(HBO) – Over the past years, Xuat Hoa commune, Lac Son district has continuously paid attention to promoting sport and physical exercise movements among residents which have drawn the participation of locals at all ages. As a result, the commune has won numerous high prizes at district and provincial tournaments.
People from Ninh Son
hamlet, Xuat Hoa commune, Lac Son district actively join sport and physical
exercise activities in afternoons.
Every early morning and afternoon, there are shouts
of encouragement of those who are playing sport activities at yards of the cultural
houses in 16 hamlets. They choose a sport suitable for their age and health
condition. The elderly and women play soft volleyball. Youngsters play
football. The sport and physical exercise movement takes place hectically,
luring about 1,000 regular players. Forty percent of local households have been
recognised as the family of sports. Common sports are volleyball, football,
swimming, and national sports. The commune has 48 volleyball teams and 16
football teams.
To further promote the movement among residents,
Xuat Hoa commune added sport and physical exercise activities in other
campaigns, such as "All people unite to build cultural life in residential areas”,
"All people do exercise following Uncle Ho’s example”. On the traditional Tet
(New Year) Festival, International Women Day (March 8), and the founding
anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26), the
commune-organised sport tournaments draw a crowds of participants and become
festive days of all locals.
In order to promote national and traditional
sports, the commune has focused on organising sport and physical exercise games
at the grassroots level. In May 2017, the third sport and physical exercise games
were successfully organised, with six sports events, namely stick pushing, running,
crossbow shooting, tug of war, high jump and long jump, drawing 500 athletes
and crowds of cheer locals. Sport competitions have helped locals, particularly
young people, stay away from social evils, and improve their spiritual life.
From the tournaments, many athletes have been
selected for district games and won various achievements. In 2017, the team of Xuat
Hoa commune won second prize in swimming and third prizes in stick pushing and tug
of war. Xuat Hoa is also the hometown of many athletes competing in national
and provincial tournaments. Quach Thi Thin, born in 1969, from Vo hamlet, for
example, has represented the province at national swimming competitions for years.
Quach Van Quang, a nine grader at Xuat Hoa junior high school, bagged first
prize at a provincial swimming competition organised by the provincial
Department of Education and Training.
Dang Thi Son, Vice Chairwoman of the Xuat Hoa
communal People’s Committee, said to create best possible conditions for locals
to do physical exercises and play sports, the commune has poured investment into
upgrading facilities and equipment serving training and exercising. All the 16 hamlets
of the commune have cultural houses and playgrounds for all people to play
sports. Locals contribute their money to buying sport equipment. Playgrounds
and sport equipment are also available at schools.
In order to further the achievements in sports,
the commune will continue calling for resources for building more playgrounds
in hamlets, and organising sport competitions during holidays and festivals.
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.
