Traditional folk games attract large crowds of people who come to cheer them on.

The competition featured 100 athletes from 9 communes and towns participating in games such as stick pushing, tug-of-war, and stilt walking to pick mangoes.

The content of the stick-pushing competition.

In stick pushing, athletes participate in two events: men's stick pushing and women's stick pushing.

The stilt-walking mango picking competition.

For the mango-collecting stilt-walking competition, each team consists of 4 members, including 2 men and 2 women. The team that walks the fastest and collects the most mangoes within 3 minutes will win.

The tug-of-war match was dramatic.

The tug-of-war competition was lively and received enthusiastic cheers from the audience. Each team consisted of 10 athletes, including 5 men and 5 women.

Locals and tourists cheered.

The athletes competed with a spirit of solidarity and honesty, offering the audience thrilling, exciting, and exhilarating matches.

At the end of the competition, in the men's stick-pushing event, Vieng Lan commune won first prize; Chieng Pan commune won first prize in the women's stick-pushing event; in the stilt-walking mango-picking competition, the team from Chieng Khoi commune won first prize; in the tug-of-war event, with good physical strength and technique, the team from Chieng Pan commune excellently overcame other teams to win first prize.

Female athletes participate in the stilt-walking mango-picking competition.

The sports exchange activities at the festival contributed to encouraging the development of mass sports, promoting traditional sports, and mobilizing people to actively practice sports and improve their health; strengthening exchanges and consolidating solidarity among ethnic groups.

Reporters' Team

Lively folk games (baosonla.org.vn)