(HBO) – Cao Phong district in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has successfully organized its 5th Physical Training and Sports Grand Festival.

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Parade demonstration

Gong
performance by 200 artisans at the festival
The 5th Physical Training and Sports Grand Festival of Cao Phong
district attracted the participation of more than 1,000 athletes competing in
eight events: volleyball, football, tug of war, stick pushing, crossbow
shooting, badminton, table tennis and Chinese chess.
The event was designed to encourage local people to regularly exercise, thus
improving health to serve work, study and socio-economic development. Along
with encouraging locals in physical exercise following the example of President
Ho Chi Minh, the festival helped preserve and develop traditional sports and
enhance integration of modern sports.
Through the event, excellent athletes will be chosen to compete in the 6thPhysical Training and Sports Grand Festival 2018 of Hoa Binh province.
Procession of flag and Uncle Ho’s portrait and parade demonstration came after
the opening ceremony. It was followed by a gong performance by200 local
artisans and brilliant mass performance staged by 300 pupils of Cao Phong town
secondary school.
The final rounds of men’s and women’s football and volleyball took place right
after the opening ceremony, seeing the competition of athletes from Tay Phong,
Xuan Phong, Dung Phong, Nam Phong, Thu Phong communes and Cao Phong town.
The team’s first prize was presented to Nam Phong commune which pocketed 11 gold, three silver and one bronze
medals. Dung Phong came second with five gold, seven silver and five bronze
medals. The team’s third prize belonged to Xuan Phong commune with five gold,
seven silver and one bronze medals.
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.