Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 for Vietnam’s national women’s football team before they head to Japan’s Mimasaka city from August 1-11 to train in preparation for the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018).
Vietnamese female football players in red (Source: VNA)
The event was held on the occasion of the visit to Vietnam by
Mimasaka Mayor Hagiwara Seiji and aimed to boost football exchanges between
Japan and Vietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Kunio said the event was one of more than
100 activities held in 2018 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of bilateral
diplomatic ties.
The Japanese government wants to intensify bilateral cooperation in football,
he said, hoping that all players in the national team will achieve a target of
winning the ticket to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Le Thi Hoang Yen, deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration under the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said Japan has supported Vietnam in
the field of sports through the programme "Sports for Tomorrow” to look towards
the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The team’s coach Mai Duc Chung thanked the Japanese government and Mimasaka’s
authorities for creating favourable conditions for the team to train in the
city to prepare for ASIAD 2018 in Indonesia.
The ASIAD 2018 is expected to draw 15,000 athletes and coaches from 45 sport
delegations competing in 40 sports, 67 disciplines and 463 events.
To be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, the Games
will feature 32 Olympic sports in a bid to help athletes prepare for the 2020
Tokyo Olympics.
Source: VNA
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
