Weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh brought home the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina after finishing triumphant in the men’s 56kg category on October 7 (local time).
17-year-old Dinh topped the snatch event by conquering the
weight level of 114kg in his third attempt, 5kg more than the next best lift of
his Thai competitor.
In the clean and jerk discipline, the Vietnamese athlete lifted 140kg in his
first attempt before succeeding with the remaining two attempts at 142kg and
148kg, thus taking top supreme with a total lift of 262kg.
The silver medal went to Thailand’s Chomchuen Natthawat, who lifted 239kg in
total.
In addition to Dinh’s gold, weightlifter Nguyen Thi Thu
Trang secured another silver medal for Vietnam following her runner-up finish
in the women’s 44kg category with a total lift of 147kg, 15kg behind the gold
medalist, Katherin Oriana of Venezuela.
The 2018 YOG, the third event of its kind, is taking place
in Buenos Aires from October 6 to 18, featuring competitors aged between 14-18
from more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
Vietnam is represented by 13 athletes in seven sport events,
including badminton, gymnastics, taekwondo, dancesport, weightlifting, swimming
and track and field.
Vietnamese lifter Ngo
Son Dinh (centre) finishes supreme in the men's 56kg category.
Vietnamese lifter
Nguyen Thi Thu Trang finishes second in the women's 44kg category.
Source: NDO
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.
