(HBO) – Hoa Binh Hydropower Company has organised the third open tennis tournament 2018 to mark the 30th founding anniversary of the company (November 9, 1988). The tournament saw the participation of ten tennis clubs in Hoa Binh province and leaders of provincial departments, Hoa Binh city, Son La Hydropower Company and Hoa Binh Power Company.

Athletes won high prizes in the U-45 men’s double tennis event.
The
tournament featured the above 46 year-old women’s and men’s doubles and U-45
women’s and men’s doubles. After three days of competition, the organising
board presented awards to athletes with the most outstanding performance. The
first prize of the women’s double event went to Pham Thi Kim Lien and Dinh Thi
Thuy from Hoa Binh Hydropower Company while the second was claimed by Nguyen
Hai Au and Nguyen Thi Loan from the Party Committee of Hoa Binh province. Le
Thi Nga and Luu Thi Minh from Son La Hydropower Company brought home the third
prize.
In the above
46-year-old men’s double event, Nguyen Ngoc Loi and Ly Quang Minh from Hoa Binh
Hydropower Company pocketed the first prize. Bui Van Hung and Hoang Ly Hai from
Hoa Binh province’s Police earned the second prize, and Vu Van Binh and Bui Van
Thong from Hoa Binh city’s tennis club won the third prize.
In the U-45 men’s
double category, the prizes went to Khuong Minh Tuan-Nguyen Quang Dung from Hoa
Binh Lottery Company, Trinh Trung Hai-Nguyen Trong Nghia from Hoa Binh city’s
tennis club, and Bui Xuan Thang-Bui Ngoc Quang from the Song Da tennis club.
The
tournament aims to create a playground for clubs inside and outside Hoa Binh
province, while maintaining and developing movements to improve health for
local officials./.
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).