jump champion Bui Thi Nhung, and Miss Sports Tran Thi Quynh also participated in the event.

Reported by Ngo Nguyen

Provide by Vietnam Travel

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