((HBO) - Mobilizing the movement "All people do exercises to follow the example of Uncle Ho", mass training and sports competitions in the area of Lac Thuy district has been developing in a wide range and attract a lot of people at various ages to participate.
Volleyball team of Lac Long Commune (Lac Thuy) participates in the Lac Thuy farmer - women's volleyball tournament in 2017.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Toan, Lac Long athlete shared: In a decade ago, in the rural and mountainous areas, the percentage of farmers practicing and playing sports was relatively low. Recently, when the living conditions have been increased, their demand for training sports and physical exercises has developed and become a widespread movement in communes and towns in the district.
Lien Hoa commune is the most typical one, except for rainy days, there are still dozens of people gathering to play basketball at the village cultural centers every afternoon. At present, there are seven teams of air volleyball, in turn playing in the afternoon, talking happily and cheerfully. For the people living here, playing air volleyball is not only suitable for the elderly but also less expensive, bringing high health effects, creating the atmosphere of excitement after hours of hard work. At air volleyball competitions of commune or district levels or among associations such as veterans, women, farmers ... the commune team always participates actively and gets high achievement.
Not only Lien Hoa commune, the mass movements of Sports and Physical Training are also responded and developed widely in the communes of Phu Thanh, Co Nghia, etc.
Currently, Lac Thuy district has 135 cultural centers - village sports areas with 67 clubs of Sports and Physical Training. With the motto that each person chooses a suitable Sport or Physical Training, people have chosen many forms of doing exercises such as walking, fitness, yoga, badminton, chess, martial arts, football, air volleyball , table tennis, swimming, etc.
Up to now, the district has over 90% of staff, officers and civil servants participating in regular sports and physical training. The practice rate is often higher compared to the population of over 40%. In the past year, 15/15 communes and towns have successfully organized the initial level sports and training competitions; therefore, they can select the typical athletes to attend the 6th Competitions of Sports and Physical Training in Lac Thuy district.
Mr. Doan Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of Culture Department of Lac Thuy district said: The movement of training and competition of Sports and Physical Training has spread all villages, agencies, enterprises, units, and schools in the district. The awareness of the work of Sports and Physical Training of the Party Committee, government and mass organizations has made positive changes. Every year, unions regularly organize traditional sports tournaments. Elderly people have the movement "Live happily, live healthily, live useful", the armed forces have "strong soldiers" movement; Young people have movement "Healthy to build up and keep our country".
In the upcoming time, Lac Thuy district continues to promote propaganda to raise awareness of all levels, sectors and people about the meaning of regular ports and physical training. At the same time, they will strengthen the organization of grassroots activities in rural areas in order to create favorable conditions for people to participate in sports and physical training, contributing to the development of the grassroots sport and physical training movement.