On August 6th, the Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People's Committee of Hai Phong City to organize the closing ceremony of the 10th National Phu Dong Festival in 2024.


The representative of the Ministry of Education and Training presented flags to Hoa Binh delegation and units with good achievements at the 10th National Phu Dong Festival.

The 10th National Phu Dong Festival was held in 2 phases: Phase I - the region takes place from April 18th to June 22nd; Phase II - nationwide takes place from July 25 - August 6. There are more than 20 thousand athletes from 63 provinces and cities across the country participating in 15 sports.


The taekwondo team and the coaching staff of Hoa Binh delegation at the 10th National Phu Dong Festival.

This year's national Phu Dong Festival has the largest scale ever, demonstrating the interest and support of the local authorities at all levels for the education sector. This is also a signal showing the maturity of the school sports.

After nearly 10 days of exciting competition in phase II in Hai Phong City, the athletes demonstrated their skills and sports qualities and achieved the outstanding achievements. The organizing committee awarded 271 sets of medals to the outstanding athletes.

At the end of the National Phu Dong Festival, the Organizing Committee ranked the achievements based on the medal table. Accordingly, 10 units have the best achievements, 20 units have good achievements, and 10 units in the mountainous areas and Central Highlands are excellent. Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi City, and Hai Phong City ranked first, second, and third respectively in the entire group.

Hoa Binh delegation participated in out of the 15 competitions, including Secondary school football, table tennis, volleyball, badminton, Karate, Taekwondo, Vovinam, Aerobic gymnastics, and athletics with the participation of 80 athletes and 23 officials and coaches.

As a result, Hoa Binh delegation won 2 gold medals and 10 silver medals (the medals and the points of phase II multiplied by a factor of 2). In the total of 2 phases of the 10th National Phu Dong Festival, Hoa Binh delegation won 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 53 bronze medals. The entire team scored 1,335 points, ranked 23rd out of the 63 participating provinces and cities. Hoa Binh delegation was awarded a unit flag with the good achievements by the Ministry of Education and Training at the 10th National Phu Dong Festival, 2024.


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