(HBO) - On February 24th, in Phu Nghia commune, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district held a ceremony to launch the Olympic Running Day for the People's Health and the Marathon Championship in 2022. This is one of the sports competitions in the format of the 7th Sports Congress of Lac Thuy district.

The organizing committtee are
awarding prizes to the athletes with the outstanding achievements.
The Marathon Championship in Lac
Thuy in 2022 has attracted the participation of 60 athletes from 10 communes
and the town in the district. The athletes competed in 4 events: male champion
(7km), female champion (5km), young male championship (5km), young female
championship (3km).
At the end of the tournament, the
Organizing Committee awarded 4 individual first, 4 individual second, 4 individual
third, 12 individual consolation prizes; 2 firt teammate awards 2nd and 1
teammate award. The results (only the first prizes), individual prize for the
men's champion content: Dinh Xuan Tuan (Chi Ne town); the female champion:
Hoang Kieu Oanh (Chi Ne town); the young man: Do Danh Long (Phu Nghia commune);
the young woman: Bui Thanh Tinh (Hung Thi commune). The team prize for the
first male and young: Phu Thanh Commune; First female and young: Hung Thi
Commune.
To ensure the prevention and
control of Covid-19 pandemics, all the officials, the coaches and the athletes
of the participating units must have a certificate of injection of 2 or more
vaccines, a certificate of negative test results with SARS-CoV-2, and strictly
comply with the "5K” regulation of the Ministry of Health.
This is an activity of the
practical significance to launch the movement "Be healthy to build and defend
the Fatherland”, maintaining and developing the movement of physical training
among the People. At the same time, the athletes with the excellent results
will be chossen to participate in the 15th Traditional Marathon Tournament of
Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup in 2022.
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).