The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) plans to kick off national tournaments after about a four-month hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, pending the government’s approval.
Athletes compete
at the National Athletics Championship last year. They are waiting for the
competition's return after the coronavirus is brought under control. (Photo:
VNA)
As per
the schedule, Vietnamese athletes were to compete in more than 110 local and
international events in the first six months of 2020, while 19 national teams
were due to take part in training courses. However, all were cancelled or
delayed.
The VSA is waiting for the government’s
permission to restart sport activities, said Tran Duc Phan, Deputy General
Director of VSA.
"We have prepared for tournaments, and
if approved, we will organise the most important ones including the national
championships and national junior championships. The others might have to be
cancelled. It is impossible to hold all this year’s tournaments in the last six
months,” he said.
Football might be the first to restart
as the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) and the Vietnam Football
Federation (VFF) expect National Cup matches to possibly begin on May 15.
"The VPF plans the return of football on
May 15, but it is just on paper as the Government has not approved it yet. If
it does, whether matches will be open to supporters or not is also an issue
which needs the permission of the authorities,” said VFF Vice President Tran
Quoc Tuan.
If tournaments are allowed from June,
the VFF has enough time to organise all events for both seniors and juniors, he
said.
After football, the national marathon
event, the Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon, will be the second event to be
organised.
The meet, which has been delayed twice,
is planned to take place on July 4 on Ly Son Island in central Quang Ngai
province.
Meanwhile Phan Tuan, head of the Table Tennis
Department under the VSA, said his athletes can’t wait to compete at the
national tournaments which will act as a warm-up event for international ones
where they will seek the berths available for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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.
