On February 5th, the Organizing Committee of Hoa Binh Marathon in 2024 held a meeting to discuss and agree on the contents of the tournament and assign the tasks to the members of the Organizing Committee.
The
delegates are attending the meeting.
Hoa
Binh Marathon in 2024 is jointly organized by the Provincial Communist Youth
Union, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the People's Committee of
Hoa Binh City and Vietrace365 joint Stock Company. This is the first time Hoa
Binh province has organized a Marathon with the participation of over 1,500
athletes from the provinces and cities nationwide. The tournament aims to
celebrate the Spring of Giap Thin in 2024 and aim to celebrate the 78th
anniversary of the traditional day of the Vietnamese Sports sector. The
tournament is not only a playground for the athletes to exchange, learn, exercise,
and promote the development of the local sports movements, but it also
contributes to promoting the history, the cultural traditions and tourism of
Hoa Binh province to the people and tourists. At the same time, it helps raise
the funds to support the children and patients in particularly difficult
circumstances who are being treated at the medical facilities in the province.
According
to the plan, the opening ceremony of Hoa Binh Marathon 2024 takes place in the
afternoon of March 2 and officially kicks off on March 3, 2024. Up to now, the
tournament has over 1,500 athletes from 43 provinces and cities nationwide
registered to compete, including more than 10 foreign athletes. The competition
distances include: 5km, 10km and 21km. The running route starts from Hoa Binh
City’s Cultural Center, a race track is in Hoa Binh city, through many famous
and attractive tourism attractions of the province.
At the meeting, the
delegates have approved the Decision to establish the Organizing Committee of
the Hoa Binh Marathon in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Duy Tu, the Secretary of the
Provincial Communist Youth Union, the Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Youth
Union, is the Head of the Organizing Committee. The delegates have focused on
discussing and commenting on a number of contents: the plan for managing and
organizing the tournament, the draft assignment of the tasks for the members of
the Organizing Committee; the plans to ensure security and order, traffic
safety, the arrangement for accomodation and eating place for the athletes, the
medical issues, the environmental sanitation, the information and propaganda
work... The specific tasks have been asigned for each member of the Organizing
Committee. They have agreed on a number of plans to ensure all conditions for the
tournament to be successful and safe according to the plan.
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).
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