Toss the paddle to hit your team and fall into the river when competing for a boat race, still “holding” the fair play… and then it was withdrawn.

March 21, 2022 16:03 GMT+7

The Organizing Committee of the Hue Traditional Boat Race had to withdraw the beautiful play of the boat team using oars to fight wildly, causing the “fisherman” to fall into the Dong Ba River (Hue City) and petition the authorities to watch. adjudication.

On March 21, the Organizing Committee (BTC) of the 1st Traditional Boat Race in 2022 on the Dong Ba River said it had worked with the People’s Committee of Thuan An Ward (Hue City) and revoked the style award for the boat racing team. of Thuan An ward

Previously, on the morning of March 19, on the Perfume River and the Dong Ba River, the 1st Hue Traditional Boat Race took place – 2022 with nearly 500 athletes (male and female) from 12 wards and communes. from Hue City to compete.

After the tournament ended, on social networks, a clip recorded the scene of athletes from two boat teams of Hai Duong commune and Thuan An ward (two localities just merged into Hue City in 2021) rushing into a chaotic fight. after completing the return to the lower Dong Ba river area.

Image of two teams of boats fighting, someone fell into the Dong Ba River (photo cut from the clip).

Specifically, the Thuan An ward team (purple clothes) and the Hai Duong commune team (blue clothes) used oars to fight, causing some “boatmen” to fall into the water.

The clip that went viral on social media has attracted the attention of the public. Many people expressed more frustration when at the end of the tournament, the organizers awarded fair play (play nice, play fair) to the boat team of Thuan An ward.

After 2 days of receiving the style award, the boat team of Thuan An ward (Hue City) was withdrawn by the Organizing Committee and recommended to the authorities for consideration and handling.

The boat team of Thuan An ward received the style award that was withdrawn by the organizers (photo cut from the clip).

Talking to PV, Mr. Vo Le Nhat – Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hue City said that due to the information about the incident between the two boats, it was brought to the organizers a bit late, after the organizers awarded the Style Award to the organizers. boat team in Thuan An ward (Hue city).

According to Mr. Vo Le Nhat, the 1st Traditional Boat Race in 2022 is an opportunity for people to get close, tighten the friendship between villages, preserve the traditional good culture of the nation and send wishes. about favorable rain and wind, a warm and happy life. However, the offensive and unsportsmanlike images of the two boat crews are unacceptable. The city has directed the Organizing Committee of the tournament to consider and handle the boat crew and related people.

Ha Oai