(HBO) - The Cycling Tournament "Back to Dien Bien Phu – People’s Army Newspaper Cup” officially kicked off in Hanoi on May 1.
The organising board presents individual prizes to outstanding cyclists in second stage.
The event was
co-organised by the People’s Army Newspaper, the Vietnam Sports Administration,
the Vietnam Bicycle and Sports Federation, the Mai Linh Group and relevant
localities.
The first stage of the
tournament started off around Hoan Kiem Lake with a total length of 40.8km. In the second stage, the
cyclists departed from the Hanoi Flag Tower, then headed to Hoa Binh and
finished at Mai Chau Town Gate (Hoa Binh), with a total length of 129km.
This year’s tournament
attracted the participation of over 70 athletes from 12 teams, including the 10
strongest teams of Vietnam at present, and two foreign teams from the
Philippines and Japan.
Concluding the second
stage, the organising board honoured outstanding athletes. Huynh Thanh Tung
from the People’s Army Newspaper won the first prize in the race along Hoa Binh
city, the second and third prizes went to Nguyen Van Duong from Hanoi and
Nguyen Pham Quoc Khang from Hoa Binh.
Phan Hoang Thai,
representing the Domesco Dong Thap Pharmacy team, finished first in the second
stage, followed by Quang Van Cuong from An Giang and Loic Desriac from Dong
Nai.
Thai also took the
polka dot king of the mountain jersey, while Cuong retained the yellow leader's
jersey, and Loic Desriac won the green jersey.
On this occasion, the
organising board granted 65 gifts to war veterans and policy beneficiaries in
Mai Chau district, and a house for Bui Thi Tat who is the wife of martyr Bui
Van Doi, Lac Son district. The Vietnam Study Promotion Fund – Dan Tri newspaper
also presented scholarships worth 100 million VND to poor students with good academic
performance in Hoa Binh province.
An exhibition
including 21 photos featuring athletes in the previous tournaments was also
held.
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.