“Da cau” or foot badminton players competing during a men’s doubles game on the pavement of a street in downtown Hanoi. — AFP
DUSK and dawn sees Hanoi’s leafy squares littered with devotees of da cau, Vietnam’s ancient game of so-called “foot badminton” which endures despite the inevitable advance of football.
And it’s not just the world’s most popular sport that da cau enthusiasts must contend with they also compete for space with people playing badminton, riding hoverboards or shaking their hips in a public zumba class.
