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Visiting ITF
President David Haggerty made the statement in a meeting with Vice Chairwoman of
the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu on January 10.
Haggerty said the selection of HCM City as the host of the ITF Conference and
Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2017 shows the federation’s appreciation of
Vietnam’s and the city’s potentials for developing sports, including tennis.
While sharing his experience in developing tennis, the ITF President expressed
his hope that Vietnam will include the sport in education programmes in schools
and universities soon, thus improving health of pupils and students.
For her part, Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thu spoke highly of the ITF’s support
for Vietnam, which has helped the country gain remarkable achievements in both
amateur and professional tennis.
She stressed that HCM City has provided many talented tennis players for
Vietnam’s sport sector and suggested the ITF continue assist the city in
organising tennis events and training courses for local tennis players and
trainers.
HCM City was selected as the next destination for the AGM on the concluding day
of the 2016 conference in Zagreb in June, following a presentation by VTF
commercial director Longy Le Hoang and general secretary Nguyen Quoc Ky.
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