Exciting first day of competition at Aqua Warriors Van Don 2025

(Dan Tri) - On the afternoon of September 27, the atmosphere at Bai Dai in Van Don special economic zone (Quang Ninh) became bustling when athletes entered the first day of competition, bringing many impressive and emotional moments.

This afternoon (September 27), athletes entered the first day of competition with three exciting events: Open Water Mixed Team Relay, Junior Aqua Warriors and Kids Aqua Warriors (Photo: Do ​​Minh Quan).

The atmosphere became exciting with the competition of children in two categories: Junior Aqua Warriors and Kids Aqua Warriors.

Accompanied and supported by their parents, the "little warriors" appeared in full competition attire and accessories, creating a professional image that was no less than that of older athletes (Photo: Thanh Dong).

At 3:15 p.m., the Junior Aqua Warriors athletes departed. 30 minutes later, the Kids Aqua Warriors event began (Photo: Thanh Dong).

Young athletes dive into the sea at Bai Dai in Van Don special economic zone, Quang Ninh (Photo: Thanh Dong).

In Junior Aqua Warriors, athletes will swim 300m and run along the beach for 2km; in Kids Aqua Warriors, children will swim 150m and run along the beach for 1km (Photo: Do ​​Minh Quan, Do Ngoc Luu).

After finishing the 150m swimming competition of the Kids Aqua Warriors, the young athletes continued on the 1km run (Photo: Do ​​Ngoc Luu).

The young athletes quickly took off their lifebuoys and entered the area to change running shoes for the next competition (Photo: Do ​​Ngoc Luu).

The competition course at the Sonasea Van Don Harbor City resort complex is spacious, with rows of green trees on both sides. The events for children are arranged appropriately to ensure the health and fitness of young athletes (Photo: Thanh Dong).

Young athletes with extremely adorable expressions on the track (Photo: Thanh Dong).

Athlete Ngo Gia Vinh (10 years old), from Thai Nguyen Swimming Club, became the new champion of the Junior Aqua Warriors event when he came in first in the men's event at Aqua Warriors Van Don 2025 - Camel Cup (Tien Tuan).

Dao Khanh Chi (9 years old), from Ha Tinh, excellently won first place in the women's Junior Aqua Warriors category with a time of 15 minutes and 48 seconds.

"I was extremely surprised to win against my older siblings," Khanh Chi happily shared (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Athletes Nguyen Gia Hung and Nguyen Hien Anh won first place in Kids Aqua Warriors (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Mr. Vo Tuan Hai (Hanoi) brought both his son and daughter to participate in the Kids Aqua Warriors event. He shared: “This is the first time my son has competed. When I saw him trying hard to complete the competition, I felt extremely proud” (Photo: Thanh Dong).

Ms. P. Hye Jin's family (Korean) has lived in Hanoi for 10 years. This time, all 6 family members participated in the competition after learning about it from the swimming club where the family is participating.

Ms. Hye Jin commented that the organization was very professional and safe, every detail was carefully prepared, from the registration number on the leg to the securely attached scoring chip. After completing the race, the athletes were also given food, drinks and even ice cream for the children.

Ms. Hye Jin affirmed: "My family will definitely continue to participate next season" (Photo: Thanh Dong).

Before that, at 1:30 p.m., the athletes participating in the Open Water Mixes Team Relay competed fiercely. In this event, each team has 4 athletes participating, each athlete swims 750m, following each other and calculating the results (Photo: Thanh Dong).

BTC would like to thank the trust and support of Partners:

Main Sponsor: Camel Group

Gold sponsor: CEO GROUP

Venue sponsor: Wyndham Garden Sonasea Van Don Hotel

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