(HBO) – Thanks to their flexibility and proactiveness, localities in Hoa Binh province have overcome difficulties to organise grassroots- and district-level Games and prepare for the 7th Provincial Games 2022. The events took place successfully with the participation of a large number of athletes and local residents.
"Danh mang”, a folk sport competed at the 7th Games of
Lac Son district.
The Games are major sporting events held every
four years in the province.
As of August 9, eight district-level localities
had organised the Games, namely the districts of Lac Thuy, Da Bac, Cao Phong,
Luong Son, Yen Thuy, Lac Son and Kim Boi, and Hoa Binh city. As soon as those
events finished, athletes with the best results continued undergoing intensive
training to prepare for the Provincial Games.
Lac Thuy was the first locality to organise a
district-level Games in Hoa Binh province this time. Earlier, all of its
communes and townships had successfully held the sporting events at the
grassroots level.
The 7th Games of Lac Thuy district, held in
2021, featured seven sports, namely tug-of-war, crossbow shooting, pole
pushing, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, and cross-country running,
attracting nearly 1,000 athletes from 10 communes and townships.
Meanwhile, the inclusion of the "danh mang” folk
game and the traditional wrestling of the Muong ethnic group helped enhance the
attractiveness and uniqueness of the 7th Games of Lac Son district. There were
11 sports competed at the event, which also took place in 2021, namely volleyball,
football, badminton, cross-country running, swimming, tug-of-war, "danh mang”,
traditional wrestling, pole pushing, crossbow shooting, and athletics.
Dao Tien Cuong, Deputy Director of the
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and deputy head of the
Provincial Games organising board, said as scheduled, all-level Games must be
completed by September 30. As of August 8, eight of the 10 district-level
localities had organised the Games as planned, and the remainders will complete
the task in the coming time.
As soon as district-level Games wrapped up,
district-level localities have geared up their forces for the Provincial Games,
he noted.
So far, competitions of 11 of the 15 sports at
the 7th Provincial Games have finished. The four remaining sports are crossbow
shooting, tug-of-war, pole pushing, and athletics.
The Provincial Games are set to last until
October 7./.
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.
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.
