The athlete Luong Van Qua (right) won the
gold medal in the content of men’s stick pushing for 63-66kg weight at the
Tenth National Sport Festival of Ethnic Minorities, Region I in 2017.
Hoa Binh successfully won 11 gold medals, 9
silver medals, 5 bronze medals and won the first team prize with 484 points,
more than the second by 171 points and more than the third team by 262 points.
Originated from customs and habits attached
for many generations with people’s living activities, traditional sports, such
as stick pushing, crossbow shooting, tug of war, shuttlecock throwing, Tu Lu,
etc. always have strong vitality in the spiritual life of the ethnic minority
in the province. Especially, in recent time, with the attention of the Party
Ccommittees, authorities, sports and physical trainng movements in ethnic
minority areas, there has been a rapid and steady development. The ethnic
sports, folk games have been restored and developed, festivals and cultural and
sport competitions are held more and more abundantly in terms of performances.
On the anniversaries, the national occasions, all the local areas in the
province organize competitions and sports festival for local people to
participate. In particular, national sports and folk games are indispensable.
The activities took place actively, attracting a large number of people to
participate in, which contributes to creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere
for local people. Thereby, it can contribute to tightening the solidarity,
honoring, preserving cultural characteristics of the people of different ethnic
groups in the province.
Attending at the provincial stadium, we see
the spirit of solidarity and the love of sports always burning in each athlete.
The competition is not only impressive by the tactics of the athletes’
performances involved in ethnic sports but also at the increasingly rejuvenated
age of the athletes, especially the participation in swaying, cheering enthusiastically
of the supporters. At the subject of tug of war, the Hoa Binh team excellent ly
won 5/8 gold medals in the content of female content, male content and double
co-ordinated content. Luong Van Qua athlete, the gold medal of stick pushing
for men's weight between 63-66 kg confided: As a provincial athlete to compete
in this competition, I feel very happy and well prepared about health,
psychological stability to compete for the highest results. With the gold
medal, I am very happy that I have brought about high achievement for the
delegation.
The achievements in recent years has partly
affirmed that the ethnic sport is the strength of the province. This is both a
motivation and a goal for the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to
invest in the development of strong ethnic sports and continue to strive for
high achievements in regional and national competitions in the next years.
The Hoa Binh provincial Health sector trade union organized the 1st expanded Hoa Binh provincial Health sector Pickleball tournament in 2025.
At the Hoa Binh provincial sports arena, the Organizing Committee of the 8th Hoa Binh City Sports Festival 2025 held youth and championship crossbow shooting, tug of war, and stick pushing tournaments.
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