The annual Sa Pa international mountain marathon 2018, the sixth of its kind, took place in Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 21-23, as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2018.
In the race (Source: VNA)
Over 3,100 athletes from
54 countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, France, Singapore, Sweden, the UK and
Germany had a chance to experience spectacular and poetic natural scenery in
one of the most beautiful mountain regions in Vietnam.
They competed in the race with five distances of 100km, 70km, 42km, 21km and
10km.
Tran Manh Hao, Vice Chairman of the district People’s Committee, said each
route will include challenges such as climbing and going downhill in severe conditions,
which require endurance and skills to conquer.
On September 23, the organising board presented first, second, third prizes to
36 athletes.
Theresa Auton from Australia and Le Anh Hao from Lao Cai finished first in
10-km race while Ban Thi May and Le Van Tuan Anh, also from Lao Cai, won the
15-km race.
Le Thi Lan from Vietnam and Junwei Ng from Singapore topped in 21-km race.
Sarah Easton from the US and Andrei Badiu from Romania triumphed in 42-km
race.
The 70-km route was conquered by Ngon Sin Phan from Hong Kong and Nguyen Sy
Hieu from Vietnam.
In the 100-km race, Evelyn Lek from Singapore and Nguyen Tien Hung from Vietnam
grabbed first prizes.
This year, over 38,000 USD in proceeds will be used for charity activities in
Sa Pa and Newborns Vietnam – an organisation that offers medical equipment,
raises public awareness of fatalities in newborns and supports disadvantaged
people in Sa Pa.
The number of participating runners rose by over 25 percent from 2017.
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.
