(HBO) - The cycling competition at SEA Games 31 has 2 categories: mountain biking and road cycling. Vietnam’s mountain biking team consists of 14 riders, 4 coaches, and a fitness coach. Hoa Binh province is honoured to be home of 3 riders - Dinh Van Linh, Bui Van Nhat, and Bui Van Hieu - and coach Tran Dai Nghia.
A member of Vietnam’s mountain
biking team in training for SEA Games 31.
Riders in the mountain biking team are training hard and determined to do
their best at SEA Games 31. These are the leading mountain bike riders in the
country and have performed impressively in domestic races over recent years.
The national team began training in Hoa Binh on January 8. Training on
the actual course will be a major advantage, allowing the riders to become
familiar with all of the bends and slopes.
At SEA Games 30 in the Philippines, rider Dinh Thi Nhu Quynh won the
first gold medal for Vietnam, in the women’s individual cross-country mountain
biking event. Ca Thi Thom won silver.
Born and bred in Lo Son commune in Tan Lac district, having posted outstanding
achievements over the years, Quynh is the pride of the people of Hoa Binh and a
major hope for gold in mountain biking at SEA Games 31.
"My goal at SEA Games 31 is to defend my SEA Games gold medal in my
hometown,” Quynh said. She expressed her sincere and deep gratitude to leaders
of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People’s Committee for
creating favourable conditions for the mountain biking team to train and compete.
SEA Games 31 is also a significant event for Vu Thi Kim Loc, since this
is the first SEA Games she has participated in. "As one of many young athletes
participating in the SEA Games for the first time, I feel quite nervous,” she
said. "I hope I perform well and win a medal for Vietnam.”
Competing against many excellent riders and with difficulties and
challenges to overcome, Vietnam’s mountain biking team is ready to bring glory
to their country./.
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.
