In the morning of February 27th, in An Xuan commune (Tuy An district), the traditional Thi Thung mound horse race was jubliantly held.
The horses all year round working hard to pull vehicles and carry goods today become racing horses in the cheers
32 athletes from the communes of An Hiep, An Cu, An Linh, An Tho, An Xuan (Tuy An district) entered the event. 32 horses were divided into 8 semi-final rounds; 8 winning horses were in the shortlist for 2 rounds. The result was the 4 fastest horses competed for championship.
Athlete Le Van Thu (An Hiep commune) riding the horse in the great applause and admiration of every spectator. Le Van Thu consecutively preserves the championship in 3 years
Thousands of spectators coming to year watch this year’s horse-racing competition
The traditional horse race in An Xuan is annually held on the 9th day of Tet at the national historical vestige of Thi Thung Mound. This event has become one particular cultural, sports activity at the beginning of the spring for tourists near. The racing horses at this festival are accustomed to carrying goods, pulling vehicles to help the local inhabitants with transporting commodities in risky mountainous topographic regions. The amateur athletes are sons of farmers who raise horses. That’s why this event is considered the event purely for provincial farmers.
Source: Phu Yen NewspaperTranslated by HAI LOAN
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