(HBO) – The Hoa Binh city Club held the Mizuno table tennis tournament or Kamito Cup Hoa Binh Open on September 15-16. This was the biggest-ever table tennis tourney organised by the club.

One match of the tournament.
The event attracted the participation of nearly 250 athletes from
19 provinces and cities across Vietnam. They competed in six events: teams –
category E, teams –category C and D, singles - category E, singles – category C
and D, men’s singles with age of over 45, and women’s singles. The tournament
was organised under the Vietnam table tennis law.

The organising board presents
medals and cups to winners of the team event – category C and D.
During two days of competition, more than 600 matches took place.
In the singles event – category C and D, Vu Xuan Trung (Long Son Cement Company)
won the first prize, followed by Nguyen Van Hieu (Phuong Thuy Wine Company) and
Luu Nam Phuong (Thai Hoa). In the singles - category E, the first prize went
Phan The Tuan (Health Department). He was followed by Dang Chi Thai (Thanh
Thuy) and Pham Minh Hoang (Thanh Ba). In the over-45 men’s singles, Dang Tam
Son (Thai Nguyen) secured the first prize, while Nguyen Tuan Thanh (Bac Giang)
and Tran Van Dung (Thai Nguyen) were the runners-up.
Meanwhile, in the women’s singles, Nguyen Thu Thao (Nam Dinh)
became the champion, followed by Vu Thi Thuy (Thai Nguyen) and Nguyen Thi
Nguyet (Luong Son).
The Thanh Thuy 1 team became the title-holder of the teams event – category E,
while the fraternal coalition secured the second prize, and the jungle-fowl
team and the Nhan Duc Hotel team won the third prize together. In the teams event
– category C and D, the Long Son Cement team won the first prize, while the
second prize went to the dove express delivery team, and the third prize to the
DNT 1 team and the Phuong Thuy Wine team./.
In recent years, Lac Thuy district has paid increasing attention to investing in cultural and sports infrastructure. These grassroots facilities have attracted a large number of residents to participate in recreational and cultural activities, physical training, and community engagement, contributing to the development of cultural life and the local socio-economic growth.
In recent years, the mass physical training and sports (PTS) movement in Hoa Binh province has developed strongly and spread widely. Regardless of age, gender or occupation, people actively participate in physical training, creating a vibrant and enthusiastic sports atmosphere within the community.
Recently, Hoa Binh’s athletes have continued to show strong performances at national-level competitions. Alongside elite athletes, several standout performers have emerged from grassroots sports movements, underlining the province’s growing sports culture.
From April 26 to 27, at the Provincial Sports Arena, the Hoa Binh Provincial Karate Federation organized the 2025 Hoa Binh Open ASUDO Karate Championship.
While modern sports like volleyball and football continue to grow in popularity, traditional folk games and ethnic sports remain a vibrant and essential part of cultural life among the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
A total of 85 young players from across Hoa Binh province recently participated in the provincial Youth Table Tennis Tournament. Organised by the provincial Centre for Youth Activities, the event was part of activities to celebrate the 94th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 – 2025) and the 79th anniversary of Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 – 2025).