On November 10, at Hoa Binh Square, Vietnam Cycling Federation (VCF) coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province and Minh Viet Communications and Trading Company to Vietnam Gran Fondo Championships in 2024 - IRCtire Cup. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the opening ceremony.
The athletes participating in the tournament.
There were
over 320 male and female athletes from 20 cycling clubs nationwide
participating in the tournament. The athletes competed on the companion track
at SEA Games 31. The IRCtire Cup race was divided into 2 distances for 5 groups
of athletes.
The young
men (aged 30 and below) and the middlemen (aged 31 - 45) competed for 30.83km.
The senior men (aged 46 and above), the young women (aged 40 and below), and
the senior women (aged 41 and above) competed for 21.93km. In addition, the
IRCtire Cup also has a 5-km competition class for the movement athletes
participating in free competition, not included in the prize.
Organizing
the tournament aims to effectively implement the campaign "All people do
exercises according to the great example of Uncle Ho”. It also propagates and
mobilizes the people to increase the use of bicycles as a means of transport,
contributing to reducing traffic congestion, being environmentally friendly...
After a
morning of fierce competition from the athletes and the serious and responsible
work of the referee team, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes from first to
tenth place to the athletes with the outstanding achievements.
Specifically
(first prizes only), the senior women's content belongs to the athlete Do Thi
Thanh Hien (No. 103) - the team content belongs to Cat Viet Thai Club; the
young women's content belongs to Nguyen Thi Yen (number 004); The senior men's
content: Ta Van Dac (No. 438) -the teammate of the Fourth War Zone
Bicycle Club in Dong Trieu; the middle-aged men's content: Ho Phuoc Nghia (No.
324) – the teammate belongs to Cat Viet Thai Club; The young men's content:
Tran Van Tot (No. 208) – the teammate belongs to Tuan Biker Hanoi Club 1.
The
organizing committee also awarded the prizes to the athletes in the men's and
women's movement categories for all ages.
Taking place from October 9 to 20 in Hoa Binh City, the National Road and Mountain Bike Championships 2024 attracted hundreds of young athletes from provinces and cities across the country.
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In the morning of October 22nd, at Yen Thuy District’s Stadium, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Yen Thuy District’s People's Committee to organize the opening ceremony of the 2024 Volleyball Championship of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of October 20th, the athletes began the competition in the 160km event, starting with the individuals and men's teams. This is also the final competition of the 38th National Road Cycling Championship in 2024. The racing location is in the center of Hoa Binh city via Hoa Binh Bridge 1 and Hoa Binh Bridge 2
In 2 days, October 15th-16th, the Women's Union of Cao Phong District organized the 2024 Women's Soft Volleyball Tournament to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Women's Union (October 20, 1930 - October 20, 2024) and the 14th anniversary of Vietnamese Women's Day.
On October 17th, the 38th National Road Cycling Championship in 2024 continued with the athletes competing in the fourth day of events, which included the 500m sprint for both men and women, the 3km women's individual time trial, and the 5km men's individual time trial. The races took place on Trương Han Sieu Street (Hoa Binh City).