ITF vows to help with tennis development in Vietnam
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is willing to cooperate with the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) and Ho Chi Minh City to deploy training programmes for Vietnamese tennis players and trainers, helping the country to obtain higher international achievements.
HCM City (VNA) –The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is willing to cooperate with theVietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) and Ho Chi Minh City to deploy training programmesfor Vietnamese tennis players and trainers, helping the country to obtain higherinternational achievements.
Visiting ITF President DavidHaggerty made the statement in a meeting with Vice Chairwoman of the HCM CityPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu on January 10.
Haggerty said the selection of HCM City as the host of the ITF Conference andAnnual General Meeting (AGM) in 2017 shows the federation’s appreciation ofVietnam’s and the city’s potentials for developing sports, including tennis.
While sharing his experience in developing tennis, the ITF President expressedhis hope that Vietnam will include the sport in education programmes in schoolsand universities soon, thus improving health of pupils and students.
For her part, Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thu spoke highly of the ITF’s support forVietnam, which has helped the country gain remarkable achievements in both amateurand professional tennis.
She stressed that HCM City has provided many talented tennis players for Vietnam’ssport sector and suggested the ITF continue assist the city in organising tennisevents and training courses for local tennis players and trainers.
HCM City was selected as the next destination for the AGM on the concluding dayof the 2016 conference in Zagreb in June, following a presentation by VTFcommercial director Longy Le Hoang and general secretary Nguyen Quoc Ky.-VNA
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ITF President David Haggerty (Source:ESPN) 
