HBO – Mai Chau district’s Association of the Elderly recently coordinated with the district’s culture-sports centre in organising the third soft volleyball tournament for elder people, in response to the action month for the elderly in Vietnam and the 27th International Day of Older Persons.
Vice Chairman of the district People’s
Committee Pham Van Hoan grants flags to participating teams.
The tourney attracted the participation of over 190 old people,
divided into10 male teams and nine female teams, from 12 communes and towns.
After three days of competition, athletes entertained audiences with attractive
and thrilling matches.
It offered a chance for old people to meet, exchange experience,
and improve training and competition quality, thus helping them lead a happy
and healthy life.
It was also expected to contribute to promoting sport and physical
exercise and stepping up the "All people do physical exercise following Uncle
Ho's example” movement.
In the women’s category, the Town 1 team won the first prize,
while the second prize went to the Mai Hich commune team, and the third prize
to Town 2 and Tong Dau commune teams.
Meanwhile, the Town team topped the men’s category, followed by the
Na Phon commune team. The teams from Tong Dau and Pieng Ve communes shared the
third prize./.
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).
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