A ceremony to see off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games took place in Hanoi on November 16.
At the event.
At the ceremony, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Nguyen Ngoc Thien encouraged and praised the efforts of coaches, athletes and
sports leaders in training to prepare for the SEA Games 30 with determination
to achieve the highest results.
He expressed his wish that the athletes
would do their utmost to bring glory to the nation. This is also an important
preparation step for SEA Games 31 in 2021, when Vietnam will be the host
country, he added.
Deputy Head of the Vietnam Sports
Administration Tran Duc Phan, head of the delegation, said the delegation
comprises of 856 members, including 568 athletes competing in 40 sports and
sports sub-categories.
The Vietnamese sports delegation is
determined to earn more 65 gold medals, stand at the top of the region, and
maintain the achievements of Olympic sports such as athletics, swimming,
gymnastics and wrestling. In particular, the men's and women's football teams
strive to achieve the highest rank at the SEA Games 30, to take place in the
Philippines.
Earlier, leaders of the Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, the General Department of Sports and Physical
Training along with members of the Vietnamese sporting delegation offered
incense to President Ho Chi Minh at the Uncle Ho monument area in the campus of
the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi.
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In the morning of November 8, the Organizing Committee of Lac Thuy District’s Sports Tournament organized the 2024 District Marathon Tournament. There was the participation of 60 athletes from 10 communes and the town, competing in 4 competition events (male champion, female champion, young male, young female).
During the two days, November 7 - 8, the Provincial Women's Union organized the steam volleyball tournament for the officials of the Women's Union at all levels of Hoa Binh province in 2024. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Tien Luc, the member of the Standing Committee, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilization.
On October 31st, the Culture, Sports and Communications Center of Tan Lac district coordinated with the District’s Youth Union to organize the 2024 traditional marathon tournament of the district.
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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.