HBO – The fifth National Soft Volleyball Championship for the middle-aged and elderly took place in the northern province of Thai Nguyen from November 12-18. Players from 41 delegations and 96 teams from 16 provinces and cities competed in the categories of middle-aged men, elder men, middle-aged women and elder women.
The Hoa Binh delegation’s leaders and athletes receive gold
medal and trophy of the middle-aged men’s category at fifth National Soft
Volleyball Championship for middle-aged and elder people in Thai Nguyen.
The Hoa Binh delegation
has 32 athletes, mainly from Hoa Binh city’s soft volleyball clubs, competing
for medals in all four categories.
Nguyen Xuan Thu, President
of Tan Thinh ward’s Association of the Elderly and the delegation head, said
that the organising board created a playing ground to help improve skills and
connect soft volleyball fans so that they can entertain audience with
attractive and fierce matches.
With a high determination,
the Hoa Binh delegation won a gold medal and received a trophy from the
organising board at the middle-aged men’s category. The delegation ranked fifth
out of 41 participating delegations. Expenses serving the delegation’s
participation in the tournament were mobilised from the society./.
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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