(HBO) In recent time, thanks to the careful attention of the Party Committee and the authorities of Mai Chau District, the traditional sports are being preserved and developed in the people’s daily life. Many traditional sports like Tu Lu, tug of war, crossbow shooting, stick pushing; stilt walking have attracted the tourists’ exploration to Mai Chau on the occasion of festivals.

At present, Mai Chau district is remaining a lot of traditional sports, such as stick pushing, tug of war, crossbow shooting and Tu Lu. These traditional sports are actively attended by the local residents and become an indispensable spiritual dish at big festivals like Gau Tao Festival, Village Peace Praising Festival, Muong Peace Praising Festival. Every year, the prizes of crossbow shooting, stick pushing, tug of war are preserved and organized to select the excellent athletes for the provincial competition. In 2017, they are attracted by more than 150 athletes in the district to attend.

 

 Athletes attending stick pushing competition at Gau Tao Festival of Pa Co commune in Mai Chau district in 2017.

In March, when the fog covers all the ways, the Mong people in Mai Chau district usually organize Gau Tao Festival. The festival is taken place in two communes of Hang Kia and Pa Co. At Gau Cao Festival, many traditional sports are being preserved such as Tug of war, stick pushing, crossbow shooting, especially Tu Lu – a favourite sport of Mong people which has great relaxation and help keeping health by easily and simply participating with uncomplicated rules; therefore, anyone can join in this game. This is the reason why it is attracted by many people and becomes an indispensable spritual dish in Mong people’s daily life. The district athletes of Tu Lu are selected by the province to attend the competition of the Northern Area with high achievements. In addition, the Village Peace Praising Festival , Muong Praising Festival are usually held with many traditional sports of Thai ethnics such as spinning, pestle knocking in Chieng Chau commune, Na Phon commune and Mai Chau town.

The preservation and promotion of these traditional ethnic sports in Moc Chau district have faced a lot of difficulties. Talking to us about this issue, Mr. Lo Van Tuan, the Director of Mai Chau cultural and sport center said: The preservation and promotion of these traditional ethnic sports is the policy of the Party Committee and the authorities of Mai Chau district. These traditional ethnic sports is advocated to be developed at the festivals to promote the ethnic cultural identities. Moreover, local people are propagated to acttively practice sports and physical exercises, including some ethnic sports.in every district- level or commune – level sport competition, these ethnic sports must be included. Despite the careful attention of the party committee and authority, the ethnic sports of Mai Chau district like stick pushing, crossbow shooting and tug of war have not achieved high prizes in the provincial competition.

With endless effort in preserving these ethnic sports, together with the development of sport movements in general, Mai Chau district has completed all the targets about sports and physical training. At present, there are 14,640 people attending sports and physical training and 3643 regular attendants, 228 sports and physical training clubs.

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