(HBO) – Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province has held the 25th traditional cross-country tournament in 2018.
The tournament drew 200 athletes from 24
communes, wards and schools in the district, including 93 men and 112 women.
The athletes competed in four categories of men junior and men’s 5km, women junior
and women’s 3km.
Concluding the tournament, the
organisation board presented four first prizes, four second prizes and 12
consolation prizes to individuals. The first prizes came to Quach Mai Thuong
from Tan Thanh commune (in the category of women junior’s 3km), Hoang Minh Bao
from Hop Hoa commune (men junior’s 5km), Dinh Thi Nga from Hop Hoa commune
(women’s 3km), and Nguyen Van Khanh from Luong Son town (men’s 5km).

Female athletes speed up at the race.
In the team category, the first prize of
the women junior event was presented to Cao Ram commune, while the second was
given to Lam Son commune and third prize to Tan Vinh commune. In the women’s
event, the first prize came to Nguyen Trai High School, the second prize to Hop
Hoa commune and third to the Boarding School for Ethnic Minority Students.
In the men’s category, the first prize
came to Nguyen Trai High School, the second to Hop Hoa commune and the third to
the Boarding School for Ethnic Minority Students.
Alongside, the organising board also offered
a prize to the youngest male athlete – Ly Van Bang from Cao Ram commune, and
the youngest female athlete – Bui Thi Huong from the Boarding School for Ethnic
Minority Students.
The best coach prize came to Bui Tri Thiet
from Hop Hoa commune, and the best cross-country movement prize was presented
to Luong Son town. The Hoa Binh newspaper also presented two gifts to two
female athletes winning the individual events.
Through the tournament, the organising
board selected best athletes to form a team to compete in the 27th Hoa
Binh newspaper cross-country tournament 2018 slated for this mid-November.
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.