In the morning of June 30th, at Hoa Binh Square, the Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Indian Embassy in Hanoi to organize the International Yoga Day in Hoa Binh province in 2024. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Duc Hinh, the Deputy Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and the leaders of a number of the appropriate departments, branches, unions... On the side of the Indian Embassy, there was Mr. S. Chinpau Ngaihte, the First Secretary (the Department of Economics, Trade & Development). There was the participation of 500 trainers and the members from 18 Yoga clubs in districts and the city in the province.
The scene of the International Yoga Day in Hoa Binh province in 2024 at Hoa Binh Square.
The fitness and sports movement in Hoa Binh province is increasingly growing with diversifying content and forms attracting the participation if all classes of people. Along with preserving and developing the traditional and strong sports in the province, many new and modern sports are widely participated in, especially Yoga.
In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared that June 21 is the International Yoga Day. Since then, the International Yoga Day celebrations have been held in many countries, including Vietnam every year. This is the first time the International Yoga Day has been held in Hoa Binh province with the theme "Yoga for yourself and society”.
Making a speech at the program, the representative of the Indian Embassy highly appreciated the organization of the International Yoga Day in Hoa Binh province in 2024. This year, the Indian Embassy in Hanoi organized the International Yoga Day at 35 provinces and cities.
At the program, Ms. Quach Thi Kieu, the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Head of the Organizing Committee of the International Yoga Day in Hoa Binh province in 2024 affirmed: The program is an activity of great significance, not just an occasion to respond to and promote the campaign "All people do exercises following the great example of Uncle Ho”, propagating and raising the awareness about the meaning and effects of Yoga on health, physical strength, spirit and preventing and fighting diseases for the people but it is also an opportunity to tighten the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and India. At the same time, it has promoted the image, the culture, the country and people of Hoa Binh in particular, Vietnam in general to international friends; creating a deep cultural and human connection between the two countries.
The program's highlight is the popular Yoga Protocol performance with the participation of 500 trainers and the members of Yoga clubs and the people who love Yoga in the province. The performance was led by Yoga instructor - Mr. Sikander Bhardwaj. The popular 40-minute Yoga Protocol demonstrates the Yoga path to a healthy life, which is free from stress, disease, and mental illness.
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.
