HBO – The 60th national cross-country run and marathon tournament of Tien Phong newspaper in 2019 was recently held in Vung Tau city of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
Athlete Dinh Thanh Hue on the way to the finish
line.
The event drew over 2,000 athletes at home and
abroad, including 200 professional runners of 30 domestic delegations. The
participants vied for medals in 92 team and individual categories (26 prizes
for professional individuals, 50 prizes for amateur teams, and 16 prizes for professional
teams).
Athletes from
Hoa Binh province competed in different events and two brought home gold
medals. They are Dinh Thanh Hue, a high-school teacher from Da Bac district,
champion of the cross-country marathon tournament of Hoa Binh newspaper 2018, and
Ban Thanh Tuyen, an athlete from the provincial team. Hue won the 21km run for men’s
aged 30-39, while Tuyen came first in the 10km event for men’s amateur runners with
an achievement of 35 minutes and 40 seconds.
This is the fourth time Hue has brought home the gold medal in the prestigious
event hosted by Tien Phong newspaper (twice in the 5km event and once in 10km
event for amateur runners). At this year’s tournament, Hue only ranked after
four professional athletes in the 21km run for both amateur and professional
athletes.
With two gold
medals, the Hoa Binh delegation has shown their best performance in the
tournament so far.
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.
