Quyet Chien Commune has been preserving the sports of the ethnic minorities.
There are 366 households with 1,668 people living in 5 hamlets in Quyet Chien commune. In recent years, the movement of training ethnic sports has always been concerned by the appropriate authorities and the People and it is determined as the strength of the locality. These ports such as crossbow shooting, tug of war, pushing stick have been formed for a long time and associated with the daily life and activities of the local people and they have attracted the people of all ages and classes to take part in practicing every afternoon. The groups and teams have been formed to practice in the cultural yards of the hamlets or in the vacant land. They have been practicing to improve their health, exchange and share the technical experience.
In order to create a useful playground to attract and maintain people to participate in practicing, the hamlets often organize 1 - 2 fixed tournaments annually on the occasion of festivals, New Year and the great national unity festival. Thereby, they have creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere, attracting people to participate in physical training and sports. At the same time, it is the opportunity to select typical athletes to be fostered for the improvement of their qualifications and tactics. They also organize regular exchanges of ethnic sports with the communes in the highland clusters in order to rub and learn from each other and to preserve and promote the values of the cultural identity. Every year, they maintain the supply of 3 - 5 excellent athletes attending the provincial competitions.
In the coming time, the commune will continue encouraging people to strengthen physical training and sports, especially the ethnic sports. Thereby, it helps both improve health, create a joyful atmosphere in the community, and it also helps preserve the traditional cultural identity. It is expected to get care, instructions and support from the State to teach basic professional knowledge for athletes. It is also necessary to create a budget to buy equipment needed for training. Thereby, the potentials and strengths of the locality in the movement of developing ethnic sports have continuously been built and strengthened.
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