2025 Youth Tug of War Championship: Connecting youth and maintaining will

(NLDO) - The Tug of War Championship - Rockstar Energy Drink Cup 2025 opened on October 15 in Hanoi, opening an exciting and inspiring journey for young people.

The tug-of-war tournament is organized by SportPro (VietFootball's community sports development brand) in collaboration with Coc Coc browser and the Vietnam Youth Union, with the main sponsorship of the Rockstar Energy Drink brand (Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam). This is the first time that tug-of-war has a large-scale grassroots playground dedicated to students, workers and laborers - the core youth force of society.

Awakening youth and solidarity

With the message "Connecting youth - Enduring will", the tournament aims to spread the spirit of sports training, active living and community connection. Tug of war, a familiar folk game, has gradually been recognized as one of the traditional rituals and games of Vietnam, and was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015.

More than 100 teams participated in the tug of war playground for youth.

"The tournament is not only a pure sports competition but also an opportunity for young people to affirm their will, courage and solidarity. The rope pulling movements not only demonstrate physical strength and tactics, but also symbolize will, solidarity and belief - the lasting values ​​of Vietnamese culture. We hope the tournament will become a real sports festival for Vietnamese youth in the coming time" - representative of the Organizing Committee said at the opening ceremony.

Journey to spread perseverance

The tournament takes place from October 14 to December 5, including 8 competition stages with 7 regional qualifying rounds and the final round, bringing together more than 100 teams and nearly 1,500 athletes, and about 20,000 spectators at the competition venues.

A strong force participated in the tournament of young people with strong will and courage.

The qualifying rounds will take place in Hanoi (Dai Nam University, University of Commerce,FPT Polytechnic College, Noi Bai - Soc Son Industrial Park), Hai Phong (Tien Lang Stadium), Hung Yen (My Hao Cultural - Sports Center) and Thai Nguyen (University of Industry), which will also host the final round and closing ceremony.

The total prize value of the tournament is up to 540 million VND, along with more than 1.2 billion VND in gifts for the audience and sideline activities such as Rockstar Power Zone, check-in area to receive gifts, interactive minigames and lucky draw.

Exciting qualifying matches at Dai Nam University (Hanoi)

Not only a competition venue, each qualifying round is also expected to become a youth festival, where students and workers can exchange, experience, and spread the "strong - persistent - united" spirit of the new generation.

The final round promises to be a great festival for young people.

The tournament is expected to become an annual mass sports activity nationwide, contributing to preserving traditional cultural values ​​while elevating tug of war to become a symbol of youth in the new era of the nation.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/giai-vo-dich-keo-co-thanh-nien-2025-noi-suc-tre-ben-y-chi-196251017134629623.htm