The Ho Chi Minh City International Track & Field – Vietnam Open 2018 wrapped up on July 27.
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The Ho Chi Minh City International Track & Field – Vietnam
Open 2018 wrapped up on July 27 (Photo: VNA)
Among the foreign teams, the Republic of Korea took the first
place in the overall rankings with two gold, four silver and two bronze medals,
followed by Thailand with two gold, three silver and four bronze and the
Philippines with two gold and one bronze medals.
Among domestic teams, the army team came first with three gold,
three silver and one bronze. The Nam Dinh team was second with two gold, two
silver and one bronze. In third place was the Hanoi team with two gold and two
silver.
On the final day of the tournament, Lee Huyn-Jae from the RoK
seized a gold medal in men’s discus-throwing while Boonun Supot of Thailand
triumphed in men’s Triple Jump.
In women’s 400m hurdle, Quach Thi Lan of Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa team
claimed the first place with a time of 57.53 seconds. Meanwhile, Medina Francis
from the Philippines won in the men’s category clocking 51.08 seconds.
Nguyen Thi Oanh of Hanoi team and RoK runner Lee Jae-ha pocketed
the gold medals in women and men’s 200m category, respectively.
Vietnamese runners Duong Van Thai and Nguyen Thi Oanh finished
first in 1,500m category for men’s and women’s, respectively.
Malaysia’s athlete Kamaruddin Norliyana secured first spot in
women’s high jump with a jump of 1.82m.
The 25th edition of the event began on July 26, bringing together
400 athletes from 40 provinces and cities nationwide and 120 foreign athletes
from 11 countries and territories. They competed in 22 categories for men and
21 for women.
Source: VNA
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.