(HBO) – The 2023 national mountain bike tournament has wrapped up in Hoa Binh province with the team of Hoa Binh winning the first place.
Athlete Dinh Van Linh (middle) secures five gold medals at the tournament.
The tournament, part of the 2023 national mountain bike and road racing championships that took place from October 19-22, attracted more than 200 male and female athletes from 13 delegations nationwide, namely Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Lao Cai, Son La, Vinh Phuc, An Giang, Dong Thap, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Vinh Long, Hoa Binh, and the army.
The event contributed to the implementation of Resolution 18-NQ/TU dated October 30, 2017, of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on developing high-performance sports in 2017-2020 with a vision to 2030. It is also an occasion for Hoa Binh to introduce its tourism potential, culture, and people to other localities.
Dao Tien Cuong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the event provided an opportunity for coaches and athletes of Hoa Binh province to gain more experiences and created a motivation for the cycling training movement in the locality.
Athletes competed in the men’s and women’s individual cross-country timing and relay categories.
Dinh Van Linh of Hoa Binh won five gold medals, three of which are in men’s individual events, and two in team categories.
Hoa Binh secured the first place of the tournament with nine medals, including five gold, two silver, and 2 bronze, followed by Binh Duong with four gold and three silver medals.
With impressive performance, Dinh Van Linh was selected to be one of the seven representatives of Vietnam to compete in the 28th Asian mountain bike championship and the 14th Asian mountain bike youth championship which took place from October 24-30 in India.
On November 10, at Hoa Binh Square, Vietnam Cycling Federation (VCF) coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province and Minh Viet Communications and Trading Company to Vietnam Gran Fondo Championships in 2024 - IRCtire Cup. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the opening ceremony.
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.
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.
