(HBO)- All communes and towns in Yen Thuy district, Hoa Binh province successfully organised local sport festivals from May 7 to June 25, drawing the participation of nearly 6,200 athletes. Scale and quality of the festivals met standards set by the provincial organising board for sport festivals.

Photo: Women volleyball team of Yen Thuy
district compete in the provincial volleyball championship in 2017.
Yen Thuy district set up a steering board, better its sport festival organising
board, issue plans and regulations to hold the festivals in accordance with the
province’s plan and local conditions. The district strives to pocket 10 gold,
15 silver and 15 bronze medals to rank fifth out of 11 districts and city at
the province’s 6th sport games in 2018.
The district organising board asked its culture-sport centre and office to
support communes with equipment and techniques and guide them to carry out the set
plans. The district held an exemplary sport festival in Yen Tri commune to
evaluate for better organisation in other localities.
A local festival saw competitions in five sports: badminton, volleyball,
football, tug of war, crossbow shooting and stick pushing, drawing the participation
of a throng of local people.
The district also selected sport teams to attend the provincial sport games. By
the end of August, it established teams to compete in swimming, badminton,
volleyball and table tennis. They bagged nine golds, five silvers and one
bronze.
Currently, the district is rushing off its feet to prepare for the 7thsport festival of the district slated for this October. Highlight of the
festival will be a grand opening ceremony with a marvelous parade and a stellar
performance. The festive atmosphere has become more vibrant with various sport
competitions./.
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.