Competitors perform at the National Youth Rowing and Canoeing Championship in West Lake in Hà Nội. — Photo sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn

HÀ NỘI — The National Youth Rowing and Canoeing Championship began on Sunday in West Lake in Hà Nội.

A total 348 competitors from 20 cities and provinces are participating in different age group competitions.

The event aims to seek the best candidates for the national squad to compete in the SEA Games 30th to be held in the Philippines later this year and to find top young rowers.

It will run until July 21.

Việt Nam had two canoeists and rowers that qualified for the Olympics 2016 in Brazil. — VNS