HBO – The 60th national cross-country run and marathon tournament of Tien Phong newspaper in 2019 was recently held in Vung Tau city of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
Athlete Dinh Thanh Hue on the way to the finish
line.
The event drew over 2,000 athletes at home and
abroad, including 200 professional runners of 30 domestic delegations. The
participants vied for medals in 92 team and individual categories (26 prizes
for professional individuals, 50 prizes for amateur teams, and 16 prizes for professional
teams).
Athletes from
Hoa Binh province competed in different events and two brought home gold
medals. They are Dinh Thanh Hue, a high-school teacher from Da Bac district,
champion of the cross-country marathon tournament of Hoa Binh newspaper 2018, and
Ban Thanh Tuyen, an athlete from the provincial team. Hue won the 21km run for men’s
aged 30-39, while Tuyen came first in the 10km event for men’s amateur runners with
an achievement of 35 minutes and 40 seconds.
This is the fourth time Hue has brought home the gold medal in the prestigious
event hosted by Tien Phong newspaper (twice in the 5km event and once in 10km
event for amateur runners). At this year’s tournament, Hue only ranked after
four professional athletes in the 21km run for both amateur and professional
athletes.
With two gold
medals, the Hoa Binh delegation has shown their best performance in the
tournament so far.
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.
In the afternoon of October 26th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) had a confrontation with Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club in the framework of round 1 – the First National Division Football Tournament in 2024 - 2025.
In the morning of October 22nd, at Yen Thuy District’s Stadium, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Yen Thuy District’s People's Committee to organize the opening ceremony of the 2024 Volleyball Championship of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of October 20th, the athletes began the competition in the 160km event, starting with the individuals and men's teams. This is also the final competition of the 38th National Road Cycling Championship in 2024. The racing location is in the center of Hoa Binh city via Hoa Binh Bridge 1 and Hoa Binh Bridge 2
In 2 days, October 15th-16th, the Women's Union of Cao Phong District organized the 2024 Women's Soft Volleyball Tournament to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Women's Union (October 20, 1930 - October 20, 2024) and the 14th anniversary of Vietnamese Women's Day.
