Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan receives Japanese junior pickleball players participating in tournament in Vietnam
On July 25, 2025, Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu received and worked with the junior pickleball players of the Japan Pickleball Federation who had just returned from attending the 2025 Asian Junior Pickleball Open organized by the Asian Pickleball Federation from July 13 to 15 in Da Nang. The delegation was led by Ms. Hayashi Yuko - President of the Japan Pickleball Federation, wife of Mr. Hayashi Yoshimasa, Chief of the Cabinet Office of Japan - including leaders of the federation and excellent players who participated in the competition
At the meeting, Ms. Hayashi and the members of the delegation expressed their emotion and impression of the rapid development of the Pickleball movement in Vietnam. Japanese athletes shared their joy at having the opportunity to exchange and compete in Vietnam and hoped to continue to have more opportunities to compete in international tournaments. The Japanese side also informed about a number of professional tournaments scheduled to be held in Japan in 2025, and hoped that more and more Vietnamese athletes would participate.
Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu welcomed and highly appreciated this sports exchange activity and affirmed that sports contribute to improving the physical strength, spirit and community awareness of the people, towards the goal of sports for peace, development and cooperation; strengthening friendship between the two countries
The Ambassador also shared about the Pickleball movement that is growing rapidly and strongly in Vietnam and at the same time proposed that the Japan Pickleball Federation support Vietnam in terms of competition equipment, coach training and tournament organization experience, helping this sport to develop more professionally and sustainably.
On this occasion, the Ambassador proposed that Japan and Vietnam coordinate to organize a Pickleball in Vietnam to celebrate the 8th ASEAN Sports Ministers Meeting (AMMS-8), to promote regional sports, strengthen Japan-ASEAN cooperation and spread the positive values that sports bring to the community.
Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu receives a delegation of Japanese Junior Pickleball athletes
The Ambassador and his wife with the President of the Japan Pickleball Federation and representatives of the winning athletes
The Ambassador and his wife take a photo with the athletes in the Embassy grounds
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