(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese delegation to the Rio Olympic Games took part in a flag-hoisting ceremony in the Olympic village on Monday.

Mr. Tran Duc Phan presents a souvenir for the organizing board of the host country.  (Photo: VOV News Center)

The Deputy head of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training Tran Duc Phan, who is also head of the Vietnamese delegation to Rio, delivered a message of an Olympic Games of peace and friendliness among countries around the globe.