Around 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries and territories will compete at the 18th Asian Games (Asiad 18) in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.
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The
team welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese sporting delegation attending the
Asiad 18 was held in Jakarta,
Indonesia, on
August 16. (Photo: news.zing.vn)
The official opening ceremony for the quadrennial event will
be held at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta on late Saturday.
Vietnam has sent over 350 athletes to compete
in 32 of the 40 events, aiming to secure from three to five gold medals at
the continent’s largest sporting event.
Following is the detailed competition
schedule for the Asian Games 2018 (click for full-size image): |
Source: NDO
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.
In the morning of November 8, the Organizing Committee of Lac Thuy District’s Sports Tournament organized the 2024 District Marathon Tournament. There was the participation of 60 athletes from 10 communes and the town, competing in 4 competition events (male champion, female champion, young male, young female).
During the two days, November 7 - 8, the Provincial Women's Union organized the steam volleyball tournament for the officials of the Women's Union at all levels of Hoa Binh province in 2024. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Tien Luc, the member of the Standing Committee, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilization.
On October 31st, the Culture, Sports and Communications Center of Tan Lac district coordinated with the District’s Youth Union to organize the 2024 traditional marathon tournament of the district.
After the 2024 Traditional Marathon Tournament, Luong Son district has established a team with many high-ranking runners, focusing on fostering, training and being ready to compete at the XXXI Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup Traditional Marathon Tournament in 2024.
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.
